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'All respect to Kobe': Pistons' Markieff Morris to wear No. 88 in honor of Bryant

Detroit Pistons forward Markieff Morris says he thinks No. 8 "means the same to everybody." The Detroit News

Brooklyn, N.Y. — In the Pistons’ pregame ceremony to honor Kobe Bryant on Monday night, Markieff Morris wore a black Pistons No. 8 jersey with Bryant’s name on the back.

During the game, Morris donned his normal No. 8 Pistons jersey for the last time.

In honoring Kobe Bryant’s legacy, Morris is changing his number from 8 to 88, Morris announced following Wednesday’s shootaround in New York.