
The unknown story behind NBA jersey number (III)
The NBA is a very popular sport, and the NBA is the top basketball league, in the hearts of every basketball fan, they all have a number hidden, that is their favorite star’s jersey number. These numbers just simply represent a number so simple? In fact, not, behind each star, the jersey number they choose is a story.
The 2019 champion Raptors’ Siakam, who wears jersey number 43, is generally rarely seen in NBA games, and Siakam he wears number 43 in honor of his father who has gone and passed away. When Siakam’s father was 43 years old, a sudden car accident caused Siakam to become a child without a father. The death of Siakam’s father was a big blow to him, and Siakam grew up with his father training him to play basketball, and it can be said that Siakam now owes a lot of credit to his father for his achievements in the NBA.
The story of Durant’s jersey number i Jerseys similar to Siakam’s, also to commemorate a loved one who has passed away, if Siakam’s story is very moving to us, then Durant is more of a teacher-student love, more than a father’s love of teacher-student love. We all know that Durant career pre are wearing the #35 NBA jersey, and the #35 is to commemorate their own initiation coach Craig, Craig coach died in an accident at the age of 35. In Durant’s basketball initiation, it is because of the careful coaching of Coach Craig, making Durant grow fast in basketball. And in life, Durant’s father abandoned him and his mother since childhood, lacking fatherly love since childhood, but also Craig coach, from childhood to Durant very concerned, to give fatherly love, so that Durant more happy growth.
Kobe’s jersey number is very inspirational, although Kobe is now gone from us, but the spirit of Mamba will always live in our hearts. In the pre-Kobe athlete, his jersey number is 8, after Kobe changed to 24, he chose 24 for the reason that an attack time is 24 seconds, there are 24 hours a day, he does not want to waste every minute and second of every day. There are also reasons that the god of basketball Jordan is number 23, Kobe wants to surpass Jordan, so choose number 24, it must be said, Kobe in the jersey selection on behalf of the Mamba spirit of heritage.
And like James his career selected No. 6 and No. 23 jersey number is to commemorate his idol Jordan and Dr. J. Klay jersey selected No. 11 is to commemorate his draft position, the 11th overall pick. Curry is to learn from his father, Curry’s father was also an NBA player, also wears No. 30 jersey, Maddie’s jersey to choose No. 1 is to remind themselves to do what they have to do first.