DALLAS — Looks like the Dallas Mavericks are looking to bring a little style and grace to the court this season!
On Thursday, the team unveiled its 2023-2024 season City Edition jerseys and revealed that this year's look came about as a collaboration between the team and the Grammy-winning Fort Worth R&B musician Leon Bridges.
Inspired by North Texas' deep blues music roots, and aimed at being inclusive to all of North Texas, their "Trinity River Blues" jerseys feature (in the Mavericks press release's own words), "a dark, moody color palette, Bridges’ rhythmic handwriting, and embossed guitar strings signifying the ties that bind the community together."
"I was really honored when given the opportunity to work with the Dallas Mavericks and Nike on this year’s City Edition Jersey,” Bridges said in statement included in the uniforms' press announcement. "North Texas is my home, and I love being able to give back to the community that supported me first and continues to show me love and show up for me. Fashion is important to me, and it was exciting to get to work on the design side of things, especially for an organization as iconic as the Dallas Mavericks. Sports and music go hand in hand, and I hope people enjoy the little touches like the guitar strings that acknowledge our area’s rich musical history. Shoutout to all the Blues musicians who paved the way, and let’s go Mavs!"
The jerseys feature Bridges' autograph stitched into its meshing, along with the words "For All of Dallas Fort Worth."
The Mavericks will wear their "Trinity River Blues" City Edition jerseys 13 times over the course of the 2023-2024 NBA's regular season. In the press release announcing the jerseys, the team said its players will wear these alternate unis at the following games:
- Nov. 10 against the Los Angeles Clippers
- Nov. 28 against the Houston Rockets
- Dec. 1 against the Memphis Grizzlies
- Dec. 20 against the Los Angeles Clippers
- Dec. 27 against the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Jan. 15 against the New Orleans Pelicans
- Jan. 24 against the Phoenix Suns
- Feb. 3 against the Milwaukee Bucks
- Feb. 14 against the San Antonio Spurs
- Feb. 22 against the Phoenix Suns
- Mar. 3 against the Philadelphia 76ers
- Mar. 21 against the Utah Jazz
- Apr. 12 against the Detroit Pistons
The team will officially celebrate the jerseys when it hosts a "Trinity River Blues" Postgame Concert featuring Bridges following the Mavs-Grizzlies game at the American Airlines Center on Dec. 1.
The jerseys are currently on sale in the team's online store.
Check out photos of the Mavs' "Trinity River Blues" jerseys:
