As a post-95 NBA fan who has been watching the NBA since 2007, Kobe Bryant's jersey has always been number 24 while watching kobe bryant's remaining NBA career games, which is also the jersey number that most fans wear when they see Kobe Bryant at the peak of his career on the court.
In 1996, Bryant officially landed in the NBA and began his legendary career! Kobe Bryant, who first entered the NBA, chose the No. 8 jersey to play in the NBA. So why did Kobe Bryant choose the No. 8 jersey as his suit? "I was playing in the high school tournament and there were 220 guys at the time, so everybody had a high number of jerseys, and my number was 143. So I just added these numbers together, which is number 8. Bryant explained it later. But in fact, when Kobe Bryant entered the league, the number he most wanted to wear was actually No. 33, but the Lakers' No. 33 jersey already belonged to the Lakers' famous Jabbar, so he wanted to continue to wear another jersey number 24 in high school, but the Lakers No. 24 at that time already belonged to George McLeod, so he finally chose the No. 8 jersey, and such a coincidental factor laid the legendary early purple and gold jersey. Kobe Bryant in the 8th period, excellent athletic ability, the audience can often see the explosive head boy staged a variety of dunk scenes, in 707 games, Kobe Scored a total of 16866 points, 8 times selected for the All-Star Team, and Shaqui O'Neal formed an OK combination, won 3 consecutive championships, casting the Lakers Dynasty.
In the 2005-2006 season, the Lakers were engaged in a fierce playoff contest with the Suns, and Kobe Bryant informed the media during the playoffs that the jersey number would be changed to no. 24 next season, but because the game was more intense at that time, Kobe Bryant did not explain the reason to the media. The media approached Zen master Phil Jackson, who told the media at the time: "He only wants to be a little better than Jordan", which is also accepted by most fans, after all, Kobe Bryant's idol and target since childhood is Jordan. But is that really the case?
It wasn't until after winning two consecutive titles in 09-10 that Bryant unveiled the mystery to the media: "This is the beginning of the second half of my career, so I need to seek a change. In addition, the reason why the 24th was chosen was because there were 24 hours a day and 24 seconds in an attack, and I wanted to be able to devote myself to every attack for 24 hours a day and every game. Bryant also used "Have you ever seen Los Angeles at four in the morning?" This widely circulated meme in basketball interprets his 24 mamba spirit. In 2006, after Kobe Bryant changed to the number 24 jersey, he scored a total of 16,797 points in 639 games, was selected to the All-Star Team 10 times, won the championship twice, won the FMVP twice, and won the MVP once. Perfectly shows people his killer nature.
Today, Bryant Bryant's No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys float over Staples Arena. Kobe Bryant perfectly explained to the fans what it means to be one person, one city. Throughout his career with the Lakers, Bryant was named an All-Star 18 times, named to the NBA's All-Team 15 times, and won five championships.
Kobe Bryant in the No. 8 period, young and energetic, but even if he won three consecutive championships, he was also shrouded in O'Neal's giant star ring, at that time he could cut 81 points, but there were always other voices; but Kobe Bryant on the 24th, he was more calm, facing the outside world's doubts, no pale words to say anything, only with actions to fight back, he only wanted to be the best of himself, he was staples forever MVP.