TMZ announced late Monday night that the Los Angeles Lakers are planning to retire the jersey of Kobe Bryant on Dec. 18 when they host the Golden State Warriors.
With Bryant it wasn’t a matter of if they would retire his number, but instead when as he is perhaps the greatest player to ever wear the purple and gold, winning five championships in his 20 seasons.
Another question that arose though is which jersey number the Lakers will retire, as Bryant had some many iconic moments wearing both the No. 8 and 24.
It didn’t take long for that question to be answered as according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN it appears they will be retiring both jerseys:
Update.