LeBron James Files to Change Jersey Number to 6
Tue, Mar 2, 2010 by Adam Sedie
LeBron James has officially filed the paperwork required to notify the league of his intent to change his jersey number from 23 to 6. The move comes months after LeBron had made waves of this action back in November when he begin initiating the “Entire League Must Retire Michael Jordan’s Number 23” movement. Well, that’s what I like to call it.
Ironically, James just made the deadline, and claimed he was “50-50″ about the decision. What does he think this is, a Slam Dunk Contest or something?
LeBron justifies his decision based on the following statement:
LeBron, if you want to jump off a bridge, should we all jump off a bridge?
Sorry, that point needed to be made.
Changing numbers 20 times doesn't yield more maturity.
If James is switching his jersey number to 6 to pay homage to Julius “Dr. J” Irving, I cannot complain. Dr. J is a legend. But wait a minute, is this saying that if you retire Jordan’s jersey number, Irving’s shouldn’t be retired too? What about Russell? Magic? When is it acceptable to stop once something like this is set in motion?
Attempting to make this a league-wide retirement effort displays that Lebron needs to mature, or at least hire a new media adviser. This isn’t High School, and passing a few notes around organizing everyone to drop their books and start humming at 5 past 1 o’clock is not going to yield the same results in the real world of adults.
Making statements such as “He can’t get the logo and if he can’t, something has to be done” is absolutely ridiculous. It is a direct insult to the integrity of the history of the NBA. It’s almost as stupid as saying “If I can’t have my 3-minute-long-500-step-entirely-childish-yet-oddly-entertaining-and-captivating-handshake with my teammates before the game, I am not playing in it.”
Man, I would be afraid to be in locker room with LeBron after he was just deprived of his Cheerios. Heaven help us all.
Michael Jordan has stated numerously that having his number retired by the Chicago Bulls is fine with him. Chicago is Jordan’s kingdom, where he built and earned his legacy.
Believe me when I say this, there are some fans in arenas around the league that despise Jordan for what he did to their team. Why would they want a reminder of that by some league wide movement? They don’t.
If James truly worships the ground his “Airness” walks upon, why would he not respect his statement? Sure, change it to 6, but why try to take it across the league?
On a more significant and realistic note, it’s highly likely Michael Jordan’s Jumpman logo is more prominently recognized globally than the NBA Logoman. Get it LeBron? Jordan has already won, he is more popular than the Logoman.
Perhaps LeBron could ponder that idea, instead of spending his time inventing new steps for the handshake while eating his Cheerios.
Don’t get your hopes up Cavs fans. Although he doesn’t need to file this paperwork if he changes teams this summer, it is likely a great move to generate more buzz and hype for LeBron, which is the way the man-child likes it.
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Lebron changed his number to 6 because 2 x 3 = 6. He thinks that’s clever. He might be a waterhead.