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LeBron James' No. 6 Lakers Jersey Revealed by Lakers Ahead of 2021-22 Season

Timothy RappJun 14, 2021

LeBron James is officially back to No. 6.

The Los Angeles Lakers tweeted an image of James rocking a No. 6 jersey, switching from the No. 23 he'd worn in his first three seasons with the team:

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James last wore the No. 6 during his four years with the Miami Heat. In both of his stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers, he donned the No. 23.

Part of the basis for the number swap is reportedly due to James wearing No. 6 for the Tune Squad in the upcoming movie Space Jam: A New Legacy, per The Athletic's Tim Cato.

According to Cato, James had wanted to change to No. 6 two summers ago, when Anthony Davis joined the team, but "it would have been too costly for Nike to switch at the time since they were already producing apparel for the following season that still had James with No. 23. The change was delayed another season due to complications due to the COVID-19 pandemic."

James even gifted a No. 23 Davis jersey to his new teammate two summers ago, posting it on Instagram, though the NBA requires at least a year notice for a change in numbers so the swap couldn't become official.

And it reportedly won't now, either. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that Davis was keeping the No. 3 he's worn with the Lakers to this point, with Cato adding that "a league source suggests Davis is sticking with No. 3 after winning the 2020 NBA championship wearing that number."