00:00There was a day in our lives not that long ago when Michael Jordan retired for good from the NBA
00:05and within a year after that I think LeBron James was the guy that came out and said
00:10at some point we need to retire the number 23 from Michael Jordan and everyone goes wow yeah
00:17I think he's right for most of us greatest player we ever saw let's acknowledge his greatness by
00:23retiring his number but the NBA really doesn't do that no the only guy I've ever seen it done
00:27for is Jackie Robinson right for the obvious reasons you're breaking the color barrier and
00:32all the things that that stood for you can't rock the number 42 anymore in Major League Baseball
00:36then Bill Russell passed away and because he's probably the greatest champion of all time history
00:42of the NBA the NBA said let's do right by the legacy of Bill Russell and that's why the number
00:48six can't
00:49be worn which is why LeBron James had to change from number six to another number he chose to rock
00:5523
00:56in honor and tribute to Michael Jordan who is his favorite player as well all right so you got the
01:01history of this right right not anymore because the NBA Board of Commissioners is considering
01:09that when LeBron James finally hangs him up the number 23 is never worn again but not to honor Michael
01:23Jordan LeBron James wants it to honor him wait a minute whoa whoa see how you see what you did
01:31did you hear Craig's you said typical no no no no no Ron James 10 years ago let's retire the
01:40number
01:40time of the ghost 20 years ago 20 years later you know what I think we should retire it to
01:47honor me
01:48now see typical typical typical this is ridiculous why is it that he's changed in 20 years I don't see
01:55how I don't see what happened there what I see is what you did with a sentence first part of
02:00the
02:00sentence it was the NBA Board is considering uh see officially it's the NBA Board of Commissioners
02:07okay at the request no no no no no no you made that part up see that's the part at
02:15the request is
02:16the flaw in this argument okay demand of LeBron James it is not at the demand for George you better
02:25do it
02:25for me first of all 23 should be out of circulation the only thing we should care about is nobody
02:31else
02:31when wearing 23 do we really care do we really care if it's for Jordan or LeBron I don't because
02:40if I see 23 retired forever to me it's because of Michael Jordan for me it's because of LeBron
02:45it's LeBron James yes but LeBron James only wore it from Michael Jordan because here's the difference
02:50between someone like me let's say and maybe a guy like Nick Wrong or some other people out there
02:55I greatly respect Michael Jordan yeah I think Jordan was great I don't disrespect him while many
03:03people who hate LeBron do not they love they have the reverence for Jordan but show no love to LeBron
03:09correct this is all I'm saying is 23 for both of them for you go back now from basically 1984
03:15to 2026 and beyond to about 42 years plus it's been the dominant number regardless of who you think
03:22is better in the league it's time to take that number out okay so you want to do it we're
03:26going
03:26to retire the number 23 but we're going to do it on behalf of both guys both guys that way
03:32your
03:32generation thinks LeBron's the goat you can have some ownership of it my generation who thinks MJ's
03:38the goat we can have some ownership of it that's right plus the added little benefit that your guy
03:44only wore it because my guy wore it first yeah I'm okay with that and I'm great I can live
03:49with that
03:49I'm great with that part because Michael never asked for it your guy did now that's the difference
03:54he didn't ask for he went to the NBA board of commissioners and said board of commissioners
03:5923 should never be worn again he didn't do that here's the real question uh-huh if they have a
04:05ceremony now when major league baseball decided to for Jackie Robinson uh I was at the game uh my uncle
04:13was Jackie's one of his best friends I was a pallbearer at his funeral um etc etc okay
04:19and Rachel Robinson is my cousin's godmother okay so my family's very close with the Robinson family
04:25so I was invited to Shea Stadium for the first ever night that they honored April 15th where it's now
04:31Jackie Robinson day where they honored Jackie Robinson and retired the number 42 they grandfathered it
04:37which is why Mariano Rivera the Yankees wore it you know after he had been retired right they allowed
04:42it to be grandfathered in nobody else has worn 42 they'll do the same thing with current 23s they
04:47do the same thing if you currently rock 23 they'll allow you to with the nod maybe you should change
04:53it right but if that's been your number it's been your number right so I was at that event and
04:58it was
04:58great and obviously Rachel Robinson and his children and the grandkids were there if the NBA does it
05:05does Michael show up for it yes with LeBron yes I'm not so sure he does
05:13ho
05:13ho
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