Reading log

Reading log #6

Title: Los Angeles Lakers reportedly to retire both No.8 and 24 for Kobe Bryant

Text type: Article

Author: Marissa Payne

This article is about Los Angeles Lakers retiring Both Number 8 and 24 for Kobe Bryant. I picked this article because Kobe bryant was my favourite NBA player and I am happy for him because Los Angeles lakers is retiring both of his number throughout his career.

Kobe Bryant wore jersey number 8 in his first 10 years of his career and number 24 for the last 10 year of his career. Lakers retiring both numbers really surprised me. No NBA player has two number retired in his name and Kobe Bryant will be the first one. For me this is good because there is no need to debate for which number Bryant will retire. Bryant, who played with the lakers for his entire 20-year career starting in 1996, had several illustrious seasons wearing both numbers. Personally, If I had to pick which number he should retire, it would be the number 24. This is because when I started watching NBA, it was the number he was known for and it is the number he retired as. He did win three championship wearing the jersey number 8 but he also won 2 championship wearing number 24. And isn’t it disrespectful to just retire 8 because it gives the idea that the 2nd half of his career wasn’t so great so they’ll just retire number 28.