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∙ 12y agoit is because his father's favorite number is 45, he just want to duplicate half of his fathers accomplishment, so half of 45 is 22.5, it cant be so he decided to round it off so its no. 23. That was the beginning of HIS AIRNESS.
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∙ 12y agoHis older brother wore 45 and he was hoping to be half as good as him.
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∙ 12y agohis brothers number was somwhere around 46 so mj split it in half and choose 23.
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∙ 12y agoHis brother wore the # 45 and Jordan thought that 23 was half of 45
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∙ 16y agoTrinute to his brother- in- law. It was right on dd scratch off
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∙ 14y agopeople chose it for him
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∙ 12y ago45
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the number the greatest player wore 23
Steve Nash
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the basketball player!
Reggie Miller!
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Nick Horvath had the number three jersey before Greg Paulus
There is no record that any player has ever worn the number 9 jersey for the Gonzaga Bulldogs menÕs basketball team. Another notable jersey number, the number 12, was retired after worn by John Stockton from 1980 until he was drafted in the NBA in 1984.
Tim Duncan is 6'11"