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WHY? Ron Artest selects #96 for Houston Jersey
While many players show an unnerving committment to single jersey number throughout their career, Count favourite and Tru Warrior, Ron Artest has demonstrated an unparallelled propensity to change his number mid career. Why has Ron chosen this, the 5th number in his pro-career?
WHY? Ron Artest selects #96 for Houston Jersey
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BallerBlogger.com — ... The Sport Count:  “We all know that some guys change due to numbers being retired, or jersey numbers being occupied at teams they’re traded to. However, like everything that Ron does, every single number change has a weird and wonderful sense of logic to it, which in his mind is extremely significant and important. Ron kicked off with number 15 (which was apparently the number that his father wore… until Ron realised, upon consulting his father, that it was actually 51). He then moved to 23, as a tribute to Michael Jordan; I’m sure Jordan appreciated the tip of the hat, ...

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