Kobe no longer #8

April 25, 2006 | Category: blog, sports

Vanessa telling Kobe to change his jersey number to 24 Sources say that Vanessa Bryant, Kobe’s girlfriend/ best friend/ wife/ manager, has convinced Kobe Bryant to hang up his #8 jersey in favor of #24 next season. NBA rules have it so that you have to be with a team for at least 4 seasons before you can switch numbers, which Bryant has. Currently Jim Jackson holds the #24 jersey, but Kobe is willing to pay Jackson an undisclosed amount for it. ESPN

Possible reasons why Kobe may change his jersey from #8 to #24:

  1. All of his past jersey numbers he’s worn from grade school to playing in Italy add up to 24.
  2. Kobe is a big fan of LOST.
  3. Vanessa loves Keifer Sutherland in 24.
  4. There are 24 hours in a day.
  5. The white chick from Colorado is holding him ransom again and he needs the profits from the jersey change.

Are there any more? GIVE ME YOUR REASONS WHY…

10 Comments

  1. Michael on April 26th, 2006
    1

    hey Eric, pretty funny there. i’m actually not a sports guy, par say, but i do keep up w/ the times. and i think the reason why, being #1, is 24 is the magic number. LOL. hope that gives you a heads up.

    michael, from high school mr. meyer’s VIP Journalism party/class. see you at the reunion!

  2. Brian G on April 26th, 2006
    2

    7. When it’s all said and done Kobe will probably top Jordan as the all time greatest ever. He figures he’ll get the head start by topping Jordans’ number by 1.

    Brian from high school as well. Screw the reunion, if you go to Vegas again this summer i’ll just see you there!

  3. Eric on April 26th, 2006
    3

    I’d rather do a 20 year re-union… even though everyone will probably stil be in San Diego. Not like some Romy and Michelle thing.

  4. Sokhon on April 26th, 2006
    4

    This is off topic but, is that chick on that boomba link to the right ‘Kelly’ from Saved by the Bell? Except with glasses.

  5. Eric on April 26th, 2006
    5

    You don’t even know Kelly’s REAL name? Shame on you… -10 points.

    But no, it’s Eva Angelina.

  6. Sokhon on April 26th, 2006
    6

    Of course I did, I just didn’t want to type her entire name.
    PS. Rumor has it that they are going to create a new save by the bell with the original cast. Screech is going to be the principal and mr belding now owns the max. And I think the rest are going to be teachers or something.
    They, and by they I mean the internet, said that it was because of adult swim.

  7. Eric on April 26th, 2006
    7

    That would totally suck. They come back as teachers? Slater is gonna be wrestling coach or something… and Jessie is gonna be a stripper…

    Zack is already on that NYPD Blue or whatever…

    I don’t see that happening. Stupid Interweb rumors.

  8. Jay M on April 28th, 2006
  9. Neil on August 21st, 2006
    9

    [quote]When it’s all said and done Kobe will probably top Jordan as the all time greatest ever. He figures he’ll get the head start by topping Jordans’ number by 1.[/quote]

    Although true, I see it as him saying its the next generation after 23, so 24, and Lebron will later change to 25 once Kobe is injured or retires.

  10. joseph on February 23rd, 2007
    10

    this is stupid. kobe would not make any money by changing his jersey number, even if the #24 jersey was more popular, because he is a Nike athlete, and Adidas makes the NBA jerseys, so Kobe wouldn’t profit from higher sales.

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