NBA numbers question

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Toren

I was watching the Nuggets v. Lakers game last night and I had never noticed this before but players are wearing what would be considered illegal numbers under high school rules.

I noticed it when the official went to report a number and they had to do a 1 with one hand then they brought up two hands for the number 6.

It looked weird and I didn't like it.

So I'm assuming NBA players can wear any number they want? or what's the rule there.

It's *always* been this way. George Mikan wore 99, Julius Erving wore 6.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by GROUPthink

It's *always* been this way. George Mikan wore 99, Julius Erving wore 6.

My alltime favorite player wore number six for the Boston Celtics.

[dsqrddgd909]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

My alltime favorite player wore number six for the Boston Celtics.

That's too easy.

I pictured you more as a 14 or 17 guy.

[Steven Tyler]

It seems like years ago in high school the home team wore even numbers not higher than ending with the digit 4, and the visiting team wore odd numbers not ending higher than the digit 5. I suppose it had something to do with the numbers of fingers on each hand. I guess you couldn't ref if your nickname was Nubsy back in the day:..................

I remember in an old yearbook photo before my time, the players wore 11, 22, 33, etc.

[Rob1968]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

It seems like years ago in high school the home team wore even numbers not higher than ending with the digit 4, and the visiting team wore odd numbers not ending higher than the digit 5. I suppose it had something to do with the numbers of fingers on each hand. I guess you couldn't ref if your nickname was Nubsy back in the day:..................

I remember in an old yearbook photo before my time, the players wore 11, 22, 33, etc.

In the sixties, we wore evens at home and odds on the road. It was said to help the officials get the calls right -- I guess the full calf-covering socks, all of which had to match for members of each team, were worn for the same reason.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by Rob1968

In the sixties, we wore evens at home and odds on the road. It was said to help the officials get the calls right -- I guess the full calf-covering socks, all of which had to match for members of each team, were worn for the same reason.

We wore baseball leggings with the socks over them. Had that in football, too. Those things never stayed up, hence the white tape job. I remember when the NFL wouldn't let players wear the white tape, so they had to wear the clear tape they use for taping shipping boxes. I never understood that rule.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by dsqrddgd909

I pictured you more as a 17 guy.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by dsqrddgd909

I pictured you more as a 14 guy.