To celebrate the upcoming NBA All-Star Game, the league revealed the jerseys that the league’s top players will wear on the court.
Indiana will host the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend and Indianapolis has already installed a basketball court in its airport for the occasion, although fans unfortunately cannot play on the court. During the game, for the seventh year in a row, players will jerseys designed by Jordan Brand.
It is worth noting that the NBA has decided to switch back to East versus West for the format of the All-Star Game, and the jerseys reflect as much. Here is more from the NBA:
“In the return of the East vs. West format, the uniforms celebrate the league and rich basketball history of Indiana. The 2024 NBA All-Stars will also be outfitted in Jordan Brand old-school, Hoosier-inspired warm-ups.
Designed from the idea that basketball was raised in Indiana, the uniforms are rooted in a nostalgic, heritage look that feature a tonal twist on the classic red and blue uniforms with cream lettering. The pinstripes are inspired by the iconic Pacers uniforms in the late 1990s and early 2000s.”
You can take a look at the East (left) and West (right) jerseys below:
Some details to note include racing stripes under the words “All-Star” as an homage to Indianapolis and the Indy 500.
The sides of the shorts also have a logo with a large circle around it as a tribute to Monument Circle, which is there to represent the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Circle City.
Perhaps the best design element is the “ASG” ligature mark on the belt buckle, which draws from the “graphical origins” of the sport.
Of course, fans shared their thoughts about the look of these jerseys:
On first glance, I really like these. Simple color scheme. Not too flashy. https://t.co/SSHDePw37B
— Evan Barnes (@evan_b) January 25, 2024
The NBA actually took a positive step with their All-Star jerseys this year.
Just need to put East-West instead of “All-Star” but my guess is these were put into production before they switched from the draft model. pic.twitter.com/DrXzU6zlBe
— Jack Connell (@JackPConnell) January 25, 2024
Classic https://t.co/YF31JCFgSM
— Kirk Henderson (@KirkSeriousFace) January 25, 2024
They’re ok. We’ve seen worse. https://t.co/MvoUoPTIfb
— JRSportBrief (@JRSportBrief) January 25, 2024
Can we get one cool/unique all-star jersey in any sport? https://t.co/oP16ZXaVpr
— Rob DiFranco (@DiFranco_Rob) January 25, 2024
All-Star jerseys seem to get more and more forgettable each year… pic.twitter.com/NvJn60OFS7
— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) January 25, 2024
I’m sick of these glorified rec league uniforms. pic.twitter.com/S5RyKQoyhe
— O.J. Spivey (@OJPhilly) January 25, 2024
solid! we’ve been needing more understated jerseys back at the all star game and these appear to pay homage to that indy hoops tradition as well which is cool.
will be purchasing a booker one when he is rightfully named an all star https://t.co/1k9SSelQ4G
— Damon Allred (@iamdamonallred) January 25, 2024
These are decent compared to recent years https://t.co/ZDbvTv3III
— Wade (@WadeTyczinski) January 25, 2024
