[rQUOTEr]Despite Paul George's absence, the Indiana Pacers will surely sell some of his jerseys this upcoming season, but they will bear a different number. Before the deadline in the first week of March, George applied for and was granted the right to switch from No. 24 to No. 13, sources told ESPN.com. Per league rules for a player who changes jersey numbers on the same team, George will have to buy up all remaining No. 24s from the marketplace. The idea might have come from ESPN's Bill Simmons, who first mentioned the idea on Grantland in May 2013. "By the way, I have some advice that will help Paul George become a household name," Simmons wrote. "He should change his number immediately from No. 24 to No. 13. Here's why ... can you think of anyone being helped by a nickname more than Paul George suddenly becoming PG-13? 'Uh-oh, PG-13 is heating up!' 'Warning, this game contains strong language, violence and a possible heat check!' 'We might have to make this performance rated R -- it's too hot to handle!' Let's make this happen already." George liked the idea when asked about it on Jimmy Kimmel in January. "That's got a ring to it, PG-13," George said at the time. He has been dropping hints of the change to fans. Over the past month, he has tweeted trece, which means 13 in Spanish, seven times. George finished last season 15th in the league in jersey sales, according to sales at the NBA Store in New York City and the online NBA Store. Ironically, George wore No. 24 because of Kobe Bryant, who in 2006 changed his number to 24 from No. 8. http://goo.gl/Y0lhDC[/rQUOTEr]
lmao, yeah that is so far from irony, it's not even a goddam coincidence, it's not even anything. I don't understand the relevance of this random fact about Kobe.
I didnt realize they had to buy up all the jerseys...since when has that been happening? And how does it work?
Parental Guidance under 13? Not hardcore enough to be rated R? I don't see the appeal. Wish him a quick recovery, though.
Wonder how much did PG pay for all the jersey on the market lol. And what the hell would he do with all these PG jerseys?
I only said what half of the people here wanted to say, but didn't, including the writer of the article. The humor is dark I agree.
