Topic: 23 in Sports
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The number 23 has been retired for quite a few prominent athletes. Michael Jordan wore number 23 when he played professional basketball with the Chicago Bulls and, later, the Washington Wizards -- except immediately following his comeback from baseball, when he wore number 45, and for one game in the 1990-91 season against the Orlando Magic when his jersey was stolen and he wore the number 12. Australian cricketer Shane Warne wore the number 23 during his career; Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees wore number 23; the New York Yankees retired the number in 1997. Ryne Sandberg, of the Chicago Cubs, wore number 23, which was retired on August 28, 2005. Bob NystromNew York Islanders wore number 23 and has had the number retired in his honour. Bob Gainey, ex-General Manager and former player for the Montreal Canadiens, had his number 23 retired February 23, 2008. Nathan Scott, a prominent basketball player in the American television serial One Tree Hill, wears the number 23 on his jersey. Zack Greinke, the Cy Young Award Winner in 2009 wears the number 23. of the
As a tribute to Michael Jordan, David Beckham chose 23 as his shirt number at Real Madrid, and subsequently at LA Galaxy.
Manchester City F.C. have not assigned the squad number 23 to any player since 2003. This is because Marc-Vivien Foé, the player who collapsed and died while playing for Cameroon on June 26, 2003, had held this squad number at Manchester City. Club Brugge KV, a Belgian football team, has done the same when their number 23, François Sterchele died on May 8, 2008 in a car accident.
Former Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James also wore No. 23, simply due to the fact that Michael Jordan was his favorite sports hero growing up, and that his game was patterned after him. Upon joining the Miami Heat in 2010, James abandoned No. 23 and switched to No. 6 (incidentally the multiplication number when 2 was multiplied by 3).
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