NBL club pays homage to the mighty Illawarra Steelers

24 January, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

We think we might have a new favourite basketball side after the Illawarra Hawks NBL outfit rolled into Melbourne last night donning a heritage Steelers NSWRL strip.

Better still, the Hawks rocked the white shorts with red strips running down the sides.

More of this!

#SteelCity 🙌 pic.twitter.com/ArdBP0E2F1
— Illawarra Hawks Basketball (@illawarrahawks) January 23, 2019

Shoutout to rookie Marshall Nelson who came out firing last night for a career-high 8 points 👏 pic.twitter.com/0nV1HijqWZ
— Illawarra Hawks Basketball (@illawarrahawks) January 23, 2019

Well done to the @illawarrahawks for their fantastic Illawarra Steelers inspired singlets. Stanley the Steel Avenager is one proud man tonight! @nbl, @nrl, @therealsteavis, @NRL_Dragons, @telegraph_sport. #NBL19 🏀 pic.twitter.com/afE4qJPeaA
— Matt Logue (@mattlogue7) January 23, 2019

It won't register much with Victorians or #AFL types but the @illawarrahawks "Illawarra Steelers" homage is pretty sweet even if it means both teams have white shorts tonight. I know #NRL fans will have love for those jerseys. #NBL19 #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/pPipoPZLCm
— Roy Ward (@rpjward) January 23, 2019