The phrase refers to people collaborating within the Nationwide Basketball Affiliation (NBA) who’ve chosen to put on the jersey bearing the numeral 4. This quantity, like all others within the NBA, turns into related to the gamers who put on it, generally creating iconic standing or representing particular enjoying kinds.
The importance of a specific quantity in skilled basketball is commonly tied to the achievements and legacy of the participant carrying it. Whereas some numbers are retired by particular groups in honor of exceptionally impactful gamers, quantity 4 is on the market to be used until already claimed on a specific staff. The participant carrying it has the chance to construct a private model and legacy related to that particular identifier.