If you’re a longtime NBA fan of a certain age, you may occasionally wince when you peruse rosters and notice that there are now a multitude of players in the league who were born in 2000 or later. For example, the New Orleans Pelicans have four members of that group.
Want to feel really old, though? Talk to guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker about his collection of “throwback” sports gear, including a wide array of snapback hats and T-shirts. Born 15 months before Y2K, Alexander-Walker describes his 1990s memorabilia by using the word “vintage.” Gasp.
“I love vintage clothing,” said the Toronto native, who has enjoyed wearing NASCAR, NFL, NBA and pro wrestling gear from the decade of the X-Files and grunge music.