Aaron Gordon, who switched to the Nuggets, abandoned the No. 00 jersey he had worn during the Magic instead of the No. 50 because Wade accidentally scored 9 points in the dunk contest, so that the dunk who got the most perfect points in the dunk contest did not win a dunk contest championship, which regrettably also proved that the dunk score was indeed flawed. Let's follow the gordon jersey number and talk about the stories behind NBA players choosing jersey numbers.
1. Jordan (No. 23)
Jordan chose Number 23 because of his brother. Jordan's brother wore no. 45 when he was a player, and his playing style was good, so Jordan especially admired his brother and hoped to be half as good as his brother, so he chose half of 45, which is no. 23. But Jordan's brother was only 1.73 meters tall and did not play the NBA in the end.
2. James (No. 23, No. 6)
The reason James chose the 23rd is believed to be known to everyone, that is, to pay tribute to the idol Jordan.
Most people know that he is the number 6 shirt when he represents the national team; of course, in addition, his second favorite player is Julius Irving, and Irving is wearing the number 6 shirt; his first child was born on the 6th, and the second child was born in June, so this number represents more than one meaning.
3. Kobe Bryant (No. 8, No. 24)
Kobe Bryant wears the no. 8 because he wore the no. 8 jersey before entering the NBA, so he continues to wear the no. 8 after entering the NBA, which is also what most players will choose.
Later, Kobe Bryant changed to No. 24 because he wanted to do his best for 24 hours, and he was no. 1 smaller than his idol Jordan. After Kobe Bryant retired, the Lakers retired his No. 8 and No. 24 at the same time, which is unique in NBA history.
4. Curry (No. 30)
Curry wears the number 30 entirely because of his father, who was also a marksman in the NBA and the number is also number 30, so Curry and his brother both chose the number 30 to pay tribute to their father!
5. Durant (No. 35, No. 7)
Durant's reason for choosing No. 35 is estimated to be unknown to most people, but it is also moving. His high school coach was shot in an accident at the age of 35, much to Durant's heartache, and in honor of the coach, Durant chose the number 35. When he first entered the league, Durant also expressed his hope to retire at the age of 35, which also paid tribute to his enlightenment coach, who had a great influence on Durant.
After joining Brooklyn, Durant switched to a no.7, which he publicly explained because his favorite players, including Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and LeBron James, all had two numbers, which sounded a lot more reasonable. And if this move is only understood as a tribute to the idols of the predecessors, it is obviously a bit too simple. Privately, some people say that it is to share the same number as football evergreen C Ronaldo, and more explanation is that Durant wants to forget the past and start leading the team alone to attack the championship again.
6. Harden (No. 13, No. 1)
Harden's choice of No. 13 was forced, and his middle school coach Scott Pera only had the No. 13 and No. 45 jerseys left. Then Harden chose the number 13, because the number 45 is the number at the end of the bench, and after entering the NBA, he was used to wearing it and was reluctant to change it.
Changed into the No. 1 jersey, mainly because Philadelphia's No. 13 has retired. The jersey giant Chamberlain; so it's okay to pick one of 1 and 3, number 3 has retired and belongs to Iverson, and in the end, Harden chose 1. There are also people who think that Harden's choice of 1 is an oath to win 1 championship!
7. Wei Shao (No. 0)
The reason why Wei Shao chose 0 was to start from 0, and he thought that it was definitely not a matter of course that he could play now, but was favored by God; because his fa xiao KB suddenly died of a heart attack in high school, and Wei Shao was like losing his family. Westbrook plays every game with a bracelet printed with KB3, which is to always remind himself that everything is not taken for granted.
Of course, in the history of the NBA, many players who wear no. 0 have the same idea as Westbrook, starting from scratch, such as Lillard, Wall, etc.
8. Giannis Antetokounmpo (No. 34)
The reason for choosing the letter number 34 is admirable. Because his father was 63 years old and his mother was 64 years old, he took the last two numbers 34, which is not very filial piety.
9. Kawhi Leonard (No. 2)
No. 2 is the shirt that Xiao Ka wore until he was a child, but he didn't have to choose all the number 15 when he was in high school, and he changed his original number after entering the league. Interestingly, in 2015, Leonard played the All-Star for the first time, and the reporter asked him who was the best player in the league, and he said it was himself, according to which some people thought he chose No. 2 because he wanted to become the second person in NBA history.
10. Lowiski (No. 41)
Some people say that Dirk wore the number 14 in Germany and was occupied after going to the NBA, so he wore it the other way around. In fact, there is another layer of meaning, at first Dirk liked Barkley, Barkley was number 14, and he also chose number 14.
Germany was defeated in 1948 and divided into East and West Germany in 1949, controlled by the Soviet Union and the United States, respectively. Until 1990, when the Soviet Union collapsed and East and West Germany merged, a total of 41 years, some say Dirk was a reminder of the division that Germany was experiencing.