LeBron Planning on Switching Numbers

[Lawless66007]

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I'm sorry, but I don't see the point of retiring numbers throughout the NBA. If that's the case then ALL the greats should have their numbers retired. There were other legends before Jordan that changed the style of basketball. What happens when LeBron or Kobe wants to retire? Do they retire the # 6 & 24 all over? What about Dwayne Wade, retire 3? Kevin Garnett, retire 9? It will get to a point where players start thinking that they are bigger than they are and want to claim their numbers and don't want anybody else to wear them and the league will not have any more numbers. Now if he wants to change it because he wants to make the number 6 HIS number and make that number famous then yeah. But don't put Jordan over all the other greats and legends before him. I mean Jordan was great for his time. But don't forget about the players before him.

[SPTO]

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I'm sorry, but I don't see the point of retiring numbers throughout the NBA. If that's the case then ALL the greats should have their numbers retired. There were other legends before Jordan that changed the style of basketball. What happens when LeBron or Kobe wants to retire? Do they retire the # 6 & 8 all over? What about Dwayne Wade, retire 3? Kevin Garnett, retire 9? It will get to a point where players start thinking that they are bigger than they are and want to claim their numbers and don't want anybody else to wear them and the league will not have any more numbers. Now if he wants to change it because he wants to make the number 6 HIS number and make that number famous then yeah. But don't put Jordan over all the other greats and legends before him. I mean Jordan was great for his time. But don't forget about the players before him.

You can make a case that Jordan saved the NBA but that's mostly revisionist history. If you're going to honor someone league wide for saving the league and creating the template for the modern game in terms of marketing and such then you HAVE to retire Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's numbers throughout the league before you even think about that for MJ.

[airjoca]

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[DW3]

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LOL does LeBron EVER stop being an attention whore?

He nicknames himself King James, blatantly jacks MJs 23, turns us all into "witnesses," takes MJs chalk pre game ritual and turns into a "hey look at me everybody!" thing, says he wants to be a global icon....

and NOW he decides he wants to give up the number out of respect for MJ? And says that if HE doesn't wear 23, NOBODY ELSE should be able to either?

LMFAO

Please tell me I'm not the only one who sees HIGH HIGH comedy in all of this

are you my twin? cause i swear everything you said i was thinking it last night watching him "pay a tribute to the greatest". i like Lebron,dude is very talented, but he is a attention whore. KG was doing the chalk thing when lebron was still pissing in the bed.

[Lawless66007]

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You can make a case that Jordan saved the NBA but that's mostly revisionist history. If you're going to honor someone league wide for saving the league and creating the template for the modern game in terms of marketing and such then you HAVE to retire Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's numbers throughout the league before you even think about that for MJ.

That's EXACTLY what I'm saying.

[Taur3asi3]

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I am so glad other people mentioned that this makes Lebron seem like a gigantic tool and that 6 was Julius Erving's and Russell's number. When i saw that Lebron was changing his number from 23 to 6 to honor Jordan i was like "Wait...what?". This is absurd, even for a league where a guy changes his number to honor Michael Jackson.

How dare Jason Richardson have the AUDACITY~! to wear 23?

If the NBA is going to retire players numbers league wide you have to start with Sweetwater Clifton and George Mikan and then work from there.

[Stumbleweed]

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Ha, my favorite number send-up was Artest wearing 93 for Souls of Mischief...

[Schism 6]

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Still mad that bulls sweeping the Pistions in 91 Conf Finals are we....


Very true....



MJ did a lot for everyone in all sports, ie Tiger , Bron , Manning , beckham and many more.

I was a fan of MJ at one time. So no the Pistons losing was no big deal to me, lol.

[Schism 6]

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i love how he says, if he cant wear 23, no one can...

I hope, a few people change their number to 23 just to make James look like an idiot. He clearly thinks VERY highly of himself. People look up to him like he cured AIDS, all he does is play a game good.

[Schism 6]

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Can we retire some of Magic Johnson's condoms? Oh yeah I forgot....yeah, doesn't use em, oops.

[JerzeyReign]

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This is turning into a player debate rather than a simple gesture by Lebron. I think it's a nice gesture, very respectable. I mean when I see "23" the first person you think about is MJ. You can ask a non-hoops fan who wore number 23 for the Bulls and they will know the answer everytime.

I just think it's a great gesture by a great player. I mean other franchises already retired it, why not the NBA?

[Lawless66007]

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And then on top of that, how does that make the other legends look? He's going from one legend to another's but wants to retire the 23. That's like him saying "I want to stop wearing this number and have it retired so I can wear a lesser known legend's number". Get a number that NO legend has had and make it your own. I love having him on my team but he's really making me mad.

[JerzeyReign]

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I hope, a few people change their number to 23 just to make James look like an idiot. He clearly thinks VERY highly of himself. People look up to him like he cured AIDS, all he does is play a game good.

Not to start an argument, but they looked at MJ the same way.

[DW3]

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Lol that was lo

[CMH]

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Retiring Jordan's number league wide would be a slap in the face to West, Magic, Bird, Erving, Kareem, Wilt, Russell, and the list goes on.

MJ is regarded as the greatest because of the time period. Ask people in the 70s and their answer is obviously different. Ask kids in 10 years and their answer will be different.