Suns show off new court for debut of tribal-inspired City Edition jerseys
Nov 16, 2022, 7:30 PM
The court at Footprint Center in Phoenix has a new look Wednesday night for the Suns’ first Originativ Celebration Night.
The City Edition court was rolled out to pair with the debut of Phoenix’s turquoise indigenous-inspired uniforms, which the team will wear against the Golden State Warriors.
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐-𝟐𝟑 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭.
Be the first to see it live at tonight’s game!
🎟 https://t.co/0c6Qu7cS61 | @PlayAtGila pic.twitter.com/nbwaSMDjtw
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) November 16, 2022
The court has unique features to celebrate the 22 Tribal Nations in Arizona, including the center court logo surrounded by 22 feathers — which pays homage to the Native American medicine wheel — and traditional step patterns along the sidelines, which are also displayed on the team’s shorts.
The word for “sun” is also written in the 22 languages on the sidelines.
Some up close shots pic.twitter.com/yfT9MXmVD2
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) November 17, 2022
The Suns dedicated a wall in the arena to show each of the 22 Tribal Nations’ flags, as well.
All 22 Tribal Nations of Arizona permanently honored inside @FootprintCNTR.@NABI_Nation_ | @PlayAtGila pic.twitter.com/0nW525DPid
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) November 17, 2022
The Suns plan to wear the City jerseys for 10 home games this season and seven more road games in cities with large indigenous populations.
The Suns consulted with the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona and the Navajo Nation on the design process and collaborated with the Heard Museum, Phoenix Indian Center and Cahokia SocialTech and ArtSpace.
Here’s a close look at the uniform:
The @Suns pay homage to the 22 indigenous tribes of Arizona in this year’s Nike City Edition uniform!
Phoenix debuts the new threads TONIGHT at 10:00 PM ET vs. the Warriors on ESPN pic.twitter.com/xjK5sGf8NX
— NBA (@NBA) November 17, 2022
Tune to Arizona Sports 98.7, the Arizona Sports app or ArizonaSports.com for the Warriors-Suns game. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.
