SOCK IT TO ME

Orlando Woolridge played for the Los Angeles Lakers in 1989. Before joining the Lakers, Woolridge had played for the Chicago Bulls and the New Jersey Nets, where he’d enjoyed some of his finest moments as a player. As a Nets player, he averaged over 20 points per game. Unfortunately, his game fell off just a bit when he first came to Los Angeles.
Woolridge badly wanted to regain the form he’d demonstrated as a Nets player. One day he came upon an old box of New Jersey Nets socks stored in his closet. Woolridge decided to try wearing the socks to see if they might improve his luck as a Lakers player. For the Lakers’ next game, he secretly wore Nets socks under Lakers socks. Amazingly, Orlando played much better in the game, which happened to be against the Denver Nuggets. Whether the Nets socks contributed to Woolridge’s play, no one knows for sure. But he continued to wear Nets socks under his Lakers’ socks for the rest of the season, and his play continued to improve. In fact, Woolridge finished the 1989 season in fine form. Was it because of his socks? You’d have to ask Orlando Woolridge!