Last week the first look at new Lakers uniforms leaked, indicating that a return to the old Showtime look of the 80s would be coming this season.
It made sense, with LeBron James in town there was never a better time to capitalize on the excitement of Laker Nation with a uniform change (thus, providing lots of new merchandise for fans to buy). The Lakers and Nike decided to do so by going with an updated retro look, bringing back the coloring on the numbers — a change from the white numbers they’ve had in recent years — but with a bit of a more modern look with the shading and spacing.
On Tuesday, Nike and the Lakers made the change official, announcing the return with a video linking the past and present, from Magic to LeBron.
When the lights go down.
The show comes on.@nikebasketball | #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/JaYsjPFwm5— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) July 31, 2018
While we had seen the gold Icon jersey, the Lakers did get to unveil the purple and white uniforms for the first time.
The new #LakeShow lineup.
👀: https://t.co/DH4D2dlKgK pic.twitter.com/xqd1BXlk5A
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) July 31, 2018
The purple Association look features a black side panel and yellow and white piping on the side that isn’t my favorite — which is unfortunate because I think otherwise this is the best looking one .
The white, like the yellow, doesn’t seem to have any side paneling or piping, and the purple on yellow for the lettering and numbering looks sharp on the white jersey.
