The OKC Thunder-Atlanta Hawks game on Friday had a jersey snafu that left viewers at home scratching their heads.
During the game, viewers complained that they couldn’t tell the teams apart because they were both wearing similar colored jerseys.
who thought this was a good idea…? pic.twitter.com/AfROQpw4qS
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 27, 2021
Just now able to sit down and watch the game….
Whose idea was this? pic.twitter.com/hrxQIUab39
— Boomtown Hoops (@BoomtownHoops) February 27, 2021
But who approved these jersey colors? 🤔
(via @ATLHawks) pic.twitter.com/uJu36Qvj8c
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 27, 2021
The Thunder eventually were forced to change their jerseys due to all the confusion.
The Thunder will be switching to white uniforms in the second half, per a team spokesman. The orange/red matchup wasn’t supposed to happen.
Atlanta only has one uniform on the road, so OKC will change.
— Joe Mussatto (@joe_mussatto) February 27, 2021
UPDATE: The Thunder have changed to their white jerseys for the 2nd half.#NBA #NBATwitter #TheJump #ThunderUp https://t.co/a1T6nHmEdR pic.twitter.com/yBn5B5h5MN
— 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧' 𝐍𝐁𝐀 (@_Talkin_NBA) February 27, 2021
Update: OKC blamed the Hawks for wearing the wrong jersey color for the game.
From Thunder: “The Hawks are wearing the incorrect uniform color for the game. The league process of inputting uniform colors should have caught the orange/red combo, but because the Hawks only have red uniforms on the trip the Thunder will switch to white at the half.”
— Joe Mussatto (@joe_mussatto) February 27, 2021