Kobe Bryant chose the number 8 because the numbers 24 or 33, which he wanted to use, were not available. He came up with the number 8 by adding up the digits from his camp number.
Kobe's old number was 8
No. 8 and No. 24
8
July 1996
Kobe Bryant's jersey number was first 8, but he changed it later to 24.
Kobe Bryant wore #8 until summer 2006, when he switched to #24
He was number 8 before 24
Kobe Bryant
For about 5 years.
It is now 24 but it was number 8. So 24 is your answer.
Kobe Bryant. But now he changed his number to 24 in 2006
Kobe Bryant