You may not know, but Houston Rockets head coach Kevin McHale hasn’t been seen on the bench in a little over one month. McHale had taken off his coaching hat and replaced it with his “father” hat. McHale returned 2 weeks after his daughter passed away due to complications from Lupus. Alexandra “Sasha” McHale died on November 24th, at the age of 23 years old. Her father made his coaching return as the Rockets took on the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs beat Houston 116-109. The Rockets will wear a patch on their warm up shirts in the colors purple and green. Green being McHale’s daughter’s favorite color and purple for the color of the fight against Lupus. The players will wear a band of the same colors on their jerseys.
Authentic Store Buzz: Pro League Authentics has just come out with a new exclusive line of apparel. The Legends Line- Wilt Chamberlain. A fan of Wilt the Stilt, The Big Dipper, or maybe you just know him as Mr. 100. Wilt Chamberlain was a basketball legend, considered by many to be the most athletic and talented player to ever strut onto the NBA hardwood. The big man, who wore number 13 and was famous for wearing the sweatband on his head, once dropped 100 points in Hershey, PA. PLA has the exclusive line of shirts of the Wilt Chamberlain line.
As the NFL season continues, PLA continues to provide a great selection of authentic NIKE NFL jerseys including the newest one, a home blue Andrew Luck jersey. In fact, PLA is now offering 50% off on any NIKE NFL jerseys. All are authentic. Check our selection out on our website, call up the store to inquire, or keep track of our Facebook Page and Twitter feed for daily updates.
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Authentically Speaking Trivia Time: The current mascot of the Colorado Avalanche is a St. Bernard named beanie, but who was their first mascot? Answer to come tomorrow.
Wednesday’s answer: Red, green, orange, and white. The green was too similar to the Dolphins green, thus is was dropped in favor of the creamsicle colored jerseys.
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