Magic Johnson suggests the NBA retire the number 6 in honor of Bill Russell

The NBA is in mourning after the death of the legendary Bill Russell y Magic Johnson He has had an idea of ​​how to carry on the legacy of the 11-time champion with the Boston Celtics.

Through a tweet in his personal account, Johnson suggested that Commissioner Adam Silver should retire the number 6 on all NBA teams. in order to honor the legacy of Bill Russell.

On March 12, 1972, the Celtics retired No. 6 in honor of Russell due to his accomplishments during his time in Boston. The pivot won 11 championships in 13 campaigns and posted averages of 15.1 points and 22.5 rebounds after participating in 963 regular season games.

Also, one of the unattainable milestones in the history of the C’s are the 21,620 rebounds that Russell recovered during his time at Boston Garden.

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Teams where the 6 is retired

In addition to the Celtics, five other NBA teams have retired number 6: Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix SunsSan Antonio SpursOrlando Magic and Sacramento Kings.

Hall of Famer Julius Erving spent all 11 NBA seasons with the Sixers and was a very important part of the franchise’s last championship in 1983. ‘Dr. J’ record averages of 22.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.5 blocked shots during the 836 games he played with the 76ers.

If there is a iconic player in Suns history that’s Walter Davis. Known as ‘Sweet D’ due to the sweetness of its jumperDavis is the leading scorer for the Phoenix franchise with 15,666 points scored during the 11 years he played at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum with the number 6 on his back.

Avery Johnson he played 16 seasons in the NBA and during a dozen of them He was part of the Spurs, with whom he won the 1999 championship. At the time of separating from the Texan franchise, Johnson was the all-time leader in assists with 4,474, a mark later surpassed by Tony Parker, and that is why the management withdrew the number 6.

The case of the Magic and the Kings it is different since both franchises disabled the number in honor of their fans.