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NBA to Retire #6 League-Wide
« on: August 11, 2022, 03:09:45 PM »

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Players who currently wear No. 6 – such as Lakers‘ LeBron James –  will be grandfathered.
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The NBA will retire the No. 6 league-wide honoring the late, legendary player and activist Bill Russell.
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« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2022, 03:15:40 PM »

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The life and legacy of 11-time NBA champion and civil rights pioneer Bill Russell will be honored by retiring his uniform number, 6, throughout the league. The iconic Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer will be the first player to have his number retired across the NBA.
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« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2022, 03:22:30 PM »

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Should done it while he was still alive but still a great honor for a great man
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« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2022, 03:28:34 PM »

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I absolutely love this, well deserved. We miss you Bill.
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« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2022, 03:38:43 PM »

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Quote from: Donoghus on August 11, 2022, 03:09:45 PM
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The NBA will retire the No. 6 league-wide honoring the late, legendary player and activist Bill Russell.

I remember Mariano Rivera being the last 42 in baseball.

I'm not a huge fan of the idea of retiring a number league wide, but Bill is certainly worthy of this stature.
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« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2022, 03:45:57 PM »

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Confirmation that Bill Russell is the greatest basketball player of all time.
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« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2022, 03:54:11 PM »

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Quote from: Redz on August 11, 2022, 03:38:43 PM
I remember Mariano Rivera being the last 42 in baseball.

I'm not a huge fan of the idea of retiring a number league wide, but Bill is certainly worthy of this stature.

Also not really fan a the league wide retirement of the number, but also immediately thought of Mariano Rivera.  That was a cool oddity that MLB retired #42 for Jackie Robinson in '97 but Rivera was grandfathered in until 2013.

So if the NBA grandfathers existing wearers of #6 in, can anybody have one last good run with it?  LeBron's currently wearing it, but probably only has a few years left.  Porzinigis wears it and is young (only 26), but don't think he'll have a long career or stay with the Wizards from here on out.  Besides them, looks like a mix of role players and end of bench guys.  Maybe #6 is completely out of the league in 3 years?
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« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2022, 04:02:12 PM »

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Anything that reminds today’s players and fans of Russell is a good thing.
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« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2022, 04:17:53 PM »

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Cool honor.

As an aside, it's always annoyed me that LeBron switched from No. 23—out of respect to Jordan—but he took No. 6! As though Russell didn't deserve the same respect that LeBron showed Jordan!

If LeBron was classy, he'd give up No. 6 today. But I'm not holding my breath.
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« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2022, 04:37:33 PM »

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Quote from: Roy H. on August 11, 2022, 04:02:12 PM
Anything that reminds today’s players and fans of Russell is a good thing.

Amen🏀
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« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2022, 04:45:47 PM »

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wish he was here to see it - not sure why it takes his death to realize the impact.
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Good people who set a std for all of us to live by deserve this kind of honor to their name.
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Quote from: Birdman on August 11, 2022, 03:22:30 PM
Should done it while he was still alive but still a great honor for a great man
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« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2022, 06:06:52 PM »

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Love that the league decided to do this after ignoring Lebrons request to retire 23 league wide
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