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Bill Russell's No. 6 To Be Retired Throughout NBA; Current Players Like Lakers' LeBron James Will Be Grandfathered
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Lakers News: NBA retires Bill Russell's jersey, LeBron grandfathered in - Silver Screen and Roll
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LeBron James will have his number retired by the Los Angeles Lakers - Eurohoops
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LeBron James Getting Criticized For His Jersey Number Change Explanation
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Should the Lakers eventually retire LeBron James' No. 23?
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LeBron James will join this list of NBA players with numbers retired by multiple teams – NBC Los Angeles
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LeBron James to change jersey number back to 23 in honor of Bill Russell - ESPN
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LeBron James, NBA players to be grandfathered in with Bill Russell's No. 6 – NBC Sports Boston
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LeBron James will return to No. 23 next season out of respect for Bill Russell
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Inside the LeBron numbers: The 'kid from Akron' is now the NBA's oldest player
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LeBron James breaks NBA all-time points-scoring record, Basketball News
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LeBron James to switch to No. 23 to 'respect' Bill Russell