Kobe wore 24 when he starred at Lower Merion High. However, with forward George McCloud having that number during Bryant's rookie year, the Lakers guard had to settle for an alternative.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, after Saturday night's Magic-Nuggets game in Orlando, injured guard Ron Mercer and former Nuggets teammate George McCloud got into an altercation in the hallway.

2T. George McCloud (22) March 26, 2001: Nuggets 109, Chicago 104, OT The 6-foot-8 forward is known as a 3-point specialist, but with point guards Nick Van Exel and Anthony Goldwire out ...