The NBA revealed the court designs for all 30 teams today for its upcoming In-Season Tournament, which is right around the corner.
The Suns’ court looks like it will match the team’s unreleased city edition ‘El Valle’ uniforms. The court is all purple with a turquoise stripe down the middle. It says “El Valle” at mid-court and has a vertical trophy behind these wordss, as well as two horizontal trophies on opposite sides of the floor in the paint.
The 2023 Phoenix Suns In-Season Tournament Court ☄️ pic.twitter.com/WMGKCYbTiI
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) October 30, 2023
This style is consistent with every NBA team. Here’s how all of the courts look across the league.
NBA DEBUTS IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT COURTS FOR ALL 30 TEAMS pic.twitter.com/OHmOA8LYGL
— NBA (@NBA) October 30, 2023
Kevin Durant got an early look at the court and said that he loved it, even though he was surprised an all-purple court would be in the NBA.
El Valle.
KD reacts to the new Suns' In-Season Tournament court ???? https://t.co/nHTYjQdSVg pic.twitter.com/1rb7Oqh7HX
— NBA (@NBA) October 30, 2023
This is how the Suns’ In-Season Tournament schedule looks:
| Fri., Nov. 10 | Los Angeles Lakers | Footprint Center, Phoenix | 8:00 p.m. |
| Fri., Nov. 17 | Utah Jazz | Delta Center, Salt Lake City | 8:00 p.m. |
| Tue., Nov. 21 | Portland Trail Blazers | Footprint Center, Phoenix | 7:00 p.m. |
| Fri., Nov. 24 | Memphis Grizzlies | FedExForum, Memphis | 3:00 p.m. |
*Following Group Play, eight teams advance to the Knockout Rounds with single-elimination games in the Quarterfinals (Dec. 4-5), Semifinals (Dec. 7) and Championship (Dec. 9).
*The 22 teams that do not qualify for the Knockout Rounds will play two regular-season games during that week on Dec. 6 & 8. The four teams who lose in the quarterfinals will play one regular-season game on Dec. 8.
This In-Season Tournament along with a new court will bring a different element to NBA basketball, and we will see h0w the Suns embrace it starting Nov. 10.
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
