2006-09-23 18:24:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
i think it was his high school jersey number or something and one thing u misspell number and kobe rocks!!!!! <3 the lakers
2006-09-23 18:26:58 · answer #1 · answered by anna_banana♥LALakers. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he answered this question after one of their games near the end of the season...he said something down the lines that it represented hard work basically 24/7 365 days a year. So, he's basically doing it to represent his work ethic, which is widly known as one of the best in the league and also, I think it was his dads older jersey in Italy.
Plus, maybe just maybe...he's trying to 1 up #23?
Edit: To the guy above me that said his highschool # was 24 you're wrong it was #33.
2006-09-24 06:08:52 · answer #2 · answered by Zack 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it is a marketing thing. His number 8 jersey was the number one selling jersey until his legal problems.
By changing his number fans will want to purchase the new one.
2006-09-24 02:17:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
kobe chose number 24 because i think thats whats his dads number in college and he wanted forget about the past and looking foward to the future i will post a better A.S.A.P
2006-09-24 02:56:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to make money of course. this way, lots of kobe fans has to buy the new number 24 now.
2006-09-24 09:32:26 · answer #5 · answered by NBA Str8 Balla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
his 8 jersey is bought out and they need his marketabillity to still mak lots o cash
2006-09-24 02:46:58 · answer #6 · answered by GREAT1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
high school team number.
2006-09-24 03:08:40 · answer #7 · answered by Cules 4 life: ASHKON IS BACK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋