The uniform designs for this season’s NBA All-Star Game, which will be played on Feb. 16 in New Orleans, leaked on the Internet on Thursday. And in a development that probably won’t surprise most fans, they feature sleeves.
The East and West designs both feature a large Fleur-de-lis on the chest and uniform numbers on the left sleeve — a format similar to the “Big Logo” jerseys that 10 NBA teams wore on Christmas Day. The East version is blue with greenish-teal trim, while the West version is red with purple trim.
The NBA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But both designs appear to be legitimate, as they match the images shown in an adidas All-Star catalog obtained by ESPN.com from an industry source.
The league hasn’t yet released the All-Star designs or announced an unveiling date. But a sales listing for a Swingman retail version of the East jersey was spotted Thursday on a French retail website called Basket4Ballers. The listing was quickly taken down, but not before it was tweeted and picked up by various media outlets.
