Of the oddities and frivolities associated with professional sports, jerseys are among the most common discussion topics. Put sleeves on a basketball jersey? Disaster. Wear cream-colored uniforms? Break TV ads. Make a throwback purple? Light it up.
What appears on the jerseys themselves can be equally divisive subjects too, as jersey numbers often have meanings either personal or practical, if not both. Former Milwaukee Buck Sandro Mamukelashvili selected his uniform number based on his position in the 2021 NBA draft. I wear no. 00 in rec leagues, for example, because as a lithe human being, I need all the help I can get when it comes to looking broader.