2006-11-10 16:42:36 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
He changed it because he wore #24 in high school (before he changed it to #33) and since #24 wasn't available when he was a rookie he chose #8. Now that #24 is available, he says he wants to officially start the 2nd half of his career with the number that he started with in the first place.
That's what his page on Wikipedia says, at least...but isn't it convenient that he stands to gain all that money from those brand-new souvenir jerseys that all his kid fans are going to want to buy??????
I'm always the skeptic...it's just a thought...
2006-11-10 17:20:33 · answer #1 · answered by scarletcub11 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Laker4lyf is right. He changed it to 24 because he was #24 in high school. He loved that number and just thought that maybe he could change his, and it's not against the rules. Maybe when he got signed to the Lakers squad somebody already got the number so he chose 8.
But seriously, I like #8 more. #24 looks out of shape.
2006-11-11 02:10:44 · answer #2 · answered by flamingblue21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#24 replaced into Bryant's first severe college decision, formerly he switched to #33.[4] After the Lakers' season ended, Bryant reported on TNT that he needed #24 as a rookie, besides the undeniable fact that it replaced into unavailable, as replaced into #33, retired with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He reported the swap to 24 signified the starting up of the second one 0.5 of his occupation. Bryant took decision 8 after his prominent Italian league participant, Mike D'Antoni. Bryant grew up observing D'Antoni as a celebrity aspect take care of contained in the Italian league, the position his father, "Jelly Bean" Bryant, also performed.[5]
2016-11-29 00:42:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His explanation is that he is, was, and always will be 1 step up on Michael Jordan who was number 23, but I believe he wanted to copy Michael Jordan from when Jordan changed his number from 23 to 45 but I don't think Kobe will keep # 24 for long.
2006-11-10 16:48:10 · answer #4 · answered by bflewis14 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He changed his number to 24 because that was his old jersey number when he was a freshmen in highschool.
2006-11-10 16:46:25 · answer #5 · answered by CK 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i believe that the correct answer to this question is he changed it because he was number 24 his freshman year of high school and he wants to be number 24 in the nba..
2006-11-10 18:07:48 · answer #6 · answered by laker4lyfe92 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
oh its just one of my attention-seeking antics. you know me. i like to be on the spotlight all the time and i like to be talked about.
i have been desperately trying to be like mike and i try to copy the things that he's done like number-changing and all that crap. maybe I'll consider baseball in the future ha ha. but first i gotta win more scoring titles so that I'll be more like mike.
as for the number, i think its kinda corny, but 24 is one up to his 23. i want to be like mike but at the same time, i want to be better than him. badly. i know you guys don't agree with me but i am better than him. i am the best.
By the way, where the **** have you been? This question has been posted a ******* countless times already!
But it's all good. Like I said, I like to be talked about!
2006-11-10 23:29:13 · answer #7 · answered by KOBE BRYANT 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he changed his number from8 to 24 becasue he said he would be three times better this eason and that he would be one more then michael jordan23
2006-11-10 17:16:49 · answer #8 · answered by mrpgamer14@sbcglobal.net 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Superstition.
2006-11-10 16:48:27 · answer #9 · answered by Wiseguy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he didnt like number8 and 33 was retired.so he used the number he was back in college.
2006-11-10 16:46:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋