Time to hang up #23?
20-Nov-09
Talk about getting an awesome answer to a question.
LeBron James was asked by a reporter what it was like playing in front of Michael Jordan last week and he responded by, saying he was going to switch numbers.
Currently wearing number 23 in honour of his childhood idol Michael Jordan, he claims he not only intends to switch numbers at the end of the season, but that he will begin a campaign lobbying for Jordan's 23 to be retired throughout the league.
"I just think what Michael Jordan has done for the game has to be recognized some way soon," James said. "There would be no LeBron James, no Kobe Bryant, no Dwyane Wade if there wasn't Michael Jordan first.
"He can't get the logo, and if he can't, something has to be done. I feel like no NBA player should wear 23. I'm starting a petition, and I've got to get everyone in the NBA to sign it. Now, if I'm not going to wear No. 23, then nobody else should be able to wear it."
LeBron James has called for Michael Jordan't no. 23 to be retired around the NBA.
Good idea? Or should the NBA try to avoid stealing from the NHL?
...and some of the answers I liked best - thus far anyway - are here:
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It's too late to do it now. They should have done it about a year after Jordan's retirement, as the NHL did in the league-wide retirement of Gretz's 99.
Jordan was the greatest player of his generation, but that generation is gone. I don't think you should go back now.
Horus
Gatineau, QC
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"Now, if I'm not going to wear No. 23, then nobody else should be able to wear it." Seriously?
Anyhoo, let's leave LeBron's ego out of this for just a second.
Jordan was a great basketball player with a great marketing department behind him. His contributions to the game of basketball (outside of selling shoes) never extended beyond his abilities, and they never will.
I put the odds at the NBA retiring Jordan's number at 23:1
The Boutros
Cambridge, ON
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So - what's your response?
The Last Question of the Day...
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A Question of Mediocrity
How can a fellow Canadian beat up on Mike Weir? It's not me actually - it's a guest questioner named Andrew Butters (so don't shoot the messenger)
Why does sports, and golf in particular, appear to over-reward mediocrity?
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