8p9s Roundtable: The Flo Jos Are Back
By Jared Wade
3. Do you own any Indiana Pacers jerseys?
Donahue: At last count, I own 64 Pacer jerseys. When jerseys became available, I began more or less collecting them (I also have somewhere around 20 Colts jerseys), though that has slowed considerably in the last few years. I have them, because I like jerseys.
Furr: I do not currently. For years, I had a Jermaine O’Neal pinstripe jersey. I sweat in that jersey, I bled on that jersey, I lost that jersey over and over, and it always came back. It finally got worn beyond repair, and I bid it farewell. There will be another to replace it soon; I haven’t decided between David West because I have a soft spot for bigs, or Paul George. I loooooooove watching PG play basketball, but not a fan of PG-13. It feels unnatural to me — the same way I felt about MJ wearing 45.
Washburn: I have several ranging from Reggie Miller and Rik Smits to Jermaine O’Neal. My favorite story is regarding my most recent purchase – a Jalen Rose pinstripe version. I recently had a baby boy that I’m training up into being a Pacers fan, and my son was delighted to wear my Jalen Rose jersey for about ten minutes. He was so delighted, he spit up on it. This means he definitely loves the outfit.
Medworth: In elementary, I think I had enough NBA jerseys to wear a different one each day of the week at school. As I’ve gotten older I’ve purchased a few as well, but I recently told myself that I was done with the NBA jersey fad, not really having a favorite anymore. Then I see a picture of the Paul George Flo-Jo and I have a new all-time favorite that I don’t even own.
Gibson: Funnily enough, I only own a baseball-style Pacers jersey, and that doesn’t count. I tend to be strategic about my jersey purchases, and post-Brawl there weren’t a lot of players I wanted to wear. I’d say now in the PG/Roy Era it would be much easier throw money at one.
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