The power of 10: Tatum eager to wear Bryant’s Olympic number

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jayson Tatum was 15 when he made his first USA Basketball national team. It was 2013, when he got picked to play in the FIBA Americas U-16 championships at Uruguay. And one of the biggest thrills from that experience was getting his jersey. It bore No. 10. Kobe Bryant’s number. Tatum’s favorite player’s number. 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 will wear it at the Tokyo Olympics, where the Americans will aim to capture a fourth consecutive gold medal.