Cleveland, OH – This evening at a star-studded event held at Sony Studios in Culver City, California, Nike hosted a launch party to introduce its new NBA Statement Edition uniform for the league’s 30 teams. As part of Nike’s trademark high-energy presentation, the Cleveland Cavaliers new Nike Statement Edition black uniform—the color that will forever be synonymous with the greatest game in Cavaliers basketball history—was unveiled.
The color black is a nod to the historic turning point in the 2016 NBA Finals when the Cavs wore their black-sleeved uniforms in Games 5 and 7 of the NBA Finals on their way to winning their first NBA Championship and Cleveland’s first major sports title in 52 years.