Bryant himself was quoted by Team USA director Jerry Colangelo in ESPN saying that he does want to end his career with a stint in the Rio Olympics “but, I don’t want a spot”.
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He got plenty of it from another sellout crowd Wednesday night and scored 12 of his season-high 31 points in the fourth quarter to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Washington Wizards 108-104.
Everything I know about black mambas I learned from the movie Kill Bill 2, with one exception: the Atlanta Zoo has one, and it’s naming it after Kobe Bryant. “It’s really cool, man”.
Bryant had a certain bounce about him to start that game that indicated that he was doing something he couldn’t do when he was fighting against his own limitations: having fun. Since the Los Angeles Lakers are bad and he will never wear another jersey but the purple and gold, this will be the last time Kobe Bryant will play at Philips Arena.
D’Angelo Russell had 16 points and 10 assists for the Lakers, who dropped to 3-16, worst in the Western Conference and second-worst overall.
Scott said he had no idea Bryant was going to give him that news, much less at that time. “It seems like it has pumped some life into us”. That’s the only thing I could say. “That’s what it’s going to be like wherever he goes”.
Putting on-court issues aside, there’s one huge reason why the franchise’s stakeholders are likely relieved about Bryant declaring this season his last hurrah.
Guard John Wall had 34 points and 11 assists for the Wizards (7-9). “He said, ‘That’s good, coach”.
Bryant said he wanted it so badly, he couldn’t shoot straight – and he didn’t.
“I think to be able to have a chance to continue the relationship that I already have with most of those guys, talking and just kind of being around each other and understanding that this is it, it’s just us being together, that would be fun”.
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Bryant described the meeting with Obama as “inspirational” and said the two talked basketball and focused on “the future”. Those attributes that thrust him in the conver-sation as one of the greatest players to grace the hardwood. Byron told Bryant that he was going to cut back those minutes, which was when Kobe responded that it was fine because he was going to announce his retirement after the game. Kobe will take and miss a lot of questionable shots in this game.
