We are all Witnesses

Lebron James filed paperwork with the NBA conveying his intention to change his jersey number from 23 to 6. James said that he is giving up the number in an attempt to lead the effort to have the number retired league-wide to honor Michael Jordan. James chose 6 because he wore it with the U.S. Olympic team.

So to honor Jordan he switches to 6?! First, one of the all-time winning players in sports history wore that number -- Mr. Bill Russell. Frankly, Jordan's accomplishments pale in comparison to Russell's. Second, that was the number of none other than The Doctor, Julius Errrrrrrrviiiing.

James is full of whoo-ha! The D-train Daily staff sees his game. The King changed his number before the playoffs in what could be a title run, and gave himself off as some martyr for Jordan. He is gonna spike his jersey sales and look like some kind of pupil of the game. We are all witnesses, to a big publicity stunt of a hustle. Apparently James did not see Jordan’s hall-of-fame induction speech. Jordan needs no one’s help making it all about Jordan.

According to the Associated Press in his first interview since pleading guilty to felony gun possession charges, Gilbert Arenas said that he is not worried about his sentencing date later this month. He should have kept quiet. According to the report Arenas said he's not nervous as long as the judge goes off the "real story" of what happened in the Wizards locker room in December. Wow, that Gilbert Arenas is too cool to be forgotten. We don't know anyone who wouldn't sweat going to jail for a weekend let alone a felony charge. Gilbert obviously intends to eat this charge chew it up and shoot it in a wastebasket with his cool self.

If Jaime Moyer adds a knuckleball to his repertoire he could pitch until he is 60.

Chad Ocho Cinco will be on the upcoming season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. We are so excited about seeing Ocho Cinco in some of the business-drag outfits that come with the territory on that show.

Sixers President and GM Ed Stefanski announced today that Allen Iverson will not be returning for the remainder of the season. Certainly, this is the end of the road for The Answer. Iverson had missed most of the past month to be with his sick 4 year-old daughter.

The silver lining in this is that the Sixers got a couple of sellouts out of the season, and Iverson rightly returned home to end his NBA journey. Was it us at the D-train Daily or had it seemed like Iverson had grown since last Philly saw him?

Brian Westbrook's career (at least in the 215) last week, and now Iverson's... It's like those times when 3 celebrities die within a month. Who's Next?!