PHOTO: Paul George donates No. 24 gear to his old high school
There were probably a lot of fans worried when Paul George began teasing a change in jersey number a few weeks back. With George officially making the move from No. 24 to No. 13 on Monday, those fans are surely disappointed.
And who are we to say "probably?" George ranked 14th in the NBA in jersey sales this past season, so there are certain to be a good number of people with outdated jerseys, now forced into convincing themselves they own a throwback George jersey.
While some are disappointed, though, there are several hundred lucky teens ecstatic with the change.
On Wednesday, George began retweeting several photos of fans thanking him for gear, as George apparently bought out the remaining No. 24 merchandise from adidas and donated it all to Knight High School in Palmdale, Calif., where he played his high-school ball.
Palmdale will always have my heart!
— Paul George (@Paul_George24) August 13, 2014
@Paul_George24 Thank-you For Everything You've given To KHS,We Really hope You Get Better Soon
-LoveTheClassof2015 pic.twitter.com/qCo9bwWzYj
— Mrs.O'brien (@arlene_chaidez) August 13, 2014
@Paul_George24 is the GOAT. Once a Knight Hawk, always a Knight Hawk pic.twitter.com/8n8P6QJrpJ
— Empress Wong (@DanielaWong_) August 13, 2014
Shout out to @Paul_George24 for the hook up pic.twitter.com/Kbzuoh65ic
— YOUNGTRECE (@EZMONEYSNIPERJ) August 13, 2014
Awesome! RT @Liz_vibes_: @Paul_George24 #KHS pic.twitter.com/HCHEpAxm5h
— Paul George (@Paul_George24) August 13, 2014
@Paul_George24 AYYYY THANK YOU MAN pic.twitter.com/7yE621mNGn
— Natalie❂☯ (@Natlovesit) August 13, 2014
That's a really cool gesture from George, and hopefully it's earned him some positive karma he can apply to his recovery.