For the first time in NBA history, a player’s jersey will be retired across the league. NBA and NBA Players Association issue joint statement Bill Russell’s No. 6 jersey has announced that it will retire league-wide.
Commissioner Adam Silver had the following quotes in a statement:
“Bill Russell’s unparalleled success on the court and pioneering civil rights movement should be celebrated in a unique and historic way,” said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. By permanently retiring the number 6, Bill’s extraordinary career will always be recognized.”
NBPA Executive Director Tamika Tremaglio said, “This is a significant honor for one of the greatest champions to ever play the game.” He helped shape generations of players for the better, for which we are forever grateful and proud to continue celebrating his life and legacy with the league.”
Upon retirement of the jersey, players will wear a commemorative patch on the right shoulder of the jersey. Each court in the league will feature a number 6 clover logo.
Russell died a little over a week ago, news that rocked the NBA world.Russell was a rival lakers While playing, after his retirement, he became close friends with Kobe Bryant while playing and became a fan of the franchise. Up to that point Russell attended Kobe’s jersey retirement.
The NBA’s move to do away with the number 6 jersey naturally leads to questions about players who already wear that number, like LeBron James. Press In his release, the league announced that the player currently wearing the number 6 was his grandfather.LeBron initially switched to number 6 jersey Allow Anthony Davis to wear number 23no move that could have opened the possibility for LeBron to simply return to his old number did not occur.
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