Wednesday night at the oh-so convenient time of 7:13 *wink wink*, the Houston Rockets announced the arrival of their 2020-2021 City Edition jersey with a heartfelt video dedicated to the city.
Just like how last season’s NASA-themed City jersey paid homage to the space center’s history in Houston, these jerseys pay homage to Houston’s sports history. The irony is that while the video shows flashes of the Astrodome and that beloved Clutch City team, it doesn’t mention the greatest influence on the colorway: the Houston Oilers.
The jersey features red, the Rockets’ staple color, and dark blue — possibly a representation of the pinstripe jerseys of the late 90s and early 2000s — but its primary color is that famed baby blue donned by the Oilers in Houston for nearly four decades.