Cavaliers gear NBA’s top seller; Curry’s jersey most popular
Cleveland Cavalier fans Teig Colgrove, left, and Sayeh Ashley, center, of Akron, take a selfie in front of a mural of Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James outside the Quicken Loans Arena early Wednesday, June 22, 2016 while waiting for a parade celebrating the Cleveland Cavaliers’ NBA Championship through downtown Cleveland. AP
NEW YORK—The NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers lead the league in merchandise sales, but Stephen Curry of the runner-up Golden State Warriors has the NBA’s most popular jersey.
The NBA says Cavaliers gear tops league rankings of most popular team merchandise for the first time since January of last year. It says LeBron James has the second most popular jersey. The jersey of Cleveland teammate Kyrie Irving comes in as the fourth most popular.
Article continues after this advertisementCurry has owned the league’s top selling jersey since the end of the 2014-2015 season. Fellow Warriors Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are in the Top 10. Golden State’s Andre Iguodala makes his debut on the list at 14.
The rankings are based on overall NBAStore.com sales from April to June.
