Why Does Jimmy Kimmel Have a Statue of Michael Jordan Wearing Number 32? (BLOG)

When a picture of the late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel shaving the head of Justin Bieber went viral late last week we didn't ...

When a picture of the late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel shaving the head of Justin Bieber went viral late last week we didn't have the same reaction as Tweens, Canadians or Tom Brady. While they were busy creating the biggest fake national panic since the "War of the Worlds," we were more wondering why that Michael Jordan statue behind Kimmel was wearing No. 32? Better yet, why is there even a statue of MJ on his set in the first place?

Kimmel buys said statue for $650 from a guy who traded car parts for it a few year ago.

As for the former question, it's still up in the air. Jordan, of course, never wore No. 32 during his career. Hewore No. 23 for the vast majority of his time in the NBA and donned No. 45 briefly during his comeback. At the 1984 and 1992 Olympics, he was No. 9. For one game, he even wore No. 12 thanks to a jersey mishap. He never had No. 32, though.

Though we couldn't pin down the exact reason for the error, there are plenty of theories. It could be an intentional error to avoid trademark infringement (which probably doesn't work since copying the Bulls jersey itself is illegal). Perhaps the creator mixed up his numbers. Or maybe it's a veiled tribue to former Bulls No. 32 Will Perdue. A similar misnumbered statue exists at a shopping mall in Dubai, which means this wasn't an isolated error.

All things considered, $650 is a lot to spend on a bad statue with an incorrect number. There are so many useful things Kimmel could have bought with that money instead. Like this.

Update: A reader passed along another No. 32 statue that he found in a parking garage in Puerto Rico: