The sports world weighs in on the colors of #TheDress

The sports world reacts on social media to the question of the day: What colors are the dress?

The Internet was taken by storm Thursday night by a single question: What colors are this dress?

It all started when a picture of a dress began circulating on social media, and a ferocious debate broke out. Are the colors of the dress blue and black, or gold and white? Some say the former, some say the latter, and some see a combination.

What color is #thedress? Join the debate! http://t.co/cQWFjyI1HO pic.twitter.com/nyDJcaWL9u

— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) February 27, 2015

Naturally, the sports world wanted to get its say in as well, from teams to the athletes themselves. We've rounded up some of the best takes here.

• A llama chase in Arizona shut down the internet

Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin: 

Forget the dress guys..... What color am I?

— Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin23) February 27, 2015

Manchester City's Yaya Toure: 

Dallas Mavericks' Chandler Parsons:

That dress is blue and gold bro...

— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) February 27, 2015

Washington Wizards' Kevin Seraphin:

Charlotte Hornets' Cody Zeller:

You mean some people don't see blue with black stripes? The world has gone crazy!!!

— Cody Zeller (@CodyZeller) February 27, 2015

Oakland Athletics' Sean Doolittle:

Llama let you finish but that is one of the bluest dresses of all time

— Sean Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo) February 27, 2015

Detroit Pistons' Anthony Tolliver:

Im convinced that everyone that sees a white and gold dress is a part of some huge worldwide Punk'd episode! Ashton Kutcher is amazing man!

— Anthony Tolliver (@ATolliver44) February 27, 2015

Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Love:

The color of this dress is??? ...and it's making me sick. https://t.co/lV35HCUaef

— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) February 27, 2015

Chicago Bears' Kyle Long:

Dallas Mavericks' Rajon Rondo:

Rondo sees white and gold. pic.twitter.com/QwgYiyICkp

— Earl K. Sneed (@EarlKSneed) February 27, 2015

Kentucky coach John Calipari:

You people are all crazy. All I'm seeing is blue and white.

— John Calipari (@CoachCalArk) February 27, 2015

UCLA's Bryce Alford:

I’ve lost all trust in the people who say they see white and gold. That dress is clearly blue and black. No matter how you look at it

— Bryce Alford (@balford20) February 27, 2015

Colorado Rockies' Jordan Lyles:

And when you really thought you knew someone.. They say that dress is white and gold. Smh

— Jordan Lyles (@JordanLyles24) February 27, 2015

Meanwhile, various sports teams were all trying to claim the dress as their own colors, even if it didn't always make sense.

We see purple and black, if you were wondering.

— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) February 27, 2015

The dress is red and black.

— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) February 27, 2015

For those asking, it's definitely #whiteandgold.

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) February 27, 2015

Pretty sure the dress is purple and gold... #justsaying

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) February 27, 2015

The dress is pinstriped. #YankeesOnly

— River Ave. Blues (@RiverAveBlues) February 27, 2015

#LAKings are in their black and white... OR ARE THEY #whiteandgold SOMEONE HELP PLS pic.twitter.com/WJG42yGbzA

— LA Kings (@LAKings) February 27, 2015

No debating the color of the #NYR jersey! pic.twitter.com/rYeCNFgkjA

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) February 27, 2015

Been a long night...we always THOUGHT the #WanamakerTrophy was silver, but #TheDress has us questioning everything! pic.twitter.com/SrkgcxDtNo

— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) February 27, 2015

The Dodgers tried to troll their followers, changing the background of their Twitcon to gold (update: it has since been changed back to blue):

It's blue. RT @Valeriaaahhh: Waaaaaaait! What's up with the twitcon?! LOL @Dodgers

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) February 27, 2015

And the Suns flat out didn't care.

Who cares what color #TheDress is? The best colors are debuting on @NBAOnTNT in 12 minutes. #PHXRising #SunsVsThunder pic.twitter.com/NKygeYNOyi

— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) February 27, 2015

- Molly Geary