Several members of the LA Clippers are featured on the latest cover of Sports Illustrated wearing the team's new City Edition uniforms. The kits, which feature a black and white colorway, are nice. However, the font on the front of the jersey seems to bear a striking resemblance to that of Rockstar's popular action-adventure game “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.”
See for yourself:
New @LaClippers unis on the cover of SI 👀 https://t.co/DsQXnBYcL6 pic.twitter.com/1AbG8AAju3
— The Crossover (@TheCrossover) October 15, 2019
Was this planned? Unintentional? Are we in Los Santos now? We're gonna need some answers.
Article Continues BelowEither way, the Clippers are already being viewed as a favorite in the Western Conference for this season. Over the summer, LA added two of the NBA's most dynamic players in Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. Barring any unforeseen setbacks, they're a team that will be looking to make a serious run in the playoffs.
LA is going to be great on the offensive end of the floor, to be sure, but they might be one of the best defensive team's in the NBA.
“With myself, Trez, Pat, Kawhi, Sham, Mo, we really got a chance to do something special on the defensive end,” George told Forbes in September.
The Clippers finished the 2018-19 regular season with a 48-34 overall record, which earned the team a No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. Unfortunately, though, LA was defeated by the Golden State Warriors in the opening round, 4-2.