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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kobe_BryantKobe Bryant - Wikipedia

    Kobe Bean Bryant ( / ˈkoʊbi / KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, Bryant won five NBA championships and was an 18-time All-Star, a ...

  2. www.espn.com › nba › storyKobe Bryant to retire after this season - ESPN

    Nov 30, 2015 · 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."

  3. www.cbssports.com › nba › newsKobe explains retirement decision: 'I don't want to do this...

    Nov 30, 2015 · The Black Mamba is hanging up the Nikes, and on the night he announced his retirement at season's end, he waxed philosophic with reporters in a post-game press conference.

  4. www.cbssports.com › nba › newsKobe announces retirement: 'This season is all I have left to...

    Nov 30, 2015 · After playing 15 games this season, Kobe Bryant has come to the realization that this is his last season in the NBA. On Sunday, he formally announced his retirement with a poem on The Players ...

  5. www.youtube.com › watch'Mamba out' - Remembering Kobe Bryant’s farewell speech ... - ...

    Jan 27, 2020 · Kobe Bryant addresses the Staples Center after his last NBA game in April 2016, thanking Lakers fans and his family for their support throughout his career. ...

  6. www.nytimes.com › 2015/11/30 › sportsKobe Bryant Announces Retirement - The New York Times

    Nov 30, 2015 · Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers announced Sunday that he would retire from professional basketball after the end of this season, his 20th in the N.B.A., bringing to a close one of the most ...

  7. www.npr.org › sections › thetwo-wayKobe Bryant Retires From Basketball : The Two-Way : NPR

    Apr 13, 2016 · Matt A. Brown/AP. When Bryant announced his retirement in November 2015, it wasn't a shock. The 37-year-old tore his Achilles tendon at the end of the 2013 season and spent much of the next season ...

  8. www.nytimes.com › 2020/01/27 › sportsKobe Bryant Up Close: Ferocious and Flawed, Gruff and Gracious

    Jan 27, 2020 · Twenty minutes later, as the clock neared midnight, Kobe Bryant strolled into the press room at Staples Center, lithe with those high cheek bones and ferocious eyes. He wore a tailored white shirt ...

  9. www.nbclosangeles.com › news › sportsKobe Bryant Announces Retirement in Letter Penned ‘Dear...

    Nov 29, 2015 · Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers has decided to retire after this season. The 37-year-old Bryant made the announcement in a post on The Players' Tribune on Sunday. The decision was not ...

  10. www.latimes.com › sports › storyComplete coverage: Kobe Bryant’s 60-point farewell anniversary

    Apr 12, 2021 · Kobe Bryant scored 60 points in his farewell game on April 13, 2016. Here's a look at the game and his legacy.