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Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:00 am EDT

Phenomenal Swag: the Fletch T-Shirt

Trey Kerby of The Blowtorch searches high and low across the Internet for NBA-related goods you never knew you needed. You know, phenomenal swag. Email Ball Don't Lie any relevant products you find here.

Let's consider the jersey T-shirt.  On one hand, it's a shirt designed to look like a jersey, only tackier. 

On the other hand, it isn't actually a jersey, which is a slight improvement.  On the third hand (mutant division), it's still basically a jersey, which es no bueno. 

However, there is one thing that can somewhat legitimize the jersey shirt in these piercing blue eyes: Chevy Chase. 

Or more precisely: Fletch.  Hence, the Fletch jersey shirt.  

I have one significant quibble with this jersey shirt, which will be apparently obvious to any Fletch fans.  The shirt says "Fletcher" on the back.  And though I haven't seen the movie in years (and have to wait until tomorrow for my Netflixed copy to arrive), I certainly don't remember Irwin Fletcher's entire surname being on his jersey. 

Just to fulfill my journalistic duties, I have confirmed that there are precisely zero Fletchers to ever play in the NBA, and the Internet agrees with me -- it's Fletch.  Nonetheless, if you must own a jersey shirt, make it this one.  

BDL Rating: 4 Muggsys (one subtracted for execution)  

(h/t: BCatsFANinLA)

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  1. Macca
    1. Posted by Macca Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:24 am EDT

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    first
    and who is fletcher?
  2. ao
    2. Posted by ao Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:27 am EDT

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    this is awesome!
  3. Phil M
    3. Posted by Phil M Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:30 am EDT

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    Greatness...too bad its a lakers jersey.
  4. QuAzY
    4. Posted by QuAzY Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:50 am EDT

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    Fletcher is Lakers waterboy ... what a tribute
  5. alex
    5. Posted by alex Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:08 pm EDT

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    Wooooooooooooooooooooooooow..................
  6. Allen
    6. Posted by Allen Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:41 pm EDT

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    #1 Go to IMDB and look up Fletch.
    That will explain it all.
    And He never went by Fletcher.
    It was Fletch on the jersey.
    RIP Chevy Chase's career.
  7. SCSF- LeBron NBA Finals Winless t-shirt ebay
    7. Posted by SCSF- LeBron NBA Finals Winless t-shirt ebay Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:48 pm EDT

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    +I have a FLETCH jersey used for Halloween many times...people love it!
  8. Andy D
    8. Posted by Andy D Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:48 pm EDT

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    Why wouldn't you just go to the NBA Store Web site and custom-make a Fletch 99 t-shirt?
    http://store.nba.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2532958
    $24.99
  9. Sara T
    9. Posted by Sara T Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:18 pm EDT

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    the shirt and chevy suck the lakers rule
  10. Anton
    10. Posted by Anton Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:09 pm EDT

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    #12 - the shirt is a Lakers' shirt promoting LAKERS, dumbass.
  11. bcatsfaninla
    11. Posted by bcatsfaninla Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:09 pm EDT

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    Trey, the funny thing is, after I sent this link to you guys, I did the research and found that it was based off of the Chevy Chase movie, which I will now have to rent and see for myself (or maybe you can send it to me after you're done, and I'll send it back to NetFlix, I promise!).
    I might get the shirt just 'cause. Either that, or get a personalized one with "Mikan" on the back on top of the "99."
  12. bcatsfaninla
    12. Posted by bcatsfaninla Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:01 pm EDT

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    #11 "Sara T" - You're an idiot and typical of most Laker fakers. The shirt itself, as #13 "Emperor S" said, is promoting your stupid Lakers. And Chevy Chase is a legend.
    Please think twice before posting in the future. And FYI, your post was a run-on sentence.
  13. never_to_return
    13. Posted by never_to_return Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:05 pm EDT

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    6'5", with the afro, 6'9".
  14. never_to_return
    14. Posted by never_to_return Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:07 pm EDT

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    6'5", with the afro, 6'9".
  15. never_to_return
    15. Posted by never_to_return Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:07 pm EDT

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    6'5", with the afro, 6'9".
    Seeing how many i can get in a row.
  16. never_to_return
    16. Posted by never_to_return Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:08 pm EDT

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    6'5", with the afro, 6'9".
  17. never_to_return
    17. Posted by never_to_return Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:09 pm EDT

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    6'5", with the afro, 6'9".
    MRS. STANWYK !!!!!
  18. J Money
    18. Posted by J Money Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:19 pm EDT

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    nice spanish

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