The best basketball player on earth has decided to switch numbers. Since this is a slow news cycle post-Olympics, this has made headlines. Somehow LBJ thought people would believe he was making a tribute to MJ by NOT wearing 23. This is bizarre, and clearly he is switching so the L can sell more jerseys in a tough economic climate.
However, I find it curious why he chose 6 as his new number to switch to. Certainly he wore the number in his team USA playing days, so to some this could be the reason. However, is seems more than coincidental when you consider that after yours truly posted a strong half season of hard-nosed, defensive-minded ball in the Vancouver Metro League, all the time wearing... number 6.
The following link has an interesting little bit about LBJ and MJ's icy relationship, with a particularly informative quote from a Jordan brand employee near the end.
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