I wear 24 because Kobe was a role model growing up. I plan to continue to wear 24 as a tribute of the great respect I will always have for him. No one has asked me to change but if I’m asked I will without hesitation
Pacers forward Alize Johnson, who has always worn No. 24 for Kobe, is not changing his number, per source.
“You need that role model coming up and for me, it was God and him,” Johnson told @TheAthleticIND.
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