The Los Angeles Lakers have made a notable decision concerning their City Edition uniforms, switching to their purple Statement Edition uniforms ahead of their road game against the New York Knicks. This change was announced by team reporter Mike Trudell and follows a challenging record of 1-9 in games played while wearing the Lake Show uniforms this season, as highlighted by ESPN's Dave McMenamin.

The Lakers initially debuted the City Edition uniforms on November 21 against the Orlando Magic while riding a six-game winning streak. However, the game took a turn when Anthony Davis missed two critical free-throw attempts, allowing Franz Wagner to secure a decisive three-pointer with only 2.5 seconds left, leading to a narrow defeat for Los Angeles. Since that debut, the team has only managed a single victory in the City Edition uniforms, a win over the Portland Trail Blazers on January 2.

The struggles continued into December with a series of disappointing outcomes, including a significant 29-point loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, an overtime defeat against the Atlanta Hawks, and a missed buzzer-beater by LeBron James in a loss to the Detroit Pistons. More recently, the Lakers suffered three consecutive losses while donning the City Edition uniforms, including back-to-back defeats against the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks, where they were outscored by a cumulative 45 points. The continued defeats culminated in a 118-104 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, a game in which both Joel Embiid and Paul George were absent. This latest defeat likely prompted the team to seek fortune in their Statement Edition uniforms as they prepare for their upcoming matchup at Madison Square Garden.