Effective immediately, Washington will call itself the “Washington Football Team,” and NBA superstars LeBron James and Kevin Durant got a kick out of it.
The “Washington Football Team” will not be the final renaming and rebranding for the team. This is the name it wants to use until the pending adoption of a new name in the future.
Durant, who is a Washington fan, had no choice but to poke fun at his favorite football team with James.
https://t.co/MoAIBMUqwY pic.twitter.com/1ciAaaRPfN
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) July 23, 2020
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Yo I was going to check on you but figured you didn’t wanna be bothered at the moment. 🥴 @KDTrey5
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 23, 2020
WE BACK!! 😂😂
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) July 23, 2020
It's going to be interesting to see what name Washington decides to use — no matter what NBA players think.
Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, the team will continue the process of retiring the former name and hopes to be entirely rid of it on physical and digital spaces by the Sept. 13 regular-season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Washington will not have any change to its color scheme. It will still use burgundy and gold, and the logo on the helmet will be replaced by each player's number in gold. The Washington Football Team will debut its home uniforms in Week 1 against the Eagles, and its road uniforms in Week 2 against the Arizona Cardinals.
While the Washington Football Team uses these uniforms and helmets for the 2020 season, it will be seeking the feedback of players, alumni, fans, sponsors and the community for the team name it will use in the future.
NFL fans are hoping the 2020 season takes place, while NBA supporters are gearing up for the resumption of the 2019-20 season at Disney World.
Durant won't be playing in Orlando, Florida, as the two-time Finals MVP is still recovering from his Achilles tear. LeBron, meanwhile, has a good shot of winning title No. 4 once the 2020 playoffs start. His Los Angeles Lakers have the second-best record in the NBA.
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