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LeBron asks: '6 or 23?'

Mark Leffingwell / Reuters

Now that LeBron James has let everybody know where he'll be playing next season, the biggest question left on everybody's mind, naturally, is: what number will he wear?

James famously swapped out his No. 23 for No. 6 when he jumped from Cleveland to Miami in 2010. He claimed at the time to be giving up No. 23 out of reverence to Michael Jordan. But he was still with the Cavaliers when he put in the paperwork, and in hindsight it seems equally possible that the switch was part of an image and legacy overhaul, a way of keeping his NBA worlds separate as he planned for a future with the Heat. 

Now, with LeBron heading back to Cleveland, he's taken to Instagram to ask your opinion: should he stick with the No. 6, which graced the back of his jersey when he hoisted his only two NBA championship trophies? Or should he revert back to his original number, so all the Cavs fans who didn't burn their jerseys after The Decision can bust them out again? 

You tell us, and LeBron: 6 or 23? 

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