Puka Nacua loved watching LeBron James in Columbus Blue Jackets jersey number 23

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 22, 2025, 00:09 IST

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NFL player Puka Nacua IG-reacted to NBA star LeBron James' Columbus Blue Jackets jersey with the number 23. LeBron wore it during an LA Lakers game. The number is significant to both James and NBA legend Michael Jordan. Puka's comment highlighted the connection, garnering over 519 likes, and underscoring LeBron’s support for the NHL team.

Puka Nacua loved watching LeBron James in Columbus Blue Jackets jersey number 23

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NFL reacts to NBA in NHL jersey! Did you get that riddle? Let us decipher it for you. So, the NFL stands for Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua. NBA stands for Los Angeles Lakers power forward LeBron James. And, NHL stands for Columbus Blue Jackets jersey. How did these three American and Canadian Sports heads meet in one instance? Well, thanks to NFL’s Puka Nacua.
The wide receiver IG-reacted to LeBron James’ jersey. Which jersey was the NBA legend wearing? NHL’s team, Columbus Blue Jackets jersey. Wow. Take a deep breath. You just read a lot of complicated stuff. Let us further simplify it for you!

Puka Nacua notices LeBron James’ 23 jersey number on Columbus Blue Jackets jersey

On Instagram, 40 YO 4-time NBA Champion LeBron James shared a few snaps. Few snaps of what? King James was at the LA Lakers versus Denver Nuggets match at the Crypto.com Arena wearing a Columbus Blue Jackets jersey. LeBron James paired the humble jersey with cargo pants. He sported a back profile too, wherein the custom number ‘23’ could be seen pretty loud. This 23 number caught wind of NFL’s Puka Nacua. And it instigated the wide receiver to comment, “23” on LeBron James’ IG post. Puka Nacua’s comment has over 519 likes and counting…
‘23’ is LeBron James’ jersey number from the NBA, and it also belonged to the NBA legend, 62 YO Michael Jordan. In the NHL, the jersey number 23 belongs to the 30 YO Canadian professional ice hockey center Sean Monahan from the Columbus Blue Jackets.

LeBron James wore a Columbus Blue Jackets jersey last in the 2025 Stadium Series between the Blue Jackets and the Detroit Red Wings

NBA MVP LeBron James wholeheartedly supports the Columbus Blue Jackets from the NHL. This was far more than just evident when the NBA legend wore a Columbus Blue Jackets jersey on March 1, 2025, matchup between the Red Wings and Blue Jackets.
The official X account of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets even shared LeBron James’ video from the NHL stands. The Blue Jackets captioned it: “No debate: LeBron is the 🐐” meaning - LeBron James is the GOAT - Greatest Of All Time.
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