Thought I'd give a heads up on a suspicious Chris Andersen jersey listed on eBay last night. Looks like it has the potential to end at a decent price with all of the bids already, so I thought I'd share this just in case any members here were eyeing it up.
Some red flags:
- Chris Andersen was suspended from the league for 2 years on January 25, 2006 while playing for the Hornets. He was reinstated on March 5, 2008 and re-signed by the New Orleans Hornets, so he did play for the Hornets at the end of the 2007-2008 season. However, when he was reinstated he wore #1, as #12, which he had worn for his first 2 seasons with the Hornets (2004-2005 & 2005-2006) prior to his suspension was being worn by Hilton Armstrong. (Armstrong played for the Hornets from the 2006-2007 season though the 2009-2010 season, and wore #12 for his duration with the team)
- The New Orleans Hornets did not wear the "OKC" patch during the 2007-2008 season; they wore a patch of their brand new "Fleur de Bee" secondary logo. The 2007-2008 season was the Hornets' first season back in New Orleans full-time, after being relocated to Oklahoma City for the 2005-2006 & 2006-2007 season after Hurricane Katrina, which was when the "OKC" patch was worn.
- I can't be positive on this, as I have yet to see a legit 2007-08 Chris Andersen game jersey, but I'm fairly sure the size is incorrect. In 2004-2005 & 2005-2006 while playing for the Hornets, Andersen wore a (Reebok) size 52+6 length. In 2008-09, he wore a (adidas) size 52+4 length with the Denver Nuggets.
Cliffs if you don't want to read above:
- Wrong number; Andersen wore #1 in the '07-'08 season, #12 was worn by Hilton Armstrong
- Hornets didn't wear "OKC" patch in '07-'08 season, only worn in '05-'06 & '07-'07 seasons
- Questionable player size
Some red flags:
- Chris Andersen was suspended from the league for 2 years on January 25, 2006 while playing for the Hornets. He was reinstated on March 5, 2008 and re-signed by the New Orleans Hornets, so he did play for the Hornets at the end of the 2007-2008 season. However, when he was reinstated he wore #1, as #12, which he had worn for his first 2 seasons with the Hornets (2004-2005 & 2005-2006) prior to his suspension was being worn by Hilton Armstrong. (Armstrong played for the Hornets from the 2006-2007 season though the 2009-2010 season, and wore #12 for his duration with the team)
- The New Orleans Hornets did not wear the "OKC" patch during the 2007-2008 season; they wore a patch of their brand new "Fleur de Bee" secondary logo. The 2007-2008 season was the Hornets' first season back in New Orleans full-time, after being relocated to Oklahoma City for the 2005-2006 & 2006-2007 season after Hurricane Katrina, which was when the "OKC" patch was worn.
- I can't be positive on this, as I have yet to see a legit 2007-08 Chris Andersen game jersey, but I'm fairly sure the size is incorrect. In 2004-2005 & 2005-2006 while playing for the Hornets, Andersen wore a (Reebok) size 52+6 length. In 2008-09, he wore a (adidas) size 52+4 length with the Denver Nuggets.
Cliffs if you don't want to read above:
- Wrong number; Andersen wore #1 in the '07-'08 season, #12 was worn by Hilton Armstrong
- Hornets didn't wear "OKC" patch in '07-'08 season, only worn in '05-'06 & '07-'07 seasons
- Questionable player size
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