The Los Angeles Lakers have decided to abandon their City Edition uniforms, which many believe have brought the team a string of bad luck. The decision comes after a series of disappointing performances while wearing the black and purple jerseys, emblazoned with “LakeShow” on the front.
The Lakers’ City Edition uniforms, officially dubbed the “California Destiny” jerseys, were intended to honor the franchise’s flair and history. However, the team has struggled significantly while wearing them, posting a dismal 1-9 record in these uniforms this season. In contrast, the Lakers have a much more impressive 33-12 record when wearing any other jersey.
Per the NBA’s LockerVision site, the Lakers are no longer scheduled to wear their City Edition jerseys this season, a change from as recent as earlier this month.
It appears they have officially ditched their cursed jerseyshttps://t.co/cRUr8b6Ong
— Jacob Rude (@JacobRude) February 24, 2025
The decision to retire the City Edition uniforms was confirmed by the NBA’s LockerVision website, which no longer lists the jerseys in the Lakers’ schedule for the remainder of the season. This change comes after the team opted out of wearing the uniforms twice earlier this season, winning both games without them.
While some may argue that the uniforms themselves are not to blame for the team’s poor performance, the correlation between the jerseys and the Lakers’ struggles has been hard to ignore. The Lakers were initially scheduled to wear the City Edition jerseys six more times this season, but those plans have now been scrapped.
