St. Patrick’s Day is here, with eight games being played around the NBA, and one noticeable difference continues for another year — no holiday-themed uniforms.
During the league’s similar partnership with Adidas, each year a select group of teams will wear special green uniforms on St. Patrick’s Day. Chicago Bulls, new York Knicks And boston celtics It has been repeatedly attended and started the trend in the mid-2000s.
However, similar to the special Christmas Day threads, the initiative ended when Nike became the NBA’s uniform supplier prior to the 2017–18 season and began the current “variant” system for uniforms. As a result, more emphasis was placed on the annual City Edition event rather than the one-off holiday uniforms. nba and wnba Agreed 12-year contract extension with Nike through 2024.
In the absence of festive preparations for this season, here’s a look back at notable St. Patrick’s Day jerseys of the past.
new York Knicks
How lucky was this look? 3-3 overall record in St. Patrick’s Day uniform
Each St. Patrick’s Day New York went with an all-green look in its uniform wardrobe, which included orange and black trim. Knicks started threads against detroit pistons on March 17, 2006, and it brought him good fortune.
Led by Jamal Crawford’s 18 points off the bench, the Knicks defeated the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons, 105–103.
New York last wore the green thread during the 2011–12 season, winning against Indiana Pacers.
Chicago Bulls
How lucky was this look? 4-6 overall record in St. Patrick’s Day uniforms
The Bulls went from red to green for a look that certainly took some time to get used to for die-hard fans. Even though the uniforms were all green, the shorts and the bull logo on the back of the jersey remained the traditional black and red colors.
Chicago was the first to wear threads against Miami Heat One day after the day off, on March 18, 2006, in an 85–84 loss. The Bulls wore the uniform every year except 2015–16 until the 2016–17 campaign.
boston celtics
How lucky was this look? 4-4 overall record in St. Patrick’s Day uniform
Green is already the primary shade of the Celtics, but they also got a neat makeover ahead of St. Patrick’s Day 2006. The numbers and “Celtics” wordmark were changed to gold with the same color trim on the shorts and jerseys. Their uniform set was slightly changed for the 2013–14 season with a short-sleeved version.
Like Chicago, Boston also enjoyed special form leading up to the 2017–18 campaign.
How lucky was this look? 1-4 overall record in St. Patrick’s Day uniform
Toronto entered the holiday trend on St. Patrick’s Day 2008, beginning a clean sweep with a loss on the road. utah jazz. The Raptors continued to wear it for the next four seasons.
Their only win came when Chris Bosh hit the winning jump shot with two seconds remaining atlanta hawks In 2010, he had his final season in Toronto.
