Kobe Bryant Explains His Jersey Numbers Ahead of Lakers Retirement, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Kobe Bryant will be the first player in NBA history to have two different numbers retired by the same team when his No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys go into the rafters Monday night
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Kobe Bryant remembered: Los Angeles Lakers unveil bronze statue of NBA legend
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Kobe Jersey Retirement, National Basketball Association, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Why Kobe Bryant changed jersey numbers and what No. 8 and No. 24 meant to the NBA legend
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LeBron James scores 46 points, hits 9 3s in Lakers' loss
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Kobe Bryant remembered: Los Angeles Lakers unveil bronze statue of NBA legend
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Kobe Bryant Explains the Difference in Wearing No. 8 and No. 24 with Lakers, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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