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What is the purpose of a number on the back of a basketball jersey?
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∙ 17y ago
The purpose of you having a number on the back AND front of your jersey, is so the officials can see, when you get a foul or a technical of any kind, then that is how they show the people that are taking scores and fouls/coaches can see who did what.
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