ATLANTA –- The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club today announced plans to wear a classic 1972 uniform and honor team alumni when it hosts Throwback Night, presented by Budweiser, on Saturday, Jan. 20 against the Chicago Bulls. Throughout the night, the club will show videos highlighting the franchise’s past, including a special compilation of footage paying homage to alumni who played for the Hawks during the 1970s.
The uniform pays tribute to the jerseys that the Hawks wore in the early 1970s as it features red-and-white pinstripe accents on the collar and sides. In a traditional athletic font, the yellow outline of the white letters and numbers represents the iconic yellow that was first added to the team’s color palette during this decade.