LeBron said he is changing his number to 6... The number Bill Russell wore who has 5 more rings then Jordan... IMO anyone should wear whatever number they want.
Did he mention Bill Russell at all or give a reason fro his change to #6?
Him ditching #23 probably has more to do with him wanting to popularize and be remembered by his own number and knows when people think of #23, they think Michael Jordan, not Lebron James....
this is the same thing kobe did to sell more jerseys.
No one should have their number retired league-wide, including Jackie Robinson.