Report: LeBron James to Change Jersey to No. 6 in 2021–22

LeBron James is switching back to No. 6 for next season

LeBron James will switch his jersey number in 2021–22 and return to No. 6, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania and Tim Cato. 

James will make the switch from No. 23 next season after he wears No. 6 in his new movie Space Jam: A New Legacy. Anthony Davis is expected to continue to wear No. 3 for Los Angeles, after donning No. 23 as a member of the Pelicans. 

🚨 NEW TRAILER ALERT! 🚨 LeBron James and the Tune Squad only have one shot to win the highest stakes game of their lives. Watch them battle it out on the court against the Goon Squad in Space Jam: A New Legacy in theaters and HBO Max – July 16. #SpaceJamMovie pic.twitter.com/TC1tnFy0EX

— Space Jam: A New Legacy (@spacejammovie) June 9, 2021

Perhaps returning to No. 6 will bring James back to the Finals in 2022. He reached the Finals four straight times with the Heat as he wore No. 6 from '11–14, winning two championships in the process. Adding a face mask from his Heat days couldn't hurt as well.

Seven years ago today, LeBron James pulled out the black mask in South Beach 🔥

He dropped 31 points in a blowout win over Melo and the Knicks pic.twitter.com/mCRLZKuXv2

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 27, 2021

James will have plenty of time to promote his new Space Jam film this summer since the Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the 2021 playoffs on June 5. James has now missed the Finals in two of the last three seasons after logging eight straight appearances from '11–18.