Not only that but mj had knocked the heat outta the playoffs twice during the second three peat 😂. It’d be like Boston retirin brons jersey

Apparently he had hoped the rest of the league would follow suit.

They did not, which makes it even more hilarious.

I love it, it’s hilarious. Especially since Bron had to change his number for Michael Jordan of all people when MJ never even played for the Heat. Then he had to change it again for Bill Russell.

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Well the thought at the time was that every team was going to do it.

And then, they didn’t.

wow I just assumed the Wiz retired his number, didn’t realize we were counting the Heat

I think that was pat Riley playing motivational mind games with his players..

But you got to be a genius at motivation like pat Riley to make it work for you

Durant for OKC and the Warriors. Some will complain, but it will happen

I would imagine that Kevin Love might get it for the Wolves and Cavs. He was arguably their second best player in franchise history until Ant showed up.

Kawhi for Toronto and the Spurs on the 0.00010% chance he ever gets out unscathed from this Aspiration scandal

AD will get his jersey retired by the Lakers (already confirmed by the Lakers via Jeanie), and when he gets older, since the Pelicans suck, they will end up retiring jerseys of players like him.

If the Lakers retire LeBron’s number, will he be the first player to have it retired by 3 franchises?

I can see a world where Luka does depending on the Lakers stint, Giannis too if he can win in Miami

Struggling to think of any. There are plans for Durant to get his retired in Golden State. Time heals all wounds but OKC is a ways away if ever. He is not getting it in Brooklyn, Phoenix, or Houston.

Kawhi maybe? Although the merit of retiring the number in Toronto is debated (although that may change now that he’s slated to return). His relationship with San Antonio is rocky and his had minimal success with the Clippers.

Maybe Luka if he has playoff success in LA?

With Lebron though do the Lakers retire 23 or 6? He won a chip with 23 but spent more time with 6

Ben Simmons to make it 3 LSU Tigers. But not Jayden.

Pau Gasol for the Lakers and the Grizzlies? Grizzlies are still yet to do it.

KAT

Luka probably in due time.

It depends on how the rest of his career unfolds, but I can see KAT having his retired in both Minny and NY.

I actually think the Mavs will retire Kyrie’s jersey for some reason, so he’ll get another with Cleveland 

Maybe KL or Kyrie

Love is already getting a jersey retirement in Cleveland. Kyrie will probably get one as well.

Not sure if he gets one in Dallas though. Definitely not Boston lol

KL might get it in Minnesota, but not sure how the fans view him now

Imagine if Toronto retired lebrons number lol

Pistol Pete definitely deserved the Jazz one, the logic behind the Pelicans one is really strong even if it doesn’t make sense, and the Hawks one was supported by their fans. On paper you can argue it, but it makes sense why he has them and those teams/fanbases clearly wanted them.

Nate Thurmond played with the Cavs for two seasons, but one of those seasons was the Miracle at Richfield. The Cavs were cheeks before that and then cheeks after that for like a decade.

Something tells me Pat sleeps fine at night.

Out of all the teams the heat would be low on my list. Thought it would be the wizards before anyone else.

I know Boston retires a ton of numbers but I’m actually a little surprised. You’d think that would Ray Allen in the rafters too but I’m guessing the move to Miami won’t let that happen

I agree

He’s the first person I thought of because he had his done in the same year

Yeah I didn’t even know that. That’s weird af.

I think his Nets jersey was retired already

Agreed

🤣 I would be pissed if the NY Knicks retired LeBrons number

He used to beat their ass in the playoffs too.

That Netirement Home team was pretty funny

KAT

mayyyyybe luka? obviously the way he left was horrible but i can see a universe where he wins with the lakers and goes back to dallas (though very unlikely)

KAT, CP3, Kawhi (it’s the clippers lmao), gobert.

Chris Paul? Idk what his relations with Clippers after that last stint but PHX and NOLA have a lot of love for him

maybe since the “league” retired it, not the individual other “teams” it doesn’t count the same way

KG had issues with ownership after he was promised a stake but didn’t get it. But wolves have since been sold

The Celtics org actually wanted to retire his number after the wolves did out of respect for KG since that was his first home.  But they talked to KG and he said fuck Glen Taylor, so they didn’t want to wait indefinitely until he sold the wolves, so they decided to just retire his number before the wolves did.

They also retired Kobe himself in the 2011 playoffs….

Which ?

I don’t think he minds. He journeyed around a bit, had a HOF career. Just not with one team. May not have had same career in one place. He’d be legend today with the 3pt green light

Boston absolutely would have if he didn’t go to Miami.

I don’t blame him for doing it, but that grudge was held for a while.

…or Harold Baines?

I don’t think that was ever official. Mark Cuban made that remark offhand immediately after Kobe died and maybe he intended to follow through but doesn’t seem like he did. Technically all he said was as long as he owned the Mavs no one would wear whichever of Kobe’s numbers he said he was going to take out of circulation (I forget and don’t think it was both). And he’s not the majority owner anymore.

Yes but it’s not officially a retirement. It’s the league trying to do a Jackie Robinson thing, but he’s not getting his number in all the rafters in the league

The way Dylan Harper might turn out and with how ugly the split was, the spurs could easily just pass him by

Luka is getting it I think

Small market teams retire all star level dudes all the time, yall are way too lenient.

Wouldn’t be surprised to see stuff like Gobert in Utah even tbh

Kawhi will have 3 jersey retirements, I said it.

Garnett refused to have his jersey retired while Glen Taylor owned the team.