T.J. Ford still has oversized jersey from rookie photoshoot

Baggy shorts were once all the rage in the NBA, but former Milwaukee Bucks guard T.J. Ford took it to the extreme with his rookie photoshoot in 2003.

Ford told the story behind the hilarious look during a recent interview with fellow retired NBA player James Posey of BasketballNews.com.

"You have to do the rookie-transition program. I don't know how it was for you, Poz, but they had the gym set up at the Knicks' practice facility," Ford said. "It's where you did all the media and you did all the stuff for the video games and that's where they gave everybody their uniforms. So, when I got there, that's what the Bucks had sent me. I'm like, 'Yo ... What? What you want me to do with this?' They were like, 'That's all we've got. It's either you wear them or you won't get these photos.' I'm like, 'Shoot, I wanna have my rookie card. I ain't gonna miss this.' So hey, we gotta do what we gotta do!"

Ford previously shared that the Bucks gave him a uniform intended for a 7-foot player rather than someone who was 6-foot.

The jersey is still in Ford's possession and he said he's considering taking an updated photo in it.

"I may have to do a 'Throwback Thursday' and actually wear it because I kept the whole thing 'cause I had to," he said. "Now, the cool thing about it is, that was so long ago. That was back in 2003. Every year, when these new guys come into the league, that picture keeps resurfacing and all these kids see it for the first time. Now, when I'm in the gym somewhere, Poz, that's my little thing where everybody's seen it. That's what they want to show me! It's cool, I enjoy it. I guess it's something in history, so I'll take it."