LeBron James has agreed a 2-year, $97.1 million contract extension that includes a player option for 2024-25. Today we will discuss about Lebron James: Number 6| New number| Number change
Lebron James: Number 6| New number| Number change
LeBron Ramon James Sr. (born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed “King James”, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and is often compared to Michael Jordan in debates over the greatest basketball player. James has won four NBA Championships, four NBA MVP Awards, four NBA Finals MVP Awards, three All-Star MVP Awards, and two Olympic gold medals. James has scored the most points in the playoffs, the second most career points, and the seventh most career assists. He has been selected 18 times as an NBA All-Star, a record 18 times in the All-NBA team, and has been selected five times to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. He has appeared in ten NBA Finals, the third most finals ever, including eight in a row between 2011 and 2018. In 2021, James was selected for the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team. and in 2022 became the first player in NBA history to collect 10,000 or more career points, rebounds and assists.
| No. 6 – Los Angeles Lakers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 30, 1984 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6Â ft 9Â in (2.06Â m) |
| Listed weight | 250Â lb (113Â kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Vincent–St. Mary (Akron, Ohio) |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall |
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2010 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2010–2014 | Miami Heat |
| 2014–2018 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2018–present | Los Angeles Lakers |
Number 6
With the United States national team and the Miami Heat, he therefore wore the number 6, choosing the number in tribute to his eldest son, LeBron James Jr., who was born on October 6, 2004.
Why has the number changed now?
6 in the movie Space Jam 2, so this change may bode well for increased sales of the shirt for lucrative marketing reasons.
New number
LeBron James’ playing career has always seen him wearing two numbers: No. 23 and No. 6, and with the Los Angeles Lakers star switching the jersey to No. 6 for the 2021 season, many are wondering why.
Throughout his life, James has worn the number 23 in tribute to his idol, Michael Jordan, and will only change to the number 6 when the rules state that double-digit numbers are not allowed.
Number change
During the off-season, LeBron James decided to change his jersey number with the Los Angeles Lakers.
After wearing the number 23 during his first three seasons with the franchise, James changed it to the number 6.
James wore the number 6 during the four seasons he spent there with the Miami Heat. He won titles with the organization in back-to-back years.
Now back at No. 6 for the first time in sports as a Laker, James explained why he made the switch.
“It’s always been a part of me, to be honest,” James said. “Six means a lot to me, from my family and numbers and things of that nature to what I believe in and things like that, but my mindset doesn’t change.”
James explained how he still has the same mindset.
“Going out there, being an overall basketball player, trying to dominate all aspects of the game and being a great teammate,” James said. “And being a great leader.”
