33 Watch: Kobe-Michael Numerology | The Three-Peat Connection

In an earlier blog post I exposed Michael Jordan's rigged "Three-Peat" in which the man with the 33 name won three championships against the only three Western Conference teams that have anything to do with 33; the Lakers and Sun that are on the 33rd Parallel North, and the Portland Trailblazers that are located in Oregon, the 33rd State.  Michael Jordan also played for the Bulls, a team with a coded 333 in the lettering.

• Michael = 4+9+3+8+1+5+3 = 33
• Bulls = 2+3+3+3+1 = 12, reduces to 3

After Michael Jordan's era, the biggest star in the NBA would become Kobe Bean Bryant, the son of basketball player Joe Billy-Bean Bryant.  What is interesting about the name Kobe, is that it also has thirty-three numerology.  Instead of using the Pythagorean method which we did with "Michael" and "Bulls" above, we will use the standard method to calculate Kobe's name.

• Kobe = 11+15+2+5 = 33

Before entering the NBA, Kobe Bryant played in Philadelphia at Lower Merion High School, where he wore the number "33" and had it retired.  That banner and plaque at Lower Merion is shown below.

In 1996, Kobe was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets, then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in what may have turned out to be the most lopsided trade for any team in the history of the NBA. As a rookie, Bryant earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer and a fan favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest. 

Today the team Kobe was drafted by is known as the Charlotte Bobcats, and Michael Jordan is a part-owner.  Charlotte is the second wealthiest city in the country, only behind New York City, because the major banks are all headquartered there.

• Charlotte = 3+8+1+9+3+6+2+2+5 = 39, reduces to 12, reduces to 3

Kobe Bryant, like Michael Jordan, is also a player who "Three-peated" with NBA championsips, from 1999-2002.  The Chicago Bulls lead by Michael Jordan and the Los Angeles Lakers lead by Kobe Bryant are the only two teams to "Three-peat" in the history of the NBA.

While I recognize that Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan are both excellent basketball players, I've also witnessed as a fan how, their teams are constantly helped by the officials in terms of winning games; and twice this came at the expense of the Portland Trailblazers, my hometown team.  In 2002, Ralph Nader even went on the record exposing the NBA's biased officiating when it came to Los Angeles Lakers playoff games.