LeBron James decides to ditch No. 23 for new number, Anthony Davis retains No. 3 LeBron James has decided to stop using the No.23 jersey from next season for the Los Angeles Lakers June 10, 2021 11:06 BST Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will be changing his jersey number from No. 23 to No. 6 for the start of next season. Anthony Davis is expected to retain the No. 3 jersey that he wore to lift his first NBA championship in the purple and gold in 2020. James started his NBA career with the No. 23 on his jersey with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He switched to No. 6 when he joined the Miami Heat in 2010 as the franchise had retired their No. 23 jersey in honour of Michael Jordan. He went on to win two titles with the Florida-based franchise.