{
  "id": 1989581,
  "title": "Raptors rookie Allen Graves explains reasoning behind jersey number",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/raptors-rookie-allen-graves-explains-reasoning-behind-jersey-number",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T18:17:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/raptors-rookie-allen-graves-explains-181733108.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Toronto Raptors rookie Allen Graves will wear the No. 22 jersey number for his NBA debut with the team. The number holds significant personal meaning for Graves, as it was worn by his deceased brother, Koce, during his high school career. Graves previously wore the number throughout his basketball career at Ponchatoula High School and at Santa Clara University, where he led the team to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996. With the Raptors, he will be the 10th player in franchise history to don the number, and the first since Ulrich Chomche. Graves, the 19th overall pick, chose to honor his late brother by wearing the same number he wore in high school.",
  "summary": "Allen Graves will wear a familiar jersey number to tip off his career in the NBA with the Raptors after donning it for the majority of his career.",
  "key_points": [
    "Allen Graves will wear No. 22 jersey for NBA debut.",
    "Number honors late brother Koce's high school career.",
    "Graves becomes 10th Raptors player to wear No. 22."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}