“Itu2019s official from now on Lakers star LeBron James will be sporting his No 6 jersey for the Los Angles Lakers. The team tweeted a photo on Monday of James in his Lakers number. Reports of James changing his number came out earlier in June. Last week, The Athletic reported that 17-time all-star would return from his jersey No.23 to No. 6 next season. James was known for wearing the number 23 jersey while in Cleveland and when he joined the Miami heat he changed to No.6 for four seasons, winning championships in 2012 and 2013. Once he left Miami, he went back to number 23 when he returned to Cleveland in July 2014 and helped the Cavaliers win their first Championship in 2016. He has also been wearing the same number in Los Angeles for the last three seasons.u00a0. Also Read | NBA fines Miami Heat president Pat Riley for comments on LeBron James. James wanted to change his number two summers ago when Davis initially joined the team. James had promised Anthony Davis to give the number 23 at the beginning of the 2019-2020 season but Nike didnu2019t approve of this and LeBron kept his number. After the release of the movie u201cSpace Jam: A New Legacyu201d, Lebron has been given the go-ahead to change back to the number 6 while Anthony Davis is expected to keep his No. 3. According to the Athletic report, the switch was purposedly timed with the release of the movie, where Lebron is seen wearing No.6 in clips of the film. Also Read | James, Davis remain pillars of LA Lakers despite 1st round NBA playoff exit. Davis wore no. 23 when he was with the New Orleans Pelicans and in his lone season with the Kentucky Wildcats, where he won a national championship. When Davis was traded to the lakers in July 2019, he chose no.3 due to the unavailability of no.23. The last player to wear No. 6 jerseys was Lance Stephenson in 2018-19. Jordan Clarkson and Eddie Jones are the other former Lakers to don the number. #LeBronJames #LosAngelesLakers #AnthonyDavisu00a0.”