On Monday night, the Toronto Raptors unveiled their new uniforms. Rapper Drake, the team’s global ambassador, sported the team’s black alternate jersey during his concert.
All of this had the Brooklyn Nets -- well, the team’s official Twitter account, actually -- shaking their heads.
smh. pic.twitter.com/56bx1rThAV
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) August 4, 2015
Why?
Well, let’s see ...
1. Similar logos
2. Same color scheme
3. Rappers (Jay-Z and Drake) being part of the unveil
#Nets and Raptors have a lot in common pic.twitter.com/oiOVGegyiw
— Anthony Puccio (@APooch) August 4, 2015
All we can really say is this: We miss Paul Pierce. He basically single-handedly made Nets-Raptors a real on-court rivalry.
Those days are over (at least for the time being).