2006-11-05 08:03:44 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
to match the number of 3 pt attemps he will take per game.........
2006-11-05 12:15:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Kobe had a shoe deal with a company... during the rape trail... they dropped him, as did every other company.
They were going to make a shoe and call it "8s" or "Crazy 8s" and NOT pay Kobe any money, since he does not have a copywrite on the number, they were perfectly within their rights.
So, the money grubbing Bryant changed his number so that the shoe company in question could NOT profit even indirectly from his fame...
So, the shoe company would the "8s" and he would be 24.
"No Money? NO Kobe."
But lest you think Bryant is a completely greedy bastard he has promised to give his personal income from jersey sales to charity - NOT!
Actually, Kobe has issued a statement that he will refund the purchase price to all lower income fans that buy his NEW jersey, and can show proof of purchase of the old one. (Sorry, this on'es a lie too.)
New jersey? MORE MONEY... Kobe lost money by NOT going to a new team if you think about potential sales. Seen a few Jordan jerseys from Washington, eh?
Gee, would Kobe and the NBA really do that to longtime fans? YOU BETCHA!
2006-11-05 11:09:26 · answer #2 · answered by baseballfan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kobe wore number 33 in high school. But anyway I guess it was the number he ha planned on wearing but i guess it wasn't available and because it represents the next half of his career.
2006-11-08 10:48:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He wants to be 1 number higher than LeBron(23) and Michael Jordan(23)
2006-11-05 08:10:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
his agent said it was an image thing after number 8 had been dragged through the mud he wants to start fresh this year and a new number is the way to do so but hey who knows there were probably lots of reasons
2006-11-05 12:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he is taking three times as many shots or it's the total number of assists he had last year? One of the two!
2006-11-08 00:20:11 · answer #6 · answered by Streak0027 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey--- nice to pay attention....
as this question has been asked for the last 5 weeks......
and asked about 3 times a day. where have you been...
24 is the number of times he shoots before he passes and the number of times he cheats on his wife each month
2006-11-05 09:46:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he wants to be known as "AND 1". Referring to Michael Jordon's number 23 plus one.
2006-11-08 01:11:57 · answer #8 · answered by z_guitar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He said this is a new phase in his life. He wants to start it all over again, and leave the Shaq era behind. I think it is a step in rediscovering himself which would ultimately end up in an NBA championship.
2006-11-05 10:16:29 · answer #9 · answered by jishnu17 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he changed numbers?
2006-11-05 08:10:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because that was his high school number
2006-11-05 08:07:15 · answer #11 · answered by yukmouth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋