The late Kobe Bryant wore No. 8 the first 10 seasons of his career ... The 23 is reference to the jersey number worn by Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan. Garnett feels Bryant was saying ...

donning the No. 8 jersey. Then, as he became a superstar, he changed his number to 24. There have been countless theories about why Kobe made that swap, as he was already an established player and ...

The first, located at Star Plaza outside of Crypto.com Arena, shows Bryant wearing his No. 8 jersey in a pose from his 81-point game in 2006. "Kobe picked the pose... so if anyone has any issues ...

Some were in a No. 8 throwback Lakers jersey, while others donned No. 24 in gold. Natalia threw out the first pitch to Mookie ...