New York Knicks shooting guard Reggie Bullock wears no. 25. His Knicks teammate, center Mitchell Robinson, wears no. 23.
However, for a few brief moments on Saturday night, Bullock wore both numbers.
The veteran two-guard got his second start of the season for New York in the team's home opener against the Philadelphia 76ers. With just over five minutes remaining in the first quarter, the officials realized Bullock's “City Edition” uniform had the correct number on the front side but had Robinson's no. 23 on the back.
Reggie Bullock's jersey really had different numbers 😂
The Knicks are already in midseason form.pic.twitter.com/03GhWHCjtL
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) December 27, 2020
Bullock was forced to briefly sub out of the game as a correct Knicks jersey was quickly brought to him.
Reggie Bullock had to leave the game because his jersey had number 25 on the front and number 23 on the back. Knicks Culture
— ParakHEAT Cortes (@Ryan_Cortes) December 27, 2020
Mike Breen noted that it was the first time he'd ever seen that particular mix-up in his long career broadcasting basketball games.
Predictably, Bullock, the Knicks, and the questionable “City Edition” uniforms were victims of some light Twitter roasting after the jersey snafu.
The Knicks misprinted Reggie Bullock's jersey and the refs pulled him. 30 years of watching basketball, and the Knicks'complete ineptitude still astounds me.
— Salvatore Pane (@salpane) December 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1342998219366805504
The Knicks city edition jerseys are so bad Reggie Bullock had to change into a new one because his had Mitchell Robinson’s number on the back
— Ian Schafer (@ischafer) December 27, 2020
The Knicks lost their season opener against the Indiana Pacers, 121-107. After a strong first half, the Knicks tailed off in the final two quarters of Tom Thibodeau's head coaching debut in New York. Bullock had 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting (3-of-8 from three-point range) in 26 minutes, adding a rebound, two assists, a steal, and only one uniform number.
In 29 games (19 starts) for the Knicks in 2019-20 — his first season in New York, which was limited by a back injury — Bullock averaged 8.1 points in 23.6 minutes per game, shooting 33.3% from downtown.
Playing for six different franchises over his eight-year career, the 29-year-old has averaged seven points per game and shot 38.5% from deep.