http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-lakers-kobesjersey&prov=ap&type=lgns Fans shunning Kobe Bryant's jersey By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, Associated Press Writer January 6, 2005 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Kobe Bryant is no longer a fashion icon. For the last month, Bryant's No. 8 Lakers jersey -- previously one of the best sellers in the world -- has fallen out of the top 50, according to point-of-sale data tabulated by a Florida market research firm. Bryant's NBA jersey was still the 10th-highest selling jersey for the year, but he finished the month of December at No. 72 -- and in one week plunged to No. 90, a drastic slide for the player many once saw as the sport's next marketing golden boy.
i've never really understood buying a big man jersey...unless one was a big man. i mean, i buy jerseys of players i relate too...so when i play ball, if i wear that jersey, it doesn't look dumb. i'm 5'10 and if i wore a shaq jersey it would just look foolish. here's my checklist for popular jerseys: shaq - NO...i'm not shaq. kobe - NO...i don't rape women. lebron - NO...i don't wear a mask. brent barry - sure, i'm a white boy who shoots 3's.
Since he chose Brent Barry, I would think he probably fights crime in a Robin outfit, or maybe one of the Wonder Twins.
