The Utah Jazz D League team wearing jerseys w/Obama, Frederick Douglass & Maya Angelou on them on 2/20 pic.twitter.com/bt3AVk7Dgl
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 17, 2016
The Utah Jazz D-League team, the Idaho Stampede, will be wearing jersey honoring Black History Month. The jerseys will feature artist depictions of President Obama, Maya Angelou, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman Jackie ORbinson, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ray Charles, Coretta Scott King, and George Washington Carver.
Obama shorts that will be worn by @IdahoStampede, Jazz D League team, for Black History Month on 2/20 pic.twitter.com/K5GYTfEMrx
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 17, 2016
The jerseys will be worn on February 20th against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. More from the Idaho Stampede:
During the game, Idaho will honor the late NBA player Earl Lloyd, the first African-American to play in an NBA basketball game. He would later become the first African-American to win an NBA Championship for the Syracuse Nationals (now known as the Philadelphia 76ers). There will be a special presentation during the game to honor Lloyd, and his son will be in attendance.
The Stampede will also be auctioning off the jerseys with the proceeds going to the Idaho Black History Museum.