George King wanted to do a solid favor for an old friend.
This old friend, proud of a recently completed Colorado basketball career that landed King among the Buffaloes' top 20 all-time leaders in points and rebounds, wanted to commemorate King's accomplishments with his own replica Colorado Buffaloes No. 24 basketball jersey.
No problem, King figured. He trudged over to the gift shop at the University Memorial Center, and even though King had a good idea of what he was going to find, the punch to the gut struck far deeper than mere sticker shock.
Seventy-five dollars.