Kobe initially wanted to change his number from 8 to 24 during the 2005 season but missed the deadline. In the 2006-2007 season, Bryant officially changed his number to 24.

On the back of the T-Shirt read "Bryant" along with the jersey numbers for Gianna (2) and Kobe (24) underneath. Gianna wore that number for her AAU basketball team, “Team Mamba.” Kobe wore No ...

While picturing Kobe Bryant, fans remember him wearing either No. 8 or No. 24. Here's why he changed numbers during the 2006-07 season.

Kobe initially wanted to change his number from 8 to 24 during the 2005 season but missed the deadline. In the 2006-2007 season, Bryant officially changed his number to 24.

Trae Young — who was the favorite player of Kobe's daughter Gianna — wore no. 8 during at the start of his game Sunday, and Joel Embiid, who credited Bryant as the reason he plays basketball ...

Sources: Multiple NBA players have begun informally retiring Kobe Bryant’s jersey number(s) as a tribute — with Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie among them, changing from No. 8 to No. 26.

So while No. 24 was a moment to evolve for Kobe, it was also a way to go back to his basketball roots. Bryant won three NBA championship titles as No. 8 and his final two wearing No. 24.

The Kobe Bryant T-shirt nodded to LA, but his loose, untied Timberlands were NYC as hell. Atop it all, a pearl-festooned tweed jacket from Chanel’s womenswear line.

Lakers fans love to discuss which version of Kobe, 8 or 24, was the superior players. Matt Barnes , one of Bryant's former teammates, was recently on ESPN's NBA show and provided his take. "Number ...

After DeAndre Hopkins was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs, he announced he was switching from his No. 10 to the No. 8 that Kobe once wore.

Kobe, who died in a helicopter crash in 2020 at age 41, along with 13-year-old daughter Gianna, wore the number 8 while on the Los Angeles Lakers before switching to the number 24.

According to the newspaper, all attendees received a black T-shirt which showed Kobe and Gigi embracing on the front and the Nos. 2 and 24 on the back with an infinity symbol in the middle.