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Today, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that they will retire Kobe Bryant's iconic jersey in what will be their December 18th loss against the champion Golden State Warriors. There's no confirmation as to which of the legend's two numbers will go up in the rafters that night, but I'm here to help clear the air and assist in this decision in whichever way I can.

With basketball fandom wiping over me at the ripe age of nine years old, the year was 2008. Of course, I knew who Kobe Bryant was and I knew what he meant to my hometown, and even though I only started appreciating his greatness at the time of his M.V.P run, I knew he donned the legendary number 8. Nowadays, Bryant's impact on the game remains strong as his memory lingers through watching

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