Cavs unveil new uniforms

Associated Press

CLEVELAND

Austin Carr fondly remembers his glory days playing guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1970s.

Under coach Bill Fitch, they didn’t have as much talent as many other teams, but those wine-and-gold expansion Cavs had something special.

“We were 12 men deep,” Carr said as he helped the Cavs unveil new uniforms for 2010-11. “You knew every night we were going to play 100 percent. Nobody was going to quit.”

Realizing he had taken a shot at former Cavaliers’ star LeBron James, Carr raised his eyebrows and shrugged his shoulders.

The uniforms include a “deeper” wine and “brighter” gold hue than the team’s previous uniforms. They also include the word “Cleveland” written in a block-style lettering as opposed to the script of the past.

On Monday, owner Dan Gilbert said jokingly that the new uniforms would include the Comic Sans font. It’s the style he used in his infamous letter to Cleveland fans on July 8 after James announced he was leaving Cleveland.

Carr was the league’s No. 1 overall draft pick in 1971 and Cleveland’s first bona fide hoops star.