Former Illinois Fighting Illini—and current Minneosta Timberwolves—guard Terrence Shannon Jr. received the ultimate honor from his alma mater when the program decided to retire his No. 0 jersey. And the jersey retirement ceremony,

After not making a statement regarding his banner blunder, former Illini Terrence Shannon Jr. speaks out about the incident.

Shannon addressed the matter on social media by displaying a T-shirt making light of the incident. Proceeds would benefit the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club, which is based in Champaign.

Former Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. made light of his recent jersey retirement mishap with a great gesture.

Illinois accidentally hung Terrence Shannon Jr.'s sign upside down during his jersey retirement ceremony The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. Someone accidentally put up the sign of Terrence Shannon Jr.’s Illinois jersey the wrong way.

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Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman apologized after a mishap during Terrence Shannon Jr.'s jersey retirement ceremony on Saturday.

Illinois basketball unveiled Terrence Shannon Jr.'s jersey banner upside down during a halftime jersey retirement ceremony.

Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman offered up a heartfelt apology Saturday night after the jersey retirement ceremony of Terrence Shannon Jr. went sideways -- er, upside down, rather -- when the unveiling of his jersey to be hung in the rafters unfurled facing the wrong direction.

Illinois apologized after the school’s brutal gaffe during Terrence Shannon Jr.’s jersey retirement ceremony on Saturday. At halftime of the Illini’s win over Michigan State, the team hung Shannon’s No. 0 jersey in the State Farm Center rafters.