MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday released the new 0 jersey for incoming player Damian Lillard.
As TMJ4 News reported, Lillard was traded by Portland to play alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee on Wednesday. The deal ends his 11-year run with the Trail Blazers and a three-month saga surrounding Lillard's wish to be moved elsewhere in hopes of winning an NBA title. The seven-time All-Star goes from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks in a three-team deal that sends Jrue Holiday from the Bucks to Portland, Deandre Ayton from Phoenix to Portland and Jusuf Nurkic from the Blazers to the Suns.
The Bucks Pro Shop has the Lillard jerseys for sale. Check them out and buy one on their website.
Check out photos TMJ4 News took on Thursday at the Pro Shop:
Justin Shina's family was visiting from Michigan when the jerseys went up for sale.
His son and nephew were the first to pick up Lillard's Milwaukee jerseys at the Bucks Pro Shop at Fiserv Forum even though they are Pistons fans.
"They love the stars and Lillard he's an all-star," Shina said.
"It's a very exact science. We have to make sure that the name is not crooked numbers aren't crooked," Buck vice president of retail Valerie Suminski said.
Suminski stated say by Thursday morning they saw more than 200 Lillard jerseys fly in online sales.
Bucks leaders say tickets have been going quickly since news about the trade started circulating on social media.
"The phone started ringing at 2:00 yesterday afternoon. We had reps on the phones until 9:30, 10:00 last night back in at 7:00 this morning," Dustin Godsey, Bucks chief sales and marketing officer said.
Kat Hodges grew up a loyal Bucks fan. She was on a mission to get her new Lillard jersey right away.
"I've been texting everybody about it I'm geeked I'm ready," Hodges said. "I like how he shares the ball. I like his community skills. I like how he talks to his fans."
Larger shipments of the new jerseys are expected in the coming weeks.
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