What's black and white and red-white-blue all over?
The 2019 NBA All-Star Game uniforms, apparently. Although the uniforms for the game, to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Feb. 17, have not yet been unveiled, Twitter user Josman Suri has posted a photo showing what he says is a rack of All-Star jerseys at a Nike retail shop.
@BleacherReport @BR_NBA @darrenrovell @UniWatch nba all star 2019 jerseys at Nike KL pic.twitter.com/Stbjp5pl8d
— Josman Suri (@JosmanSuri) January 15, 2019
The jerseys match a description recently provided to ESPN.com by a source who said the All-Star jerseys would be "black vs. white again, current team logo on the chest ... [with] red-white-blue neckline and sleeve trim, stars on the side panels." The source said the multicolored trim is meant to evoke the uniforms from the 1991 All-Star Game in Charlotte.
If this is indeed the 2019 All-Star design, it will mark the second straight year of players wearing their team logos, rather than the "East" and "West" conference designations that were used for many decades. Rosters are now chosen by a captain draft regardless of a player's conferences. The colored trim notwithstanding, it will also be a reprise of last season's All-Star color format, which featured stark black and white uniforms.