10 lesser known facts about Kobe Bryant

#9 Why he chose to wear No.8

Till Kobe Bryant was drafted into the NBA, he was the best high school baller ever, he even broke scoring machine Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia area high school record registering 2,883 points to the latters 2,252.

So why would he change his jersey number from 33 when it brought him so much success in high school?

Being a part of the illustrious Laker franchise you have to keep in mind their very successful past and the superstars that helped the team achieve that. One such superstar was Kareem Abdul Jabbar, courtesy of whom the number #33 jersey was retired by the franchise.

Kobe chose number 8 because it was number he wore while he grew up playing in Italy and it was also a representation of the number he wore at the Adidas ABCD camp: one, four and three.