Live broadcast, July 16 -lakers officially announced that James would wear the No. 23 jersey.
According to the famous story Dave McMenamin, James agent Ricky Paul revealed: “This is LeBlanc’s own decision. He chose to do this out of respect for Bill Russell.”
After Russell died last year, the League permanently retired No. 6 shirt for Russell, and James became one of the last players in the league to wear No. 6 shirt.
James wore No. 23 in the 2003-2010 season, No. 6 in the 2010-2014 season during the heat, No. 23 in the 2014-2018 season after returning to the Cavaliers, No. 23 in the 2019-2021 season, No. 6 in the 2021-2023 season.
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