For the first time in maybe a decade, the Sacramento Kings seems to be a professionally run organization and seem to have a new lease on life coming into the 2017-18 season with a newer arena, new logo, new uniforms, some exciting young talent, veteran leadership and now a new court design.
The Kings have been incorporating a lion into their style and logo set (a good call in my opinion) and now will have a new alternative court design, I love that teams are doing this now, that will feature a large lion with a crown in the center of the court…
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— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) September 14, 2017
This is honestly one of the most beautiful and sleek court designs I have ever seen.
The contrast of the simple black for the mid-court logo and the paint on the lighter hardwood color is very visually appealing and the black outline with the grey accents and border looks very clean and sophisticated as well.
Here is part of the release from the Kings on NBA.com:
“International elements are present throughout the new design. For the team’s biggest global celebrations, Bollywood and Lunar New Year theme nights, interchangeable panels featuring a new regional logo – a Kings crown featuring the team’s name in Hindi or Mandarin – will be added to the floor. The Kings will use these marks, in addition to the primary logo in future India and China endeavors.
For other games, the team’s global crest – a heralding lion, a symbol of leadership and strength recognized around the world – will remain at center court. The granite “S”, inspired by the city’s flag showing the inseparable link between the community and team, will wrap around the floor along the apron.
The team will utilize three courts this season – the purple hardwood design from the 2017-18 season will return when the team wears the Association and Icon Edition uniforms, the new black court will be in place during games with global themes and when the team suits up in the Global uniform, and a third court will debut during the season when the team’s fourth uniform is announced.”
If their last court design is anywhere near as cool as this one the Kings may officially have the coolest court set (I can’t believe this is a thing now) in the NBA.
