Kobe Bryant, No.8: Kobe Bryant wore the No.24 jersey for the first time in high school, and later changed it to No.33, which his father once wore.
After joining the NBA, because the No.33 jersey has been retired with Jabbar, he had to wear No.8 because his number was 143 (1+4+3=8) when he attended the Adidas ABCD training camp earlier. Now it's changed to number 24 because he wants to surpass Jordan.