The NBA revealed the court designs for all 30 teams today for its upcoming In-Season Tournament, which is right around the corner.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!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
