Throughout his NBA career, LeBron James has been identified by two numbers: The No. 23 in Cleveland, the No. 6 in Miami and both numbers with the Los Angeles Lakers. After donning No. 6 this past season, he’s making a change for the next one.
Speaking to ESPN, LeBron’s agent Rich Paul announced that James will return to wearing the No. 23 in the 2023-24 season. Paul said that LeBron previously chose to wear 6 to honor Lakers legend Bill Russell, who passed away last year.
The NBA made the decision to retire the No. 6 league-wide to honor the 11-time NBA champion.
“It’s LeBron’s decision,” Paul said, via Dave McMenamin. “He chose to out of respect for Bill Russell.”
LeBron James will change his uniform from No. 6 to No. 23 next season. “It’s LeBron’s decision,” Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group told ESPN. “He chose to out of respect for Bill Russell.” The NBA retired No. 6 league-wide last August; James wore it a final season to honor Russell
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) July 16, 2023
LeBron James wore the No. 23 for all 11 of his seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, sandwiching his four-year run with the Miami Heat.
LeBron stuck with 23 for his first two years with the Lakers before switching to No. 6 last year.
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