The NBA doesn’t always get everything right - who does? - but they certainly got this right: the league has retired Bill Russell’s #6 league-wide. The players who are currently wearing it, like LeBron James, will be allowed to continue to wear it for as long as they wish, but no one else will ever wear #6 again.
It’s a fitting honor not just for Russell’s competitive accomplishments -he’s the greatest winner in the history of team sports - but for the sort of man he was.
We’re not positive about this but it won’t miss by much if any.