I'm sure you've seen a college hoops player make a great play, and then show off his jersey as depicted in the pictures above. Have you ever seen this action, known as "popping" one's jersey, in an NBA game? Probably not, according to this NY Times article on the subject. Popping is meant to draw attention to the name on the front of the uniform, and thus is a way for an NCAA player to give love to his school. The typical NBA player doesn't share the same love for his team.

So what does this have to do with the UCLA? The article, while acknowledging that it is unknown exactly how or when the practice started, states that one of the first instances of jersey popping was by former Bruin Earl Watson, in a game at Pauley against North Carolina in December 2000, after the Bruins had erased a 19-point deficit (of course, we eventually lost the game). The article also includes a quote from current Bruin Jordan Farmar.