Bryant scored 60 points in what he said is his final National Basketball Association game as the Lakers won 101-96.
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His farewell game, on Wednesday against the Utah Jazz, was one for the ages.
Curry and Obama golfed together last August and Curry also visited the White House in February during a ceremony honoring the 2015 National Basketball Association champion Warriors.
Sports major students paint an image of Kobe Bryant, as Bryant ends his 20-year career, in Shenyang, Liaoning province, April 14, 2016. Bryant will retire as the Lakers all-time leader in games played (1,346), minutes played (48,637), field goals (11,719), three-pointers made (1,827), free throw made (8,378), steals (1,944), and points (33,643).Gordon Hayward added 17 points for Utah. “This is absolutely insane and to be standing at center court with you guys, my teammates behind me, appreciating the journey that we’ve been on”.
“The coolest thing is that my kids actually saw me play like I used to play”, Bryant said.
Andy Garcia, a 16-year-old sophomore at Southwest, said “I felt sad about it because I wasn’t the biggest fan, but as soon as I heard the news, I just started watching every game I could to appreciate his ball-playing skills”.
Kobe Bryant has been a member of the Los Angeles Lakers since 1996. The Black Mamba put up an awesome 50 shots and converted on 22 of them to score 60 points. Kobe Bryant tried to make this day like any other normal day that he had in his career. “There’s going to come a time where we’re going to talk, I do understand that, and I do understand this business”.
“What can I say?” He crossed over to the left, took a dribble while driving, hop stepped short baseline, gave a pump fake, and knocked down a high arched rainbow shot.
Whether that means the Lakers’ attempts to trade Young this offseason will prove fruitful remains to be seen, but the Los Angeles native just wants to rediscover his love for the game, even if he has to leave his hometown team to do so. “But you know something’s got to happen”. He has one more guaranteed year for about $4 million.
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Bryant said that his injuries are getting to him and that is the main reason he’s retiring.
