Lebron honors Jordan by changing his jersey no.23 to 6

LeBron James is serious about honoring Michael Jordan's No. 23 after all. James hit Wednesday's deadline to apply to the NBA to change his uniform number from 23 to 6, according to the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.

"I've done it," James told the paper. "I already sent it in. I'm going to be No. 6."

James first floated the idea in November, saying he wanted to switch from 23 out of respect for Jordan. James would want to wear 6, the number he wore while leading the U.S. to Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008.

The last big-name player to change numbers without changing teams was Kobe Bryant, who switched from 8 to 24 in 2006. Kobe's new jersey quickly became the league's top seller.

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