Isaiah Thomas will not start the season for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he’s wondering why fans won’t have the chance to snag one of his jerseys before he gets healthy again and back on the court. Thomas could be out until January or later and might only be in town for a season, but fans still want to rock the No. 3 jersey and some have had a little trouble finding it.
Thomas retweeted someone mentioning him on Twitter in their confusion because they can’t find a Thomas jersey in the Cavaliers team store. One would assume this is the physical Cavs team store, because his jersey is available online — although only in white.
“When the Cavs store doesn’t have @Isaiah_Thomas jerseys in….” the tweet said. Thomas noticed it and amplified the question a bit, wondering exactly what is going on.
https://twitter.com/Isaiah_Thomas/status/914229060959686656
“What they waiting for lol,” Thomas asked.
And it’s a good question! But there could be a lot of reasons for not having any Thomas jerseys in the team store. Production issues, for one, could be to blame. Maybe there’s a shortage of the number three in the the typeface the Cavaliers chose for their new jerseys, although it is available online.
Other potential reasons could be that the store was simply sold out. The fan didn’t ask the right guy. Or maybe they just didn’t look in the right spot. In any case, hopefully the fan figured out that he can log on and find Thomas’ jersey online, but they might need to make sure they stock up the physical store with the No. 3 and diversify their options.
As for Thomas, being that it’s at the online store, he probably doesn’t need to worry that this is some kind of sign that he might get moved in the future. If we’ve learned anything from the Kyrie Irving fiasco this summer, it’s that what happens with how the Cavs promote jerseys has no impact on the front office’s moves.
