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The truth is, Kobe Bryant changed his number from 8 to 24 because ...
Well, we'll let him explain it:
"Nosce is super omnia. ... Haec vita tua tantum vita est. ... Sic dum vivas, face plurrimi suli momenti, punti et horae ut habes. Tempus nemini consistet. Consiste non tempori. Carpe diem."
For a translation, or just to be dazzled by more French/Latin words from Kobe's keyboard, venture over to the new Kobe Bryant website that launched today (Oct. 31).
In a link to what's called "Truth," that's what Kobe has posted. We're not sure if he's explaining that number change, or ordering something for lunch, but that's the kind of weird vibe he's throwing off as he's back into cyberworld with that among the three "news" items he has posted.
In addition, he's talking about whether he'll be ready for tonight's regular-season opener ("Kobe feeling 'really, really good' says the headline on a story we're not sure of the author) and he gives his take on the new NBA ball ("It's just a ball.")
So, when compared to what, say, Barry Bonds delivers to his fans on his site, Kobe has a lot of prose to work on.

The site, which we're not sure will be something that's just a place for Nike to advertise or Kobe to actually connect with fans, has eight distinct links. The one for "Forums" has that creepy photo of just his eyes (shown above), which seems to mean that he's watching everything that you chatters are saying about him. SO BE CAREFUL.
Another link, called "Mamba", is a list of his annual accomplishments taken out of the NBA media guide. "Vivo" is about his foundation. "Sight-Sound" has plenty of video from games, clinics and even a commercial that's running on TNT. The "Store" opens early next year, but there's a notice at the bottom of the home page that "your final chance to get hand-signed No. 8 items from Kobe Bryant" is at an eBay auction that runs through Nov. 5 (so far, no link, but it appears to be sponsored by Upper Deck).

Our Lakers beat writer, Ross Siler, emailed us last week with the link, and said at the time, the Lakers PR department wasn't even aware of the site beling launched. The domain name rights are listed as:
Kobe Family Entertainment, Inc.
21163 Newport Coast DR #184
Newport Coast, California 92657
United States
94985-28890