A fresh New York Knicks uniform design leaked online this week, earning a wide variety of reactions from team fans.
The jerseys appear to feature a “subway token” design with a circle surrounding the player numbers on the front and text within the circle reading: “City Never Sleeps New York Knicks.”
🚨 NEW YORK KNICKS!
O time da cidade que nunca dorme vai deixar isso escrito no seu uniforme City Edition.
Desenho muito incomum para a franquia!
Notem a ousadia das letras NYC por trás do logotipo da Nike. pic.twitter.com/FS2iZaw8ax
— Camisas da NBA (@camisasdanba) October 31, 2020
The uniforms seem to be all black, featuring an orange and blue gradient down the sides and in the lettering. Over the past three years, the Knicks’ City Edition jerseys have gone through several incarnations.
Knicks City Edition jerseys
2021
2019-2020
2018 pic.twitter.com/nda783Xzix
— Kevin (@NBADraftAddict) October 31, 2020
All in all the reactions to this leak were mixed, mostly ranging from negative to lukewarm.
knicks took an L on a friday. nature’s returning! pic.twitter.com/R1Gt0W85MO
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) October 31, 2020
These are legitimately the worst jerseys I have ever seen. I’m so upset.
— monkey D. kev (@docKev_) October 31, 2020
Now that’s how you do Halloween. https://t.co/C693pk7Nlh
— Game 7 (@game7__) October 31, 2020
I think they’ll look better on the players, especially with accessories. But def not the cleanest execution
— N.Y. (@NYRonin77) October 31, 2020
At least they are pushing to boat out a bit, all of last year’s looked pretty much all the same tbh
— Untrackaroo (@UntrackedGaming) October 31, 2020
Is that what inspired that? The subway token?
— Bobby B #FireGettleman #BlackLivesMatters (@AllJAmericanB) October 31, 2020
Yikes. https://t.co/unewaGwTII
— Game 7 (@game7__) October 30, 2020
Not feeling them smh
— D A N N Y ™️ (@ThriveBX_) October 31, 2020
Rajon Rondo is having himself an offseason. https://t.co/d6cYZNLga9
— Game 7 (@game7__) October 29, 2020
— Giuseppe Tenaglia (@tenagliare) October 31, 2020
Idk who idea this was, but this ain’t it. https://t.co/ZFPg5vbG4Y
— Shooter McGavin (@theeZane) October 31, 2020
— Flip (@Flip_Mannino3) October 31, 2020
Man, we are paying guys to come up with this. You had one job https://t.co/Zsz6Xofsr3
— José G. Almonte B. (@JoseG_Almonte) October 31, 2020
Dwight Howard responds. https://t.co/1YLknXUz1m
— Game 7 (@game7__) October 29, 2020
God awful. @BrooklynNets win again.
— Adam Marquez (@Is_So_Amazing) October 31, 2020
yooooo imagine chris paul tearing his ACL in this
— jay wolff (@heyjaywolff) October 31, 2020
Imagine getting blown out by 30 in these
— Chotto Matte (@JanzHelli) October 31, 2020
Instead of just on the sides, they should have gone full Generra Hypercolor with these. Then the Knicks players could either prove every foul or cause a referee controversy within three days
— miraclemilepaul (@miraclemilepaul) October 31, 2020
Assuming this leak is legit, it will be interesting to see if any modifications are made to the uniforms between now and when they are officially announced. Some franchises have been known to take public sentiment into account and make alterations to unpopular elements.
The beef is real. https://t.co/R7VdyWaJT8
— Game 7 (@game7__) October 28, 2020
That said, there is a very good chance that what you see with these jerseys is what you get.
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A longtime sports reporter, Carlos Garcia has written about some of the biggest and most notable athletic events of the last 5 years. He has been credentialed to cover MLS, NBA and MLB games all over the United States. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, AOL and the Washington Post.
