Which Kobe Number Should the Lakers Retire?

[RunSoHard]

Reports say that the Lakers can't decide which Kobe Number they should retire.

Kobe wore #8 from his rookie season ('96-'97) until the '05-'06 season.

Kobe #8
- 1 Regular Season Scoring Champion
- 4 All-NBA First Team Selections
- 2 All-NBA Second Team Selections
- 2 All-NBA Third Team Selections
- 8 All-Star Selections
- 1 All-Star MVP
- 4 All-NBA Defensive First Team
- 2 All-NBA Defensive Second Team
- 3 NBA Championships
- 4 NBA Finals Appearances

Kobe Wore #24 from '06-'07 until present

Kobe #24
- 1 NBA MVP
- 1 Regular Season Scoring Champion
- 7 All-NBA First Team Selections
- 8 All-Star Selections
- 3 All-Star MVP's
- 5 All-NBA Defensive First Team
- 1 All-NBA Defensive Second Team
- 2 NBA Championships
- 3 NBA Finals Appearances
- 2 NBA Final's MVP

 

[cavsfan817]

I guess it's whatever version of Kobe they want to remember... Probably 24 since 8 will always be tied to Shaq.

 

[RunSoHard]

I guess it's whatever version of Kobe they want to remember... Probably 24 since 8 will always be tied to Shaq.

and #8 was tied with the whole rape situation, if it were or wasn't, it still was.

 

[Stray32]

24, the number Kobe ended with and the era where Lakers teams were defined pretty much solely by Kobe

 

[Paulius]

Both

 

[Paulius]

It'll be 24 tho

 

[JZsportswhiz]

Hey Kobe, "Should we retire #8 or #24 "?

Easy as that

 

[Me7o]

 

[47th oG]

24

 

[cole]

neither he wasnt good enough to have his # retired

 

[Paulius]

neither he wasnt good enough to have his # retired

The troll is back

 

[Me7o]