USA - LeBron to wear number 6 next season
CLEVELAND (2010 FIBA World Championship for Men) - Team USA star LeBron James will have several big decisions to make regarding his future in the coming months, but one thing is certain - he will be wearing a different number once the 2010-2011 NBA season tips off.
James told Cleveland newspaper The Plain Dealer that he has filed the necessary paperwork with the NBA to drop his trademark '23' and instead wear '6' in the autumn.
"I've done it. I already sent it in. I'm going to be number 6," he said.
The 25-year-old has worn number 6 while helping the USA take the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
The number is also symbolic as it is part of the birth dates for both his sons - Lebron James Junior, born on 6th October 2004 (06/10/2004) and Bryce Maximus James, born on 14th June 2007 (14/06/2007).
Despite his status as the most sought-after free agent in the class of 2010, James hopes to find the time to wear his number 6 Team USA jersey in Turkey this summer and help the Americans as they bid for their first FIBA World Championship for Men crown since 1994.
The Cleveland Cavaliers star is turning in his number 23 as a tribute to Michael Jordan.
James first came up with the idea last November and called on others who wore the number to give it up so that the NBA could then retire it across the league in the honour of arguably the best basketball player in history.
CLEVELAND (2010 FIBA World Championship for Men) - Team USA star LeBron James will have several big decisions to make regarding his future in the coming months, but one thing is certain - he will be wearing a different number once the 2010-2011 NBA season tips off.
James told Cleveland newspaper The Plain Dealer that he has filed the necessary paperwork with the NBA to drop his trademark '23' and instead wear '6' in the autumn.
"I've done it. I already sent it in. I'm going to be number 6," he said.
The 25-year-old has worn number 6 while helping the USA take the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
The number is also symbolic as it is part of the birth dates for both his sons - Lebron James Junior, born on 6th October 2004 (06/10/2004) and Bryce Maximus James, born on 14th June 2007 (14/06/2007).
Despite his status as the most sought-after free agent in the class of 2010, James hopes to find the time to wear his number 6 Team USA jersey in Turkey this summer and help the Americans as they bid for their first FIBA World Championship for Men crown since 1994.
The Cleveland Cavaliers star is turning in his number 23 as a tribute to Michael Jordan.
James first came up with the idea last November and called on others who wore the number to give it up so that the NBA could then retire it across the league in the honour of arguably the best basketball player in history.
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