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Will Lakers retire both of LeBron James' jersey numbers when he
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LeBron will still wear No. 6 despite NBA retiring Bill Russell's No. 6
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Lakers' LeBron James switching jersey number back to No. 23
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Lakers' Jeanie Buss Has Already Made Significant LeBron James
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NBA Fans Think The Lakers Will Not Retire LeBron James' No. 6
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LeBron James to switch to No. 23 to 'respect' Bill Russell
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Will Lakers' LeBron James change his number? NBA retires Bill
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LeBron James to change jersey number again with Lakers
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NBA retires legend's jersey number in league-first
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NBA Retires Celtics Legend Bill Russell's Jersey Across the League
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Lakers News: NBA retires Bill Russell's jersey, LeBron
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NBA LeBron James Plans To Play a Few More Years