Cavaliers Fans Outraged Over New Uniforms
The Cleveland Cavaliers have unveiled an updated version of their black Statement Edition jerseys. Fans did not respond warmly to the new modifications.
Michael Jordan was a consistent pest for the Cavaliers back in the late 1980s, and now fans will have a permanent reminder of it with his logo stitched firmly on the team uniforms.
Our black Statement Edition jersey, color and style will forever be associated with the 2016 NBA Championship, now stitched with MJ’s spirit of drive, determination and success. pic.twitter.com/H8lXejhB5B
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) September 2, 2020
Jumpman is back in Cleveland. pic.twitter.com/J9AGAAtsnu
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) September 2, 2020
Fans immediately took to social media to express their disdain for the design.
That’s a slap in the face to Cavs fans to wear a Jordan brand logo on the chest and to associate it with him and our 2016 championship. Whomever approved this needs to be fired!
— derrick (@PHAbrutha) September 2, 2020
Embarrassing to see the @cavs call Jordan the GOAT after everything @KingJames did for the city. https://t.co/0mg84apJpD
— 6’4 DA;D (@AyHagy) September 2, 2020
totally tone deaf, get Jordan off the Cavs jerseys…can’t wait to see how Jazz fans react to this
— Andrew Biviano (@AndrewBiviano) September 2, 2020
Imagine #Browns jersey with an image of John Elway on them? Well, that’s pretty close to #Cavs with Jordan on theirs.
— Tom Withers (@twithersAP) September 2, 2020
Obviously the anger is justifiable and understandable, but Cavaliers fans have to realize that their team had no choice. Every squad in the league will have the Jumpman on their Statement Edition jerseys next season.
Cleveland first wore Statement Edition uniforms back in 2017, but their all-black look was made famous one year earlier when LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and the Cavs squared off against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.
Will Cavaliers brass ultimately address their fans and explain to them why these jerseys look the way they look? Time will tell.
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I’m actually okay with it. All nba teams statement edition jerseys are going to be Jordan this year. So every team in the league is going to have a Jordan jersey. But it is a little bit disrespectful for the cavs to put it all over their social media’s when not many other teams did.