LeBron James will be in a different jersey next year and not for the reason you think.  James would like to retire Michael Jordan's number 23 jersey league wide and he will be starting the movement.  

Thursday night, James scored 34 points to help the Cavs beat the Heat 111-104 in Miami, which Jordan happened to be watching from a third row seat. Afterward, James told TNT he plans to switch his number from 23 to 6 after this season.

If you are anything like me the first thing that jumped out at me was how far the mighty have fallen.  Third row seat?!?  There once was a day that Jordan was pulling in 500 trillion dollars a year in endorsements alone and now he is relegated to sitting in the THIRD ROW!  Enough on that, now back to the story.

"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 [Hall of Famer Jerry West's silhouette adorns the NBA's 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."

James wore No. 6 as a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team at the Beijing Games.  It has been widely speculated that James will be leaving Cleveland after this season and therefore he would be able to pick from any available number with his new team.  This works for LeBron but how about everyone else?  The question will be, How many superstitious players feel the same as James and would be willing to make a change?  My guess is some but not everyone will be onboard.

It would be fitting for Jordan but not likely to happen!