In his infinite wisdom, LeBron James has decided that Michael Jordan hasn’t received enough recognition, so he’s suggesting that every player with the #23 change it as an homage to His Airness.

“I just think what Michael Jordan has done for the game has to be recognized some way soon,” James said. “There would be no LeBron James, no Kobe Bryant, no Dwyane Wade if there wasn’t Michael Jordan first.

“He can’t get the logo [Hall of Famer Jerry West's silhouette adorns the NBA's logo], and if he can’t, something has to be done. I feel like no NBA player should wear 23. I’m starting a petition, and I’ve got to get everyone in the NBA to sign it. Now, if I’m not going to wear No. 23, then nobody else should be able to wear it.”

“If you see 23, you think about Michael Jordan,” James said, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “You see game-winning shots, you think about Michael Jordan; you see guys fly through the air, you think about Michael Jordan; you see fly kicks, you think about Michael Jordan. He did so much, it has to be recognized, and not just by putting him in the Hall of Fame.”

Jordan hasn’t received enough recognition? Um, okay. Does anyone else feel that he’s been slighted somehow?

Other than LeBron, there are 12 players that wear the #23: Kevin Martin, Jason Richardson, Marcus Camby, Lou Williams, Martell Webster, Toney Douglas, C.J. Watson, Stephen Graham, Jodie Meeks, Devin Brown, B.J. Mullens and Wes Matthews.

It sounds like James is bitter that the NBA won’t change its time-honored logo to feature Jordan instead of Jerry West, so he’s putting together this silly petition to “honor” his hero.

This quote is the most telling…

“Now, if I’m not going to wear No. 23, then nobody else should be able to wear it.”

So are the players honoring Jordan or honoring Lebron’s homage to Jordan?

Is it just me or is this an unnecessary waste of time?

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