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 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 ...