Whether driven by personal expression, cultural significance, superstition or legacy, most athletes have meaningful reasons for choosing their jersey numbers.

Former Memphis Grizzlies player Chandler Parsons makes a bold Karl-Anthony Towns take after New York Knicks-Boston Celtics Game 1

In the New York Knicks’ first-round series against the Detroit Pistons, they were met with some serious physicality from Detroit that embodied the grittiness