Denver Nuggets Rainbow Jersey History
The rainbow jerseys aren t the only way the nuggets honor their unique denver fans and neighborhoods.
Denver nuggets rainbow jersey history. Photo by garrett w. The denver nuggets jersey rocked a rainbow for over a decade and they keep bringing it back. This uniform is a celebration of the.
In the early years bobby jones wore the pickaxe uniforms. In 1982 the denver nuggets decided to go with a new logo which made for a very unusual and thus very memorable look. The denver nuggets are an american professional basketball team based in denver the nuggets compete in the national basketball association nba as a member of the league s western conference northwest division the team was founded as the denver larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the american basketball association aba but changed its name to rockets before the first season.
This time the logo consisted of a semi circle that encompassed the denver skyline rendered using rainbow blocks while being backed by the rockies in a stand out shade of white. In the 46 years of the denver nuggets each jersey design has represented an era of a star player and some type of postseason success. In 2018 19 the city edition brought back the iconic rainbow design and honored nuggets basketball of the past focus.
The jerseys were unmistakable because of the rainbow that adorned them. Denver the denver nuggets on tuesday unveiled a new version of the city edition jersey that keeps the same design elements but transitions from white to black. On saturday the nuggets will once again wear.
The denver nuggets rainbow skyline jerseys are back for one night. Denver today the denver nuggets unveiled a new version of the city edition jersey that keeps the same design elements but transitions from white to black this uniform is a celebration of the people and neighborhoods that make mile high basketball and denver unique.
