(CBS DETROIT) — The Detroit Pistons have unveiled their 2024-25 Nike NBA Metropolis Version uniforms that pay homage to the “Unhealthy Boys” period that noticed Detroit win back-to-back NBA championships in 1989 and 1990.
This yr’s Metropolis Version uniforms are a nod to the cranium and crossbones theme made well-known by the “Boy Boys” brand. The phrase “Pistons” is emblazoned throughout the chest with “vintage-inspired orange jersey numbers.” An orange stripe seems on the facet of the uniform and is “accented by a repeating monochromatic quantity 89-90,” the Pistons mentioned.
The jerseys additionally pay tribute to legendary coach and Basketball Corridor of Famer Chuck Daly, who led the Pistons to 5 consecutive appearances within the NBA Jap Convention Finals, three consecutive bids to the NBA Finals and back-to-back NBA titles. The jersey tags will characteristic a “back-2-back” emblem with Daly’s signature.
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The Pistons will put on their Metropolis Version uniforms 13 instances through the 2024-25 season, together with six dwelling video games. Detroit will debut its Metropolis Version uniforms at dwelling in opposition to the Chicago Bulls on Monday, November 18 as a part of its “Metropolis Version Nights,” which is able to embody a tribute to the Unhealthy Boys’ back-to-back NBA championship groups.
Detroit will even play its Metropolis Version Evening video games on a discipline designed for “Unhealthy Boys.” The sector can have “Detroit” in a “basic script font” at middle discipline and crackled logos on reverse ends of the ground. Skulls and crossbones that includes the jersey numbers of every member of the 1989 and 1990 championship groups and Daly shall be current on the sidelines.
Pistons followers can buy 2024-25 Metropolis Version gear right here.
