It's that time of the year.
Basketball is back, and so are the NBA's City Edition jerseys. Created to honor the spirit of the league's hometowns—and conveniently unveiled ahead of the holiday shopping season—the jerseys have inspired an array of discussion and debate since their inception in 2017.
They can be viewed as an interesting change of pace that grounds North American sports' most global league at home. They can be viewed as symptomatic of NBA squads' gradual loss of distinct team identities. The beauty of City Edition jerseys lies in the eye of the beholder.
