▁during ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁r ounds ▁of ▁the ▁NBA ▁Play offs ▁and ▁the ▁NBA ▁Final s . ▁Per ▁the ▁NBA ▁Rule ▁Book , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁official ▁rule ▁that ▁states ▁that ▁teams ▁are ▁restricted ▁on ▁we aring ▁alternate ▁uniform s ▁or ▁white ▁at ▁home ▁during ▁the ▁NBA ▁Final s . ▁They ▁only ▁requirement ▁stated ▁is ▁from ▁Section ▁VI , ▁c . ▁which ▁states , ▁" The ▁home ▁team ▁shall ▁wear ▁light ▁color ▁j er se ys , ▁and ▁the ▁visitors ▁dark ▁j er se ys ▁unless ▁otherwise ▁approved . ▁For ▁neutral ▁court ▁games ▁and ▁double headers , ▁the ▁second ▁team ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁schedule ▁shall ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁home ▁team ▁and ▁shall ▁wear ▁the ▁light ▁colored ▁j er se ys ." ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁was ▁when ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Cav ali ers ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁NBA ▁Final s ▁in ▁a ▁black ▁sle e ved ▁alternate ▁j er sey . ▁ ▁This ▁rule ▁concerning ▁uniform ▁design ations ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁once ▁N ike ▁became ▁the ▁uniform ▁provider ▁for ▁the ▁NBA ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁In ▁doing ▁so , ▁teams ▁now ▁have ▁the ▁freedom ▁to ▁choose ▁wh iche ver ▁uniform ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁wear , ▁whether ▁it ' s ▁the ▁" Associ ation " ▁white ▁j er sey ▁( former ly ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁home ▁j er sey ), ▁the ▁" Icon " ▁dark ▁j er sey ▁( former ly ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁away ▁j er sey ), ▁the ▁" Statement " ▁alternate ▁color