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The power of 10: Jayson Tatum eager to wear Kobe Bryant’s Olympic number
FILE - United States Jayson Tatum reacts after scoring against Turkey in a FIBA Basketball World Cup basketball game at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, in this Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, file photo. Kobe Bryant wore No. 24 and No. 8 with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he donned No. 10 for USA Basketball when he helped the Americans capture gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. Tatum has worn that number as part of U.S. teams several times since and will wear it. Ng Han Guan
FILE - United States Kobe Bryant reacts after a dunk during the men s gold medal basketball game against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, in this Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, file photo. Bryant wore No. 24 and No. 8 with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he donned No. 10 for USA Basketball when he helped the Americans capture gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. Jayson Tatum has worn that number as part of U.S.
The power of 10: Jayson Tatum eager to wear Kobe Bryant’s Olympic number >FILE - United States Jayson Tatum reacts after scoring against Turkey in a FIBA Basketball World Cup basketball game at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, in this Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, file photo. Kobe Bryant wore No. 24 and No. 8 with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he donned No. 10 for USA Basketball when he helped the Americans capture gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. Tatum has worn that number as part of U.S. teams several times since and will wear it. Ng Han Guan >FILE - United States Kobe Bryant reacts after a dunk during the men s gold medal basketball game against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, in this Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, file photo. Bryant wore No. 24 and No. 8 with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he donned No. 10 for USA Basketball when he helped the Americans capture gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. Jayson Tatum has worn that number as part
Celtics star Jayson Tatum honored to wear Kobe Bryant s No. 10 for Team USA By Erin Walsh | Last updated 7/7/21
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum will wear No. 10 at this summer s Tokyo Olympics, the same number that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant wore for Team USA.
Bryant was Tatum s favorite player growing up and eventually became a mentor for the budding superstar before his death last year. With the 2021 Games being the first since Bryant s passing, Tatum feels honored to wear No. 10. With this being the first Olympics since we lost him, it holds that much more value, Tatum said, according to The Associated Press (h/t ESPN). It s not something I take lightly.
The power of 10: Jayson Tatum eager to wear Kobe Bryant’s Olympic number >FILE - United States Jayson Tatum reacts after scoring against Turkey in a FIBA Basketball World Cup basketball game at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, in this Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, file photo. Kobe Bryant wore No. 24 and No. 8 with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he donned No. 10 for USA Basketball when he helped the Americans capture gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. Tatum has worn that number as part of U.S. teams several times since and will wear it. Ng Han Guan >FILE - United States Kobe Bryant reacts after a dunk during the men s gold medal basketball game against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, in this Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, file photo. Bryant wore No. 24 and No. 8 with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he donned No. 10 for USA Basketball when he helped the Americans capture gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. Jayson Tatum has worn that number as part