DALLAS –When he suits up for the Dallas Mavericks in their Tuesday night home game against the Denver Nuggets, Tony Romo will be wearing jersey No. 9.
That’s the same jersey number Romo wore during his 14-year career with the Dallas Cowboys, which ended when he retired last week. It’s also the same jersey number worn by current Mavs rookie forward Nicolas Brussino.
So what gives? How can two players on the same team wear the same number?
"(Romo is) not signed to a contract, so there’s no technical illegal thing about it," coach Rick Carlisle said Monday on ESPN radio.