LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 02: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts late in the fourth ... [+] quarter while taking on the Dallas Mavericks in Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals in the 2011 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on May 2, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Getty ImagesKobe Bryant never played for the Dallas Mavericks, but that won’t stop the franchise from retiring his No. He decided that his team would take Bryant’s number out of circulation. Los Angeles already retired the number, along Bryant’s original No.

Source: Forbes January 27, 2020 02:26 UTC