The first half of the Hawks-Thunder on Friday was one of the worst uniform matches you’ll ever see: bright red (Hawks) over orange (Thunder).
Not an exaggeration. It was bad:
And now we have got an explanation as to why this happened. According to the Thunder, the Hawks wore the wrong jersey.
From Thunder: “The Hawks are wearing the wrong uniform color for the game. The league process of inputting similar colors should have caught the orange / red combo, but because the Hawks only have a red uniform the Thunder will be white on half of the journey. “
– Joe Musato (@joe_mussatto) 27 February, 2021
The NBA reportedly requested a similar change during the first half, but because the Hawks have just one set of uniforms for their six-day, four-game road trip, the Thunder had to change.
The Fox Sports report above stated that the Thunder had already chosen to wear their statement uniforms, but NBA’s similar match site, LockerVision, The Thunder determined to wear their association (white) uniform and the Hawks their mark uniform (red) for the game.
So did the Thunder really wear the wrong jersey?
Anyhow, thank you, Thunder, for saving everyone’s eyes and turning them into whites of your house.
It was revealed that the change of wardrobe did not distract OKC on the court. It rolled to a 118–109 victory.
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