Want to feel old? The Washington Wizards changed their name 25 years ago. Formerly the Bullets, the Wizards rebranded and along with changing the name, changed their colors to blue and bronze. Over the years, the colors have changed but for the 25th anniversary of the Wizards name, the team is going back to a classic.
The Wizards revealed on Thursday that they are bringing back the all-white uniform that the team wore from 1997 to 2010 for selected games during the 2022-23 NBA season.
It's a classic, man 🎶 pic.twitter.com/IMFzdr828w
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) August 11, 2022
CLASSICs 🪄 pic.twitter.com/5ySy7Y4oD3
— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) August 11, 2022
In addition to the retro unis, the Wizards will be transforming the court into the blue and bronze color scheme as well.
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜.
Our Classic Edition court returns to @CapitalOneArena this fall. pic.twitter.com/OoUQMB28qe
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) August 11, 2022
People took on a variety of reactions to seeing this specific wave of nostalgia coming back.
all the sports uniforms from my younger years being viewed as throwbacks and classics is alarming https://t.co/oos4FOeM8T
— Harry Lyles Jr. (@harrylylesjr) August 11, 2022
The first and only thing I think of when I see these uniforms is Michael Jordan. https://t.co/qpdLJ6YVZt
— Matt Lindner (@mattlindner) August 11, 2022
I became a fan of the team & enjoyed most of the (few) high points that entails when these were the primaries…and yet I have exactly 0 sentimentality whatsoever towards them. All I can think of is Oleksiy Pecherov. https://t.co/4eNdDnYqac
— Alexander Abnos (@AnAbnos) August 11, 2022
very nice to see these are back but also very scary that a jersey i distinctly remember a team wearing is now a 'throwback'. i'm old now. https://t.co/InEKrET6Aj
— mansur🕊️ (@mansurshaheen) August 11, 2022
love to embrace my history of the era when a dude brought a gun to the locker room and LeBron swept us in the 1st round every year https://t.co/jyhvL39v1i
— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) August 11, 2022
this made me feel older than any baseball player's kid hitting the majors has made me felt https://t.co/bQ9FGNcVL1
— jonbernhardt.bsky.social (@jonbernhardt) August 11, 2022
Awesome to see these jerseys back https://t.co/RvwrOibBeW
— Chris (@CBengelCBS) August 11, 2022
not like we had a lot of options lol but these were the unis at the peak of my becoming a fan so i'll always rock with them https://t.co/GZdkgF62sZ
— Prince J. Grimes (@pgprincej) August 11, 2022
Magnifique !! https://t.co/rcl6vGZcms
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) August 11, 2022
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