The journey Kobe Bryant has been on for 20 years as one of the best ever to play in the NBA will reach its conclusion Wednesday night at Staples Center.
Lakers star Kobe Bryant announced he will retire after this season, saying that he's accepted "that I can't actually do this anymore, and I'm OK with that."
Kobe announced his retirement just after Thanksgiving via a "Dear Basketball" poem on The Players Tribune. Now Bryant and his new storytelling production company have teamed up with Sports Illustrated to turn that poem into an animated short film.
If you thought the star-studded, champagne-drenched Kobe extravaganza at the Staples Center was crazy last night, you should have seen the after-party.
Kobe Bryant's announcement that the 2015-16 NBA season will be his last has been emotional for more than just Bryant. The longtime Los Angeles Lakers star's wife, Vanessa Bryant, took to Instagram to commemorate her husband's impressive career. (She has since made her Instagram account private.)
The journey Kobe Bryant has been on for 20 years as one of the best ever to play in the NBA will reach its conclusion Wednesday night at Staples Center.
Lakers star Kobe Bryant announced he will retire after this season, saying that he's accepted "that I can't actually do this anymore, and I'm OK with that."
Kobe announced his retirement just after Thanksgiving via a "Dear Basketball" poem on The Players Tribune. Now Bryant and his new storytelling production company have teamed up with Sports Illustrated to turn that poem into an animated short film.
If you thought the star-studded, champagne-drenched Kobe extravaganza at the Staples Center was crazy last night, you should have seen the after-party.
Kobe Bryant's announcement that the 2015-16 NBA season will be his last has been emotional for more than just Bryant. The longtime Los Angeles Lakers star's wife, Vanessa Bryant, took to Instagram to commemorate her husband's impressive career. (She has since made her Instagram account private.)
