Nike released its fourth and final alternate uniform designs on Wednesday for their inaugural season of providing gear to NBA teams. The City Editions feature a whole lot of really awesome and unique jersey designs, but on the other side of the coin, some of these are complete and utter booty.
One of the kits that we thought could use some work came out of Cleveland, as theirs are gray, have an odd color pattern, and say “THE LAND” across the front in a font that isn’t especially appealing. The concept wasn’t especially great, and as such, the execution was doomed from the start.
In LeBron James‘ eyes, though, these jerseys are a success. This is according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, who spoke to James about the release and learned that he had a major role in the creation of the uniforms. Additionally, he believes fans will eventually like them.
LeBron had significant input in CLE’s new “The Land” uni. He told me he’s confident that once fans get over the initial surprise and see the Cavs wear them in games, they will become a popular alternative look. “The internet always hates on something different at first,” he said.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 27, 2017
I do not know how you’re supposed to fix these uniforms, because I have the fashion sense of someone who writes words on the internet for a living. But there is certainly seems like Cleveland needs to do something to spruce these up. And who knows? Maybe James is right and once everyone sees them in real life, we’ll realize that they’re better than anyone other than No. 23 originally thought.
