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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: africas seed on April 25, 2006, 08:11:07 PM
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Bryant will hang up his No. 8 jersey, sources sayBy Darren Rovell
ESPN.com
Kobe Bryant's fans might have to buy another jersey next season. That's because multiple sources have told ESPN.com that Bryant will change his number to 24 next season.
Kobe Bryant
Shooting Guard
Los Angeles Lakers
Profile
2006 SEASON STATISTICS
GM PPG RPG APG FG% FT%
80 35.4 5.3 4.5 .450 .850
Bryant began his career at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pa., wearing No. 24. But by 1996 -- the year he led the school to the state championship -- he had switched to No. 33, the number his father Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant wore in high school.
In order for a player to change jersey numbers at will, he either has to change teams or have the team inform the league of the decision more than six months in advance. Players who stay with the same team must have worn the same number for four seasons or longer. Sources say the Lakers informed the league of Bryant's wish to change his number by this year's March 3 deadline.
Calls placed to Bryant's agent Rob Pelinka and the Lakers were not immediately returned.
Over the past few months, Kobe Bryant's popularity has been on the rise again. His jersey was the fourth-best seller this season, up one spot from last year's position, according to sales at the NBA Store in Manhattan and on NBA.com.
When Bryant came into the league, he couldn't take the No. 33 because it had been retired seven years earlier by the Lakers in honor of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Bryant arrived at the No. 8 for two reasons. It was the number he wore when he was a kid playing in Italy. It also tied into the number he wore at Adidas' ABCD Camp, 143. The numbers add up to 8.
Bryant's switch is the NBA's most significant jersey number change since the 1994-95 season, when Michael Jordan came out of retirement wearing the No. 45 for the final 22 games of the season. Jordan's No. 23 had been retired by the Bulls in his honor. For the next three seasons, Jordan went back to the No. 23.
League veteran Jim Jackson, who signed with the Lakers in March, now wears No. 24.
Six NBA teams have retired the number: the Boston Celtics (Sam Jones), Golden State Warriors (Rick Barry), Houston Rockets (Moses Malone), New York Knicks (Bill Bradley), Philadelphia 76ers (Bobby Jones) and Phoenix Suns (Tom Chambers).
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:loco:
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He should have changed it to 81
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why didnt he just wear 24 when he came into the league? did some1 else already have it?
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biting ron ron's steeze
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Or maybe he's saying he's 1 up on Jordan? lol
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what the fuck did u found that :o
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what the fuck did u found that :o
Obviously photoshoped.
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Link?
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2421874
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Or maybe he's saying he's 1 up on Jordan? lol
never, besides Jordan's real number is 45
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this is just retarded... whats the point???
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#8 BITCHES 8)
OR 81
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i like 8 waaaay better..its diff..no one else has it, its basically his number..if kobe is pulling a jordan, nice try, 8's your number.
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I doubt it'll happen...If it does, who cares? It's just a number, I'm sure he has his reasoning behind it. I'll miss the number 8 more than the next person, but Kobe is Kobe, and like someone said, 24 is one up on Jordan... 8)
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what the fuck did u found that :o
LOL
:D
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yea theres gotta b reason behind it,wonder what it is ???
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yea theres gotta b reason behind it,wonder what it is ???
his high school jersey before he changed it to 33. im guessin it's his favorite number caus u get to pick ur own in HS.
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#8 is a perfect number
guy is an idiot if he changes it...
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damn, what a fag
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Or maybe he's saying he's 1 up on Jordan? lol
he thinks he tupac
Bryant arrived at the No. 8 for two reasons. It was the number he wore when he was a kid playing in Italy. It also tied into the number he wore at Adidas' ABCD Camp, 143. The numbers add up to 8.
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Or maybe he's saying he's 1 up on Jordan? lol
he thinks he tupac
Bryant arrived at the No. 8 for two reasons. It was the number he wore when he was a kid playing in Italy. It also tied into the number he wore at Adidas' ABCD Camp, 143. The numbers add up to 8.
thank you. i was thinking no one was actually reading the initial post. it states right there y he's considering changing it. and exactly how would this make him 1 up on jordan?
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yeah num 8 is my fav number so he shouldnt change it just bc of that. ;D
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yea theres gotta b reason behind it,wonder what it is ???
his high school jersey before he changed it to 33. im guessin it's his favorite number caus u get to pick ur own in HS.
You get to pick your own number in college and the NBA as well...
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LOL@people hating on Kobe cuz he wants to change his number...Straight comedy, man.
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Any elite player would be hated on for changing their number. Kobe isn't a special case.
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LOL@people hating on Kobe cuz he wants to change his number...Straight comedy, man.
i dont think ppl r really hating on kobe. they just associate the #8 with kobe cuz hes the best player to ever wear that # and they wonder y he would want to change numbers since hes already made it his own.
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Any elite player would be hated on for changing their number. Kobe isn't a special case.
Really? People were sucking Jordan's dick when he changed it to 45...What is the hate for, it makes no sense? It's a personal decision. Maybe he likes the number more now, who knows? Whatever it may be (if it's even true), it definitely doesn't deserve to get hated on...PeACe
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LOL@people hating on Kobe cuz he wants to change his number...Straight comedy, man.
i dont think ppl r really hating on kobe. they just associate the #8 with kobe cuz hes the best player to ever wear that # and they wonder y he would want to change numbers since hes already made it his own.
I'm sure he has a reason...Who cares? It's nothing but a number...
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Any elite player would be hated on for changing their number. Kobe isn't a special case.
Really? People were sucking Jordan's dick when he changed it to 45...What is the hate for, it makes no sense? It's a personal decision. Maybe he likes the number more now, who knows? Whatever it may be (if it's even true), it definitely doesn't deserve to get hated on...PeACe
Nobody was sucking Jordan's dick because of the number change. Jordan's number change wasn't a personal decision, he was forced to get a new number. The only logical reason to change the number is to give his image a rebirth and to generate more money. There is nothing wrong with that of course but you can't deny that it screams "attention whore"
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And why is this making news?
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And this is making news why?
The jersey number of a player, especially a future HOF, is very precious in sports. People associate numbers to players moreso than their names sometimes.
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Any elite player would be hated on for changing their number. Kobe isn't a special case.
Really? People were sucking Jordan's dick when he changed it to 45...What is the hate for, it makes no sense? It's a personal decision. Maybe he likes the number more now, who knows? Whatever it may be (if it's even true), it definitely doesn't deserve to get hated on...PeACe
Nobody was sucking Jordan's dick because of the number change. Jordan's number change wasn't a personal decision, he was forced to get a new number. The only logical reason to change the number is to give his image a rebirth and to generate more money. There is nothing wrong with that of course but you can't deny that it screams "attention whore"
What? LMAO...Ron Artest changes his number every year. I highly doubt it has anything to do with attention, number 8 draws way more attention than 24. It's a personal decision, we don't know why. Maybe he likes it, maybe it means something more to him now? Jordan coulda' taken 23, but decided he was gunna change it...It was a personal decision, just like Kobe...But of course, Kobe gets hated for wanting to change his number! LMAO. Grow up, people...
BTW, anyone remember this?:
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=3704.0
Doubt it's gunna get changed...
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And this is making news why?
The jersey number of a player, especially a future HOF, is very precious in sports. People associate numbers to players moreso than their names sometimes.
True, true.....very retarded, but true.
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Any elite player would be hated on for changing their number. Kobe isn't a special case.
Really? People were sucking Jordan's dick when he changed it to 45...What is the hate for, it makes no sense? It's a personal decision. Maybe he likes the number more now, who knows? Whatever it may be (if it's even true), it definitely doesn't deserve to get hated on...PeACe
Nobody was sucking Jordan's dick because of the number change. Jordan's number change wasn't a personal decision, he was forced to get a new number. The only logical reason to change the number is to give his image a rebirth and to generate more money. There is nothing wrong with that of course but you can't deny that it screams "attention whore"
What? LMAO...Ron Artest changes his number every year. I highly doubt it has anything to do with attention, number 8 draws way more attention than 24. It's a personal decision, we don't know why. Maybe he likes it, maybe it means something more to him now? Jordan coulda' taken 23, but decided he was gunna change it...It was a personal decision, just like Kobe...But of course, Kobe gets hated for wanting to change his number! LMAO. Grow up, people...
BTW, anyone remember this?:
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=3704.0
Doubt it's gunna get changed...
Ron Artest isn't an elite player and is not headed to the HOF. Number 8 will now be a throwback and mostly every die hard Kobe/Laker fan will want to get Kobe's new jersey 24, so wether Kobe wanted to do this a marketing idea or not it's gonna end up working that way anyhow. It wasn't a personal decision with Jordan, he literally couldn't take 23. Stop being paranoid with this whole Kobe vs The World belief.
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jordan had to wear #45 cuz #23 was retired when he came back.
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Jordan could have asked them to unretire it, you guys honestly think he wasnt great enough? While you're claiming I'm having Kobe vs. the world delusions, you're spitting out false accusations of Kobe doing this as some sort of greedy marketing scheme...Come on now, don't be so hypocritical...All I'm saying is that it's just a fuckin number, and if he wants to change it, fine, that's up to him...It's beyond ridiculous to over-analyze it and go as far as hate on him over HIS number HE decided to change...And on top of that, I doubt it'll even change...
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Jordan could have asked them to unretire it, you guys honestly think he wasnt great enough? While you're claiming I'm having Kobe vs. the world delusions, you're spitting out false accusations of Kobe doing this as some sort of greedy marketing scheme...Come on now, don't be so hypocritical...All I'm saying is that it's just a fuckin number, and if he wants to change it, fine, that's up to him...It's beyond ridiculous to over-analyze it and go as far as hate on him over HIS number HE decided to change...And on top of that, I doubt it'll even change...
-The NBA would not allow that. The NBA wasn't going to let a player change their rules, no matter how good he is.
-Nobody has accused him of a marketing scheme, it's just going to end up happening wether he wanted to do it or not.
-It being a logical decision to make more money doesn't mean im accusing him of doing that
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Jordan could have asked them to unretire it, you guys honestly think he wasnt great enough? While you're claiming I'm having Kobe vs. the world delusions, you're spitting out false accusations of Kobe doing this as some sort of greedy marketing scheme...Come on now, don't be so hypocritical...All I'm saying is that it's just a fuckin number, and if he wants to change it, fine, that's up to him...It's beyond ridiculous to over-analyze it and go as far as hate on him over HIS number HE decided to change...And on top of that, I doubt it'll even change...
-The NBA would not allow that. The NBA wasn't going to let a player change their rules, no matter how good he is.
-Nobody has accused him of a marketing scheme, it's just going to end up happening wether he wanted to do it or not.
-It being a logical decision to make more money doesn't mean im accusing him of doing that
It doesn't matter, they can un-retire numbers...When Malone came to the Lakers, Magic was willing to un-retire 32 for him, but Malone decided to go with 11...There have been many cases of players un-retiring numbers by request...But that's not the point. The point is that there is nothing to hate on, it's not a negative thing or anything like that. He has reasoning behind it, we can't sit there and stipulate and hate on shit we've made up in our minds...A number means nothing if the player ain't shit...All that matters to me is that Kobe comes back next year and carries on his legacy with the Lakers until his tremendous career is over...PeACe
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Jordan wore #23 because he admired his bigger brother Larry, who wore #45 at Laney High School. 23 is half of 45, rounded up, because he wanted to be at least half the player his brother was...so Kobe should change his number to 12 :P
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Attention Fucking Whore
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24 ain't got nothing to do with kobe showing up jordan by 1, it's him showing up lebron by 1 ha 8)
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24 ain't got nothing to do with kobe showing up jordan by 1, it's him showing up lebron by 1 ha 8)
In that case, he better change it to 94...
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lol^
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sucks 4 the fans who gotta cop new jerseys.
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Somebody posted a link on here a while back saying kobe was changing his number - wasn't true then, not true now. Why we he change his number when he's won so much (mvp, championships, titles) with that number?
That would piss me off tho. I already have 2 kobe jerseys
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Somebody posted a link on here a while back saying kobe was changing his number - wasn't true then, not true now. Why we he change his number when he's won so much (mvp, championships, titles) with that number?
That would piss me off tho. I already have 2 kobe jerseys
LOL. Yeah that would suck. Your right it would be stupid for Kobe to change #'s after all he has accomplished, but Kobe hasn't won the MVP (and it doesn't look like he's going to this year :-\ :().
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kobes new nick after he changes his number " 24K"
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which number will they retire then? LMAO.
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sucks 4 the fans who gotta cop new jerseys.
I don't mind...I'll still rock the 8 every now and then.
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Oh...And he IS changing it, it's been confirmed, unlike last time when the papers claimed he was changing it to 45. Apparantly, 24 is the number he originally wanted, but it was taken when he came into the league...PeACe
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lol ... KOBE is a Pendejo! lol 8) . . . but on the real its just random as fuck but fuck it let him do what he wants to do
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sucks 4 the fans who gotta cop new jerseys.
I don't mind...I'll still rock the 8 every now and then.
yea it dont suck for the fans that copped one,i might even still get a #8 jersey,cuz i dont wanna get a 24 jersey and then have him change it back after a few seasons and 24 jus dont seem like kobe to me, Kobe in my mind will always b remembered as #8
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sucks 4 the fans who gotta cop new jerseys.
I don't mind...I'll still rock the 8 every now and then.
yea it dont suck for the fans that copped one,i might even still get a #8 jersey,cuz i dont wanna get a 24 jersey and then have him change it back after a few seasons and 24 jus dont seem like kobe to me, Kobe in my mind will always b remembered as #8
Naah, he'll win some rings with the 24...Mark my words. 8)
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sucks 4 the fans who gotta cop new jerseys.
I don't mind...I'll still rock the 8 every now and then.
yea it dont suck for the fans that copped one,i might even still get a #8 jersey,cuz i dont wanna get a 24 jersey and then have him change it back after a few seasons and 24 jus dont seem like kobe to me, Kobe in my mind will always b remembered as #8
Naah, he'll win some rings with the 24...Mark my words. 8)
8)
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boooooooo!!!.........fuck that shit, just keep number OCHO 8)
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We play a great and exciting serie against Phoenix and there is a 3 page thread about a jersey number.... :-X
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Nice, now I got an excuse to buy me a white Lakers jersey!
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i like gold better. shit is gangsta
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Kobe hasn't won the MVP (and it doesn't look like he's going to this year :-\ :().
well the all-star game mvp
man that son-of-a-bitch really is changing his number!
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maybe he really likes jack bauer