, ▁the ▁rules ▁state ▁that ▁the ▁home ▁team ▁has ▁the ▁first ▁choice ▁of ▁color , ▁with ▁the ▁visit ing ▁team ▁forced ▁to ▁choose ▁a ▁contrast ing ▁color ; ▁an ▁exception ▁was ▁Color ▁R ush , ▁in ▁which ▁uniform ▁choices ▁were ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁the ▁league ▁itself . ▁ ▁Starting ▁with ▁their ▁uniform ▁contract ▁with ▁N ike ▁that ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 ▁season , ▁the ▁NBA ▁has ▁abol ished ▁the ▁color / white ▁rule . ▁Instead , ▁each ▁team ▁will ▁design ate ▁whether ▁their ▁white ▁uniform , ▁now ▁dub bed ▁the ▁" Associ ation ▁Edition ," ▁or ▁their ▁colored ▁uniform , ▁called ▁the ▁" Icon ▁Edition ," ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁home ▁uniform , ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁becoming ▁their ▁designated ▁away ▁uniform . ▁ ▁In ▁American ▁sports , ▁throw back ▁j er se ys ▁are ▁generally ▁only ▁used ▁for ▁special ▁team ▁games ▁and ▁not ▁for ▁the ▁" third " ▁purpose . ▁ ▁In ▁American ▁football ▁a ▁third ▁j er sey ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁throw back ▁uniform ▁based ▁on ▁designs ▁the ▁team ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁In ▁association ▁football , ▁mean while , ▁it ▁is ▁more ▁commonly ▁a ▁rad ically ▁different ▁design . ▁ ▁American ▁football ▁ ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁The ▁NFL ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁professional ▁sports ▁le agues ▁to ▁adopt ▁the ▁third ▁j er sey ▁rule ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁with ▁the ▁only ▁exceptions ▁being ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁season , ▁when ▁teams ▁issued ▁a ▁throw back