When Josh Hart announced that he would wear No. 3 this season this season instead of the No. 5 he wore for his rookie campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers, the news was sort of a shock, if only because players generally don’t switch numbers after just one year in the NBA.
But when listening to Hart explain why he made the switch during and appearance on Spectrum Sportsnet LA before throwing out the first pitch for the Dodgers on “Lakers Night,” his reasoning made the choice make a lot more sense.