FROM DOUG SMITH’S SPORTS BLOG

Dr. J, Julius Erving was asked about the suggestion that the league retire Bill Russell’s No. 6 NBA-wide. That was a move I was all for, but Erving made this point that at least clouded the issue a wee bit for me. “I’m not sure what the (suggestion) was: retire it from all teams, never to be used again, never to be worn again? I would think Mr. Russell would want somebody to wear No. 6.

I think he would be happy about that … You want to make it permanently disappear? Ah, I’m not too sure about that.” Now neither am I.

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