Back in 2001, the Grizzlies made a major relocation, packing up shop in Vancouver and heading to Memphis. The 2019-20 campaign will mark their 19th season in Tennessee, but for the first six years the franchise existed, they took the floor at the then-GM Place in British Columbia.
The franchise announced on Thursday evening that it plans on paying tribute to the original Grizzlies with their threads and a special court this season. Memphis tweeted out a video that featured a number of clips — along with an assurance to fans that they demanded this happened — that harken back to their time in Vancouver. In the video, the team announced it will wear a special jersey to pay tribute to its time in Vancouver, along with a second throwback from when it first moved to Memphis.
🔥🔥🔥 The #ThrowbackThursday you’ve been waiting for 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/xK0QMwNosQ
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) August 1, 2019
BREAKING: Nailed it pic.twitter.com/oBoGpf3jzS
— Fastbreak Breakfast (@fastbreakbreak) August 1, 2019
Additionally, the Grizzlies will play on a court that honors its past. It is perfect.
2 Eras. 1 Court.🐻🏀 pic.twitter.com/uJ743SzAhX
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) August 1, 2019
The news of the Vancouver jerseys being on the horizon is not new — back at in the middle of July, Fastbreak Breakfast brought word that they were coming next year. Still, between those throwbacks, the gorgeous black throwbacks, and the special court, the Grizzlies knocked all of this out of the park. All we need now is for Shareef Abdur-Raheem and Bryant “Big Country” Reeves to make cameos when the team wears the Vancouver unis and the whole thing will be perfect.
