The Toronto Raptors haven’t been involved in a big time sports story since Vince Carter roamed the floor of the Air Canada Center in Toronto. Don’t worry, nothing has changed in that regard. Today, the Raptors sport a lineup with such names as Jose Calderon, DeMar DeRozan, Amir Johnson, and Andrea Bargnani. This rag tag team has posted a 9-19 record, which is good enough for last in the Atlantic Division. Nonetheless, forward Amir Johnson is still proud to be a Raptor. So proud in fact, that the Westchester High School product had the Raptors most recent dinosaur foot print logo shaved, with color, into the back of his head. Okay, so this isn’t a tattoo, but a tattoo would have been more expected and less demonstrative than shaving a logo into your head. We’ve seen NBA players shave someone’s initials or number into their head, but nothing like the monstrosity of a haircut that Amir Johnson decided to rock. Judge it for yourself, but other than the obvious passion Johnson feels for his team, nothing justifies this abomination.
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: In 2000, the Reds changed a part of the team's uniforms, what did they change? Answer to come Monday.
Thursday's answer: The team's blue away jerseys were retired when the club switched logos.
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