Not many NBA fans are feeling positive about the new jerseys for the Los Angeles Lakers. As many NBA fans will be aware, teams make slight or even drastic changes to the jersey design and color in order to keep up with the times. The Lakers are widely recognized as one of the most decorated franchises in the history of the league.
Despite all the attention that should be given to the Lakers’ upcoming jerseys, the latest product has certainly not impressed fans to a great extent. In all fairness, it is quite easy to be critical and there are also several defenders for the latest Lakers jersey.
Nonetheless, the majority appear to be disappointed, which leaves us wondering where we stand on how this jersey looks. With that being said, let us take a closer look at it and decide for ourselves.
The Los Angeles Lakers abandon the franchise’s conventional colors in their new jerseys
Although new ideas and concepts should always be tried before being judged, fans are simply finding it difficult to wrap their heads around the coloring and design for the new and upcoming 2023-2024 Los Angeles Lakers jersey.
The Lakers are rumored to be rocking these jerseys next season.
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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) August 19, 2023
As we can tell, the color of the jersey appears to be a combination of largely black and some blue. This is completely moving away from the traditional colors of purple and gold that have been associated with the franchise ever since the NBA began.
While there are some fans who are ready to defend this new look and claim that it is a success, many fans have expressed their disapproval over this new jersey, “Pure garbage.” Many fans also don’t like the way in which the Lakers’ words are displayed on the front of the latest jersey.
Pure garbage
— GrizzlyJa (@GrizzlyJaMVP) August 19, 2023
The front is NOT it
— 🦁2KSMOOOTH (@smooothoperata_) August 19, 2023
This will likely be one of LeBron James’ last years in the league. Or at least, playing for the Lakers. It would have certainly done the Lakers better to design their new jersey using the same colors as the franchise. Nonetheless, they have gone for a new look and are hoping to make their presence felt next season.
NBA fans will recall that the Lakers finished last season as the 7th seed. However, they managed to make it all the way to the Western Conference Finals after making several last-minute additions to their roster. Change looks to be helping the Lakers and we should wonder if the members of the team will take this jersey change in good spirits.