2006-12-13 14:49:36 · 9 answers · asked by need 2 get a grip 3 in Sports ➔ Basketball
A lot of people say that he changed it because he wanted to one-up Michael Jordan, but #24 was Bryant's first high school number, before he switched to #33. After the Lakers' season ended, Bryant said on TNT that he wanted #24 as a rookie, but it was unavailable, as was #33, retired with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He said the switch to 24 signified the start of the second half of his career. Bryant took number 8 after his favorite Italian league player, Mike D'Antoni. Kobe Bryant grew up watching D'Antoni as a star point guard in the Italian league, where his father, "Jelly Bean" Bryant, also played.
2006-12-14 09:26:17 · answer #1 · answered by Allie M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mose Kleinfeld
2006-12-13 22:50:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His original number
8 = Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
His current number
24= Jeff Gordon
Bad change
Should have kept it 8
2006-12-14 00:02:24 · answer #3 · answered by go UCLA bruins! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he gets money off every jersey he sells, and no one wants a kobe jersey that doesn't have his actually number on it.. kobe is all about the cash flow
2006-12-14 04:39:06 · answer #4 · answered by dontneedwork 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nobody 24 was his high school number
2006-12-13 23:18:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he just wants to be mj 2..
2006-12-14 08:18:42 · answer #6 · answered by mark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ONLY HE KNOWS FOR SURE
2006-12-14 17:29:01 · answer #7 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nobody its his high school #
2006-12-13 22:51:26 · answer #8 · answered by Big R 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
new number, new persona !!!!
2006-12-13 22:54:49 · answer #9 · answered by kelimporta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋