The NBA All-Star Game is scheduled for March 7 and the weekend usually full of fans and action will look very different due to the coronavirus pandemic. The stars were announced in February, with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant being named captains as the top voters at each conference.
Now that the fans know the players who will enter the court, they are curious to know which shirts they will wear. While players used to wear t-shirts representing their own team, they now wear t-shirts designated as All-Star.
Take a look at an apparent leak of what they look like:
The shirts are yellow and blue, with the player’s number in a circle on the front. I’m sure the design team spent many hours analyzing the best look for this year, but these are just not my favorites. The colors match the Indiana Pacers because the game was originally scheduled to take place in Indianapolis. Instead, the game was moved to Atlanta after it was originally canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The “All-Star” font seems to be trying to be old-fashioned, without the ease and elegance of a typical retrograde look. The number in the circle reminds me of when your teacher rated a test and circled how many points you got at the top, and something about combining each element makes the shirt look like a cheap copy.
The NBA online store is already selling equipment that resembles the possible leaked shirts and shows the player’s name on the front of the shirt above the number circled in lowercase letters.