Prior to saturday’s Blue vs. White showcase game. Nike unveiled the new USA Basketball uniform which was inspired in part by the chevron of the classic Nike Windrunner track jacket first seen in 1978.
Both the USA home and away uniforms feature patriotic red, white and blue hues meshed together in the 26-degree speed graphic – crossing the front of the game jersey, fading into a representation of the USA flag, and extending across the side of the game short from the front to the back.
The speed graphic represents a distinctive basketball point of view, based on the roughly 1,000 directional changes, or “cuts” that a player might make in the course of a game. Look to purchase the new USA kit beginning Aug. 7 on nike.com.
