Break out those mothballed No. 12 jerseys, Spurs fans.
LaMarcus Aldridge is coming to town – and he’s getting to keep his old number.
With the blessing of its previous owner, Bruce Bowen’s No. 12 is coming out of retirement so that the Spurs’ latest All-Star addition can don his preferred digits.
“You want LaMarcus to feel part of the family,” Bowen told the Express-News. “If I can have a hand in that, shoot, why not? I don’t play anymore.”
Consider it a “Welcome to San Antonio” gift for Aldridge.
Save for two years at the University of Texas spent in No.