He has helped win five NBA championships for the Lakers, is a 17-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and is a two-time gold medalist from the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympic Games. That said, if you can’t appreciate what Bryant has done in the league and for the game of basketball, then you don’t deserve to call yourself an NBA fan. Bryant’s father Joe “Jellybean” Bryant played for the Sixers, and Kobe famously became a high school at local Lower Merion High School.
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Kobe Bryant received a hero’s welcome before his final game in Philadelphia on Tuesday, and even began the contest looking like the player he once was, if only for a few possessions.
Kobe Bryant, fresh off the announcement that he’ll retire after the season, came out on fire after receiving a warm ovation from the home crowd – scoring nine quick points on three of four shooting.
And now it never will. Bryant announced his retirement this week while the Los Angeles Lakers are struggling through another miserable season.
He had some fun with the media after the loss.
Bryant will make his final visit to Toronto on December 7.
While the Kobe farewell tour is going to have emotion, he can’t continue to let that emotion take over and ultimately cause him to take his Lakers team out of games like he did on Tuesday night. Brown said Okafor, who has apologized for his recent decisions, will likely soon be accompanied by team security on public outings.
The Orlando Magic are on a four-game winning streak for the first time in three years following a 96-93 success at the Minnesota Timberwolves.
“You can’t script this stuff I can’t”, he said. “I mean, I’m just out there trying to play and have a good time”.
Wall was 14 of 24 from the field and had 10 assists.
The Lakers, at 2-15, hold a two-game advantage over the Sixers for the worst record in the National Basketball Association.
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After an emotional homecoming last night in Philadelphia, the Lakers hit the road to take on the Washington Wizards.
