The Best Basketball Jerseys From 3 Days At Austin City Limits
Yesterday, I got back after four days in Austin, Texas, for the Austin City Limits Music Festival. While I was devoid of NBA preseason games and trade chatter, I did still find a way to bring some basketball to the experience. After reading a hilarious New York Times article that was published a few weeks ago about the prevalence of hipsters wearing vintage NBA jerseys, I figured that I’d do take note of every jersey I saw all weekend. Enjoy!
Note: Big shout out to my boys Craig and Pedro for helping me spot all of these!
Day 1 (22)
Ed O’Bannon / No. 31 / New Jersey Nets / Blue
Dirk Nowitzki / No. 14 / German National Team / Black
Kobe Bryant / No. 8 / Los Angeles Lakers / Yellow
Lee Mayberry / No. 11 / Vancouver Grizzlies / Teal (authentic)
Kevin Garnett / No. 5 / Boston Celtics / White
Manu Ginobili / No. 20 / San Antonio Spurs / Black
Khalid Reeves / No. 3 / University of Arizona / Blue
Shaquille O’Neal / No. 34 / Minneapolis Lakers / Black (throwback)
Steve Nash / No. 13 / Phoenix Suns / Orange (PHX front)
Tyler Hansbrough / No. 50 / University of North Carolina / White
Rasheed Wallace / No. 36 / Detroit Pistons / Red
Brian Grant / No. 44 / Portland Trail Blazers / Black
Michael Jordan / No. 23 / Chicago Bulls / Red (on a girl)
Kevin Durant / No. 5 / Montrose Christian School / Black
Tune Squad / White
Charles Barkley / No. 34 / Phoenix Suns / Purple
Shareef Abdur-Rahim / No. 3 / Atlanta Hawks / Lime Green (throwback)
Kevin Durant / No. 35 / Seattle Supersonics / White
Hakeem Olajuwon / No. 34 / Houston Rockets / Blue (spaceship)
Paul Pierce / No. 34 / Boston Celtics / Green (with gold letters)
Jordan Farmar / No. 1 / UCLA / Powder Blue
Tracy McGrady / No. 1 / Orlando Magic / White
Day 2 (30)
Jerry West / No. 44 / Los Angeles Lakers / Blue
Ben Wallace / No. 3 / Detroit Pistons / Blue
Wayne Turner / No. 5 / University of Kentucky / Blue
Chris Webber / No. 4 / Sacramento Kings / White
Michael Jordan / No. 23 / University of North Carolina / Grey
Michael Jordan / No. 23 / Chicago Bulls / Red
Derrick Rose / No. 1 / Chicago Bulls / White
Jason Kidd / No. 5 / New Jersey Nets / Blue
Dwyane Wade / No. 9 / Team USA / White
Larry Bird / No. 33 / Boston Celtics / Green
LeBron James / No. 23 / Cleveland Cavaliers / White (thought all these were burned)
Dennis Rodman / No. 91 / Chicago Bulls / Red
Hakeem Olajuwon / No. 34 / Houston Rockets / Red
Glenn Robinson / No. 13 / Milwaukee Bucks / Purple
Michael Jordan / No. 23 / Laney High School / White
Mike Miller / No. 33 / Memphis Grizzlies / Blue
Chris Bosh / No. 4 / Toronto Raptors / Red
Dominique Wilkins / No. 12 / Dream Team / Blue
Ray Allen / No. 20 / Boston Celtics / Green
Kevin Durant / No. 35 / Oklahoma City Thunder / Blue
Carmelo Anthony / No. 15 / Denver Nuggets / Dark Blue
Nick Van Exel / No. 37 / Golden State Warriors / Yellow
Derrick Rose / No. 1 / Chicago Bulls / White
Chauncey Billups / No. 1 / Denver Nuggets / Blue
No Name / No. 11 / University of Colorado / Black
Jason Terry / No. 31 / Dallas Mavericks / Green
Paul Pierce / No. 34 / Boston Celtics / Green
Bryant “Big Country” Reeves / No. 50 / Vancouver Grizzlies / Teal
Kevin Durant / No. 35 / Oklahoma City Thunder / White
Scottie Pippen / No. 33 / Chicago Bulls / Red
Day 3 (23)
No Name / No. 20 / University of Notre Dame / Navy Blue
Kevin Durant / No. 35 / Western Conference All-Star / Red
Steve Francis / No. 3 / Houston Rockets / Red
Chris Paul / No. 3 / New Orleans Hornets / Purple & Green (Mardis Gras)
Derrick Rose / No. 1 / Chicago Bulls / Red
Michael Jordan / No. 23 / Chicago Bulls / White (child’s small on 6-footer)
Michael Jordan / No. 23 / University of North Carolina / Carolina Blue
Vernon Maxwell / No. 11 / Houston Rockets / Red
LeBron James / No. 6 / Miami Heat / Black
Stephen Curry / No. 30 / Davidson College / Red
Michael Jordan / No. 23 / Chicago Bulls / Red
Grant Hill / No. 33 / Detroit Pistons / Blue
Damion James / No. 5 University of Texas / Burnt Orange
Julius Erving / No. 6 / Philadelphia 76ers / White
Antawn Jamison / No. 33 / Dallas Mavericks / Blue
Hakeem Olajuwon / No. 34 / Houston Rockets / Blue (spaceship)
Steve Francis / No. 23 / University of Maryland / Red
Scottie Pippen / No. 33 / Chicago Bulls / Black
Steve Nash / No. 13 / Phoenix Suns / Purple
Steve Nash / No. 11 / Santa Clara University / Red
David Robinson / No. 50 / San Antonio Spurs / Black
Tracy McGrady / No. 1 / Houston Rockets / Red
Nate Robinson / No. 4 / New York Knicks / White
What’s your favorite one?
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October 12th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
suberzat says:
yea they did have alot of different jerseys out at acl i seen that dude with the ben wallace jerseys on everywhere i went
October 12th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Jeff Chen says:
AP – You would be a genius and it would be sick if this was all off of memory. You could change it to:
I figured that I’d take a mental note of every jersey I saw all weekend. Enjoy!
October 12th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Ko Peso says:
That No. 20 Notre Dame jersey might have been LaPhonso Ellis
October 12th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Loc says:
Big Country!!!!
October 12th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Ian says:
I guess my 2000 Michigan State Reebok Practice Jersey autographed by the Flintstones was overlooked! Haha, awesome list, I saw a lot but I wish I could have caught Maryland Franchise jersey and Warriors Van Exel. Awesome list, maybe pics too next year?
October 12th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
Nizzio says:
Charles Barkleys Phoenix jersey sure would be nice…
October 13th, 2010 at 12:42 am
Papa Smurf says:
Authentic Lee Mayberry is classic
October 13th, 2010 at 6:38 am
bobby stew says:
I’m loving the Wayne Turner jersey. That was the last jersey I ever wore to a club (2002 ish) before dress codes started eliminting jerseys. Soon after I retired that jersey and I retired from the clubs.
October 13th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
M3 says:
Nash – Santa Clara is a new one. Respect the originality there. Jordan (on a girl) always a win…if she’s attractive.