He appeared in eight All-Star games with his first number and ten after the jersey swap. He won a scoring title in each number and scored 16,777 points repping No. 8 and 16,866 points wearing No. 24.

Kobe wanted to change his jersey number after the Lakers traded Shaquille O'Neal in 2004. He was also coming off the back of sexual assault charge which was dropped in the same year and Bryant had ...

Why Kobe Bryant Changed Jersey Numbers and the Special Meaning Behind No. 24 and No. 8 Kobe Bryant wore both numbers throughout his legendary 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers By ...

Shaquille O’Neal’s son, Shareef O’Neal, tweeted a photo of a cloud that formed into a perfect No. 8, which was Kobe Bryant’s first jersey number with the Lakers.

He later donned the number 24 during his career and is the only player in league history to have two jersey numbers retired with the same team. Shaquille O'Neal's Son Shareef Honors Kobe Bryant ...

When the Los Angeles Lakers retired his jersey in 2017, Kobe Bryant revealed how the moment was bigger than his many iconic moments on the ... Having spent 10 years donning each jersey number, ...

The late Kobe Bryant will be honored during the Dodgers' Lakers Night on Sept. 1 with special Black Mamba-inspired jerseys featuring No. 8 and No. 24.

Which Number Lakers Jersey Should Kobe Bryant Wear in His Statue — 8 or 24? Howard Beck Sep 15, 2017 If anyone ever earned the unique—i.e. unwieldy, strange and profoundly audacious—honor of ...

Kemba Walker Will Consider Changing Jersey Number for Kobe Bryant — But May 'Honor' Him Differently The late Kobe Bryant wore both No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys during his career with the Los Angeles ...

Out in Las Vegas at the Dream Team practice sessions, Jayson Tatum is also honoring the late Lakers legend by donning Kobe's famous No.10 Team USA Jersey. "Nothing short of an honor to be able to ...

He combined the numbers previously worn by Kobe and Gianna. "Our new player, Hachimura, I met him, and I asked him, 'Have you chosen a number yet?' And he said, 'Yeah, I'm wearing No. 28,'" Buss ...