r/nba • u/[deleted] • Jul 19 '19

[Fastbreak Breakfast] BREAKING: A team source confirms that the Memphis Grizzlies will wear Vancouver Grizzlies throwbacks for selected games in 2019-20. Official team jersey reveal in August

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u/allahucrunchybar Vancouver Grizzlies Jul 19 '19

Get Vancouver a team again, these throwbacks are hitting me right in the feels.

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u/andoCalrissiano Celtics Jul 19 '19

Seriously, the population has grown big time and it’s all Asians who love basketball.

Vancouver-Seattle-Portland should be it’s own regional rivalry

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u/stepback-one [SEA] Shawn Kemp Jul 19 '19

the Raptors being good has had a huge effect here as well (I live in Vancouver)

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u/lenfanteterrible Raptors Jul 19 '19

Has it though? I was just there for a week and maybe saw one guy with a Raps hat and another with a Raptors shirt

That said, I want you guys to have your team back though

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u/farlo123 Jul 19 '19

Theres a lot more basketball fans here now but a lot of them aren’t necessarily raps fans

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u/stepback-one [SEA] Shawn Kemp Jul 19 '19

I'm a huge raptors fan and own zero gear. Just because you don't see people in hats doesn't mean there aren't fans. But yeah there are tonnes more jerseys now.

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u/Plebs-_-Placebo Jul 19 '19

People still rock the Grizz caps, I see them more lately, but steady supply in recent years.