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23 of the best athletes to wear No. 23

Digits to remember

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Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports

LeBron James is switching back to No. 23 as an homage to the late Bill Russell. The Los Angeles Lakers’ great will go from No. 6 to his old digits for the upcoming NBA season. The NBA retired the number of the late, great Celtic great and James is showing respect. What other athletes have worn 23?

Michael Jordan

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(AP Photo/Beth A. Keiser)

Jimmy Butler

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Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

Devin Hester

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Scott Kane-USA TODAY Sports

Anthony Davis

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Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

Draymond Green

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Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports

Blake Griffin

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Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports

Ryne Sandberg

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Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports

Marshawn Lynch

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James Lang-USA TODAY Sports

Bobby Bonilla

Bob Gainey

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(Photo by Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images)

Kirk Gibson

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USA TODAY Sports

Don Mattingly

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(AP Photo)

Frank Gore

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Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

Calvin Murphy

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Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

David Beckham

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Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Lou Willaims

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(Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

Christian McCaffrey

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Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports

Arian Foster

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Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

Paul Lowe

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Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports

Ted Simmons

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Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports

LeRoy Keyes

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Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

J.R. Smith

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(Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

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