LeBron James Will Return to No. 23 Subsequent Season After Switching From No. 6

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James just isn’t solely coming again for a twenty first season, he is coming again in his authentic uniform quantity.

James will return to No. 23 next season, a transfer the Los Angeles Lakers revealed Saturday by tweeting an image of his again with James’ identify and quantity displaying on the gold jersey.

James has alternated between No. 23 and No. 6 after carrying 23 when he entered the NBA in 2003 with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was in No. 6 whereas changing into the NBA’s profession scoring chief final season, a quantity now retired by the league following the loss of life of Boston Celtics Corridor of Famer Invoice Russell.

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