James said last week he would change jersey numbers next season in honor of Michael Jordan, and said no other players should wear it, either.
Critics of his plan said other players before Jordan deserved the honor at least as much, with some using Johnson and Larry Bird as examples. But Johnson, speaking to a small group of reporters during a video conference, said if there was a decision to retire No. 23, he and Bird would "be the first ones to say it should happen."
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