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The Los Angeles Lakers 2021 "Earned Edition" jersey.
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  • The 16 NBA teams that made the 2020 playoffs received their "Earned It" Nike jerseys this week.
  • The Lakers – who won the 2020 NBA title – have a special feature hidden in their new threads.
  • The Nike Swoosh on Los Angeles' uniforms is gold, while the other teams' jerseys have silver decals.
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Each iteration of the NBA "Earned Edition" jerseys – the uniforms gifted to each of the 16 teams that made the playoffs in the prior season – are inherently special due to their exclusivity.

But the Los Angeles Lakers – who won the 2020 NBA Championship – have a little something extra to boast about on their new threads.

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The front (left) and back (right) of the Los Angeles Lakers 2021 "Earned Edition" jerseys.
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LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and their Lakers teammates will don black jerseys with "Lakers" written in purple block letters and traced in gold trim across the chest. The numbers on the front and back of the uniforms echo the same colorway, as does the jersey's trim.

But one decal hidden within the new uniforms sets Los Angeles' version apart from every other team's "Earned Edition" jerseys; the Nike Swoosh on the Lakers' uniforms is gold, while the other teams' jerseys feature silver decals.

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The Nike Swoosh on the Los Angeles Lakers' uniforms is gold, while the other teams' jerseys feature silver decals.
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The golden touch is a clear homage to Los Angeles' idyllic championship run in the bubble last fall. Despite shouldering the adversity of losing franchise icon Kobe Bryant in a tragic helicopter accident and later stopping and restarting the season amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lakers battled valiantly to best the Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, and Miami Heat en route to their 17th title as a franchise.

James, Anthony, and company will become the first team to debut its new threads as they host the Indiana Pacers at the Staples Center Friday. Fans will be able to get in on the "Earned Edition" fun just less than a week later, as the jerseys will become available for purchase in the NBA Store starting Thursday, March 18.

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