15.) Rip City Residents Force Mo Williams to Change His Number
Apr 30, 2014; Houston, TX, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Mo Williams (25) brings the ball up the court during the first quarter against the Houston Rockets in game five of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Notice how Mo Williams is wearing number 25 in the picture above? It wasn’t always going to be that way. Upon his signing in with the Trail Blazers, the back up point guard unveiled his fresh number seven jersey. This was never going to fly with the Portland fan base.
Earl Watson eventually gave up his number, conceding to Williams. The official story was Watson conceded the number by being a nice guy, definitely not a product of Williams forcing anyones hand. Brandon Roy remains the last Trail Blazer to wear the number seven in the regular season. (OregonLive’s full story here)