NBA to Retire No. 6 Jersey in Honor of Bill Russell

On Thursday, The Athletic's Shams Charania tweeted the NBA would unilaterally retire the No. 6 in honor of the late Bill Russell.

The NBA will retire the No. 6 league-wide honoring the late, legendary player and activist Bill Russell.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 11, 2022

The NBA and NBPA announce they will honor Bill Russell by permanently retiring his uniform No. 6 throughout the league.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) August 11, 2022

Bill Russell becomes the first player in NBA history to have his jersey retired across the league. All NBA players will also wear a patch on the right shoulder of their jerseys during 2022-23 season, and every arena's court will display a clover-shaped logo with No. 6. https://t.co/bhNSldVKz0
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 11, 2022

According to Marc Stein, "Players who currently wear No. 6 will be allowed to keep doing so, according to the league, but Russell’s jersey number will not be issued again by any NBA team to any player."

Walter Davis (6) had his number retired by the Phoenix Suns.

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