Lakers to retire Kobe Bryant's No. 8, 24 jerseys on Dec. 18

ByABC News
September 12, 2017, 2:44 PM

— -- The Los Angeles Lakers will retire both of? Kobe Bryant's jerseys -- No. 8 and No. 24 -- before their game against the Golden State Warriors on Dec. 18, sources confirmed to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne on Tuesday.

TMZ Sports first reported that Bryant's jersey will be retired in December.

Bryant, who retired after the 2015-16 season, played 20 seasons with the Lakers, winning five championships.?The 18-time All-Star scored 33,643 career points, currently third on the all-time list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone.

The Lakers usually retire only the jerseys of players in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Bryant isn't yet eligible for enshrinement, but the team is confident he will be inducted.

The Lakers also retired Shaquille O'Neal's jersey in 2013 before he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016.

Bryant will be the 10th player to have his jersey retired by the Lakers, joining Wilt Chamberlain (13), Elgin Baylor (22), Gail Goodrich (25), Magic Johnson (32), Abdul-Jabbar (33), O'Neal (34), James Worthy (42), Jerry West (44) and Jamaal Wilkes (52).

The name of longtime team broadcaster Chick Hearn also is hanging in the rafters of Staples Center.