2. OVECHKIN STANDING ON ICE DURING WARM-UP BEFORE GAME 3. OVECHKIN ON ICE WARMING UP BEFORE GAME AGAINST NASHVILLE PREDATORS STORY: Hockey star Alex Ovechkin wore a number 24 jersey to honor late ...

As the sports world and NBA continue to mourn the death of Kobe Bryant in a tragic helicopter crash that also claimed the life of his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, players leaguewide are taking further ...

Boston Celtics star Kemba Walker may become the latest player to change his jersey number to honor the late Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Bryant famously had two jersey ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- NBA players are finding ways to honor the basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a tragic helicopter accident over the weekend. That includes a handful of players changing ...

Joel Embiid took an extra step to honor Kobe Bryant during the Philadelphia 76ers’ game on Tuesday, but it came with a condition. Jersey No. 24 is already retired by the 76ers to honor Bobby Jones, ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 16, 2014: Former NBA star Julius Erving, aka "Dr. J", at the 2014 ESPY Awards at the Nokia Theatre LA Live. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Jaguar PS) NBA legend Julius “Dr. J ...

There are 181 players in men's Division I basketball who wear No. 24. So many of them do so in large part, if not solely, because of Kobe Bryant. They come from more than 30 states and 10 countries, ...

On Nov. 29, 2015, Kobe Bryant announced he was retiring. In a poem entitled “Dear Basketball,” the Lakers legend said his 20th season would be his final one. Two days after dropping that bombshell, ...

The late Kobe Bryant wore both No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys during his career with the Los Angeles Lakers Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's Los ...