LeBron James is returning to the court this season. After much hiatus, the NBA legend announced it himself on the stage at the ESPYS Award ceremony. Evidently, it has left fans and critics voicing their opinions on another season of the NBA with James on the roster.

But one particular analyst has trained his critics on a big decision regarding an on-court attire that LeBron disclosed a while ago.

LeBron James’ jersey number pick leads NBA Analyst’s rant

LeBron’s return to the court will see him sporting jersey number 23. After wearing #6 on the back for the last two seasons, the ‘Akron Hammer’ will revert back to his old number.

However, the number is a coveted one. Arguably one of the greats of the game, Michael Jordan wore that number during his time at the Chicago Bulls.

James changed his kit number after the demise of NBA legend Bill Russell last year, which led to the NBA announcing the retirement of his #6, which he adorned for the entirety of his career.

When James made the decision, it was clarified that he would be wearing the jersey out of respect for the legendary player. But his switch to #23 wasn’t taken very well by sports commentator Skip Bayless.

He had something else in mind about why the ‘L-Train’ changed his jersey number to 23. He made his ideas clear via a tweet.

Skip’s strong-worded reaction and post leave little to the imagination about what he thinks about LeBron’s decision. There has been constant internet chatter about who is the greatest among the two, which won’t be ending anytime soon.

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Yet, Bayless’ tweet has caused spice to the rift. This isn’t the first time that the analyst has made such polarizing opinions on Twitter, though.

Bayless compares James and “wannabe” Wembanyama

The analyst always has several opinions about different aspects of the NBA. Just a few days ago, Skip blew up when there was a comparison between LeBron James and Victor Wembanyama.

Bayless has been in the news earlier for his comments. And for the most part of it, his comments have been about LeBron.

But here, he focused on French starlet Wembanyama’s performances in the Summer League, which left him uninterested. Still in his early days, the 19-year-old will be hoping for a better show in the upcoming NBA season.

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