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The NBA and National Basketball Players A sociation announced on Thursday that the late, great Bill Ru sell will have his jersey No. 6 retired acro s the entire league.The NBA and NBPA announced today that they will honor the life and legacy of 11-time Mitch Morse Jersey NBA champion and civil rights pioneer Bill Ru sell by permanently retiring his uniform number, 6, throughout the league.Full release: NBA Communications (@NBAPR) An honor that is strictly reserved for all-time greats, Ru sell joins Jackie Robinson (No. 42) and Wayne Gretzky (No. 99) as the only players in United States profe sional sports history Tim Settle Jersey to have their jersey numbers retired acro s an entire league.MORE:However, even though no new players can wear the No. 6, players who currently don the jersey number most notably, LeBron James and can continue to wear that number if they choose.Which current NBA players wear the No. 6? We have the complete list below. James is the most notable player who currently wears Buffalo Bills Accessories the No. 6.While these players can all continue to wear Ru sell's jersey number in his honor if they choose, don't be surprised to see some players Emmanuel Sanders Jersey change their number heading into this season.For example, when the great Kobe Bryant pa sed away, .Below, you can find the full list of players who wore No. 6 last season.PlayerTeamNickeil Alexander-WalkerUtah JazzMoses BrownCleveland CavaliersShaq BuchananMemphis GrizzliesAlex CarusoChicago BullsZylan CheathamUtah JazzGabriel DeckOklahoma City ThunderHamidou DialloDetroit PistonsDavid Duke Jr.Brooklyn NetsBryn ForbesDenver NuggetsMelvin FrazierOklahoma City ThunderQuentin GrimesNew York KnicksMontrezl HarrellWashington WizardsLeBron JamesLos Angeles LakersKeon JohnsonPortland Trail BlazersKenyon Martin Jr.Houston RocketsJalen McDanielsCharlotte HornetsJordan McLaughlinMinnesota TimberwolvesKevin PangosCleveland CavaliersKristaps PorziisWashington WizardsJavonte SmartMilwaukee BucksLance StephensonIndiana PacersRayjon TuckerDenver NuggetsLuca VildozaMilwaukee BucksTyrone WallaceNew Buffalo Bills Hoodies Sweatshirts Orleans PelicansLou WilliamsAtlanta Hawks