Michael Jordan, Justin Holiday and Davalyn Cunningham have very little in common on the surface – other than that they’re all current or former basketball players – but the mark they made is evident every time the 2015-16 New Orleans Pelicans play a game. That’s because Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and Dante Cunningham, respectively, chose uniform numbers (23, 11 and 44) that pay tribute to the that aforementioned trio.
Whether it’s a nod to an influential hoopster, or perhaps a reference to their early days as a youngster just learning to love the game of basketball, NBA players often cite a range of reasons for selecting the digit(s) on the front and back of their jerseys.