'Clutch City' theme among 3 new Rockets uniforms
It’s not all that unusual for a team to hold an unveiling event for a new alternate uniform, but the Houston Rockets took things to the next level by unveiling three alternate uniforms on Tuesday night:
Surprise: #Rockets unveil 2016-17 Black road alternate with new 15 alternates. @sportslogosnet @UniWatch @PhilHecken pic.twitter.com/qLeld4yJDr
— (っ◕‿◕)っ チャド (@ThaChadwick) September 16, 2015
The uniform likely to draw the most attention is the red “Clutch City” design, which will make its on-court debut Nov. 14. It replaces the team’s previous alternate uniform, which has since been mothballed, and joins the NBA’s growing roster of “pride” jerseys based on city nicknames, including the Portland Trail Blazers‘ “Rip City” design and the Detroit Pistons‘ “Motor City” uniform.
.@DonatasMot sporting the new Clutch City pride jersey that the Rockets will debut Nov. 14th. pic.twitter.com/WWMJLDTHse
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) September 16, 2015
On Nov. 25, the Rockets will debut a new gray uniform (although the team is calling it “silver”). This one, like the “Clutch City” design, will have sleeves:
Check out the new Silver alternate jersey @DwightHoward is rocking. These will debut Nov. 25th. #Pursuit pic.twitter.com/PhGeTskKNl
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) September 16, 2015
Interestingly, the checkerboard motif on the side panels is based on the design of NASA’s old Gemini rockets from the 1960s:
As @QuakesFan84 pointed out, the Rockets grey alt nods to the aesthetic of the Gemini Titan rockets from the ’60s: pic.twitter.com/09q1mg6F2f
— Conrad Burry (@conradburry) September 15, 2015
The Rockets’ third new uniform is a sleeveless black design, which will serve as a road alternate beginning in the 2016-17 season:
Sam @dekker is wearing the Space City black alternate jersey. The Rockets will be debuting this in 2016-17. pic.twitter.com/pDQkfCXY8B
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) September 16, 2015
There should be more NBA uniform news later this week, as the New Orleans Pelicans have scheduled a “special unveiling event” for Thursday afternoon. Earlier leaks and reports suggest that the design will feature a sleeved navy jersey with “NOLA” across the chest.
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