Olympic warm-up jacket worn by Lusia Harris

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An Olympic games warm-up jacket size 38-40 worn by women's basketball player Lusia Harris. The jacket is bright blue with short sleeves and a zip-up front and fold over collar. There are red patch letters outlined in white arranged vertically on the upper left breast that reads “USA.” There is a wide white and red stripe across both shoulders. There is a white rectangle on the front lower right hip with a red circle inside and white and red text that reads “BRODERICK.” Across the back of the jacket are three large patch letters that are red with a white outline that spell “USA.” On the inside of the jacket is a tag sewn to the neckline with faded blue text that reads “38-40. Above it is handwritten text in black ink that reads “#7.

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