NBA Retiring Bill Russell's Uniform Number

     The National Basketball Association announced that the uniform number 6 for Bill Russell will be retired league wide. All 30 teams will wear a Russell patch for the entire 2022-23 season. 

     Russell passed away back on July 31 at the age of 88. Players who currently wear number 6 will be allowed to have it on their uniform for the remainder of their NBA careers.

     LeBron James wore the same number while with the Miami Heat for four seasons from 2010-11\until 2013-14. There was a possibility that the Heat franchise might retire his uniform number sometime in the future. James changed his uniform number from 23 to 6 with the Los Angeles Lakers prior to the 2021-22 NBA campaign. He can continue wearing it as long as he is playing in the NBA..