LeBron passes Kobe in jersey sales

[Ace]

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NEW YORK -- If LeBron James' move to Miami made him a villain to some, fans like dressing as a bad guy.

James had the top-selling jersey in the NBA this season, moving past Kobe Bryant to claim the No. 1 spot for the first time since his rookie season in Cleveland in 2004.

Bryant dropped to No. 2 on the list announced Wednesday, while Rajon Rondo moved up to third, one of five Boston Celtics among the top 15.

The list is based on sales on NBAStore.com since the start of the 2010-11 season.

James' popularity was expected to suffer after his much-criticized departure from the Cavaliers last summer. His switch of teams and numbers, from No. 23 to 6, ended the reign of Bryant, who had been No. 1 since the start of the 2008-09 season.

Amare Stoudemire (fourth) and Carmelo Anthony (eighth), in their first seasons with the Knicks, also made the top 10.

Shaquille O'Neal (12th), Ray Allen (13th), Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett rounded out the list.

[DJ Mbenga]

i think we all know why lebron is 1. he has a new jersey. its common sense. but rondo at 3? wow

[LkrFan]

Yo Ace - you should make a thread about when LeHype passes Kobe in rang totals. You'll probably file for Social Security before that ever happens though. :lol

:toast

[duncan228]

Here's the team top ten.


LeBron James Reclaims Top Spot in NBA Jersey Sales (http://www.cnbc.com/id/42568279)
By Tom Rotunno

...Here’s a look at the top ten selling teams in 2010-11:

1. Los Angeles Lakers

2. Boston Celtics

3. Miami Heat

4. New York Knicks

5. Chicago Bulls

6. Oklahoma City Thunder

7. Orlando Magic

8. San Antonio Spurs

9. Denver Nuggets

10. Phoenix Suns

http://www.cnbc.com/id/42568279

[Ashy Larry]

lol @ Dallas ........

[Killakobe81]

Funnything is you would think this would of happened two years ago ...

[dallaskd]

lol @ Dallas ........

Dallas is cowboy country.. always has been, always will be. if youre going to buy a $90 jersey usually people here dont go mavericks

[BlackSwordsMan]

buncha illegal cubans trying to blend in

[rayjayjohnson]

Melo so high when he's only been a knick for a couple of months is impressive, or is it combined stats? Tbh, Nuggs have woeful jerseys (except the dark navy alts), and fuck wearing my melo ones now.

Either way, bet it kills amare.

[DMC]

If Yao changes his number, look out.

[dbestpro]

Kobe lost the gay purchase to Lebron.

[Venti Quattro]

New Lebron shirts are coming up to commemorate this historic feat: Check my $ALE$ soon out, the sequel to Check my $TAT$ (http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/310120/news_lebron-james-check-my-stats-1_medium.jpg)

[xellos88330]

Surprised to see the Spurs in the top 10 actually.

[jag]

lol @ Dallas ........

It's hard to imagine JJ Barea, Tyson Chandler and Jason Terry jerseys flying off the racks.

[dbestpro]

Barea is number in sales to leprechauns.

[HarlemHeat37]

TBH, Lebron's jersey sales are padded up a little, because his people are known for buying a lot of jerseys and giving them out to kids..not trolling, btw, I know this for a fact..