Lakers Retire No. 'Sacred' Kobe!

Lakers Retire No. 'Sacred' Kobe! - As a tribute to the legendary basketball, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers Kobe plans to retire the jersey number, ie 8 and 24. Because throughout his professional career, Kobe only played for the Lakers and a series of achievements he has also carved along the Lakers.
As reported scores.espn.go.com, small forward, nicknamed "Black Mamba" was first played in the NBA in season 1996 and he holds the record as the youngest basketball player in NBA history who was able to score as many as 24,000 at the age of 31 years 75 days, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain to have achieved at the age of 31 years 113 days. Kobe became the 17th player who can score points above 24,000
Kobe jersey of the two numbers will be retired, the Lakers have not given certainty which number will be retired, whether one or both of them. "I do not know whether the Lakers would perpetuate number 8 or 24 or both, all possibilities are still very open," said Mitch Kupchak, General Manager of the Lakers, quoted Lakersnation, Wednesday (6/1).
In the history of the basketball Lakers, perpetuate the legendary back number of players is often done, here are some names Lakers player who has his squad number 'sacred':

    No. 13: Wilt Chamberlain
    No. 22: Elgin Baylor
    No. 25: Gail Goodrich
    No. 32: Magic Johnson
    No. 33: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    No. 42: James Worthy
    No. 44: Jerry West