Kobe Bryant spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers and owns the franchise record for most games played (1,346), points (33,643) and steals (1,944), to name a few.
On Monday, the five-time NBA champion joined the rest of the Lakers legends in the Staples Center rafters, only the team did things a little different for him on special night.
Since Bryant rocked both the No. 8 and the No. 24 at different points in his career, the Lakers decided they couldn’t go with just one of his two numbers and decided to retire them both.
Ahead of the game, Bryant met with the media and discussed the differences between No. 8 Kobe and No. 24 Kobe, and also shared which number he would prefer to see on his statue.
Bryant joins a long list of legends in the Staples Center rafters, including Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Gail Goodrich, Magic Johnson, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neal, James Worthy, Jerry West and Jamaal Wilkes.
(H/T Lakers)
