Larry Nance Jr. to wear his dad's retired No. 22

CLEVELAND

Larry Nance Jr. will wear his father's retired No. 22 with the Cavaliers.

The forward announced Thursday night that the NBA has worked it out so he can switch from No. 24 to his dad's No. 22 starting next week.

Nance Jr. said he's thrilled to have the chance to honor his father, who spent eight seasons with the Cavs. A team spokesman said the league understood the special circumstances surrounding the number and its significance to the Nance family and agreed to the change.

Larry Nance Sr.'s jersey was retired by the Cavs in 1995.

The younger Nance wore his father's No. 22 Phoenix jersey last weekend when he participated in the dunk contest at the All-Star Game.