He may not be the 76ers’ most well-known player, but Mike Scott won us over last season with his collection of hockey jerseys that he would wear to the arena before games.
Well, he’s about to take things to a new level. Scott is going to start wearing local high school hockey jerseys to games this season, and he’s put out a public call for anyone that wants to send him theirs.
According to PhillyVoice, even some schools have reached out to Scott to get him to wear their jerseys. Scott also revealed in an interview just why he likes hockey jerseys so much, as well as his favourite one.
“Probably like four years ago, my third or fourth year in Atlanta. I just started doing it because, you know, I just always thought hockey jerseys were one of the best sports jerseys — the color scheme, how big they fit, the logos. So I just started buying one, two, then people started noticing and I started going crazy. Now I have probably over 150 of them, 30 of them haven't even been worn yet. So, yeah, it's a pretty big thing.
... the black Flyers jersey I really like, the black and orange one. That's tough... I think Colorado [Avalanche] has a burgundy one, like a throwback burgundy and green one. Blackhawks, gotta go with Chicago. I like the L.A. Kings, plain black, grey and white. Those stick out the most."
We imagine that Scott is going to end up wearing a bunch of jerseys from Philly high schools, just through the 76ers fanbase, but don’t let that stop you! If you’ve ever wanted to see a NBAer repping your school at a game, then shoot your shot. Mike Scott is for the people.
h/t PhillyVoice
