Kobe finally announces retirement at seasons end

[Pugz]

Kobe Bryant seems to have officially announced to the world that he will retire from basketball at the conclusion of this season, penning a letter to the game on The Players' Tribune.

"This season is all I have left to give," Bryant writes in the letter, entitled "Dear Basketball."

"My heart can take the pounding. My mind can handle the grind. But my body knows its time to say goodbye. And thats OK. I'm ready to let you go."

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Thank god we won't have that foolish "top 10 SG" argument this offseason

 

[jonathanlambert33]

https://twitter.com/MasonGinsberg/status/671121434656161792

 

[elcheato]

https://twitter.com/MasonGinsberg/status/671121434656161792

I believe in him 

 

[Pugz]

hes gunning for it

 

[.infamous]

SHOOT THE J SHOOT IT!

 

[hat-94]

trying to get that kobe number, one over jordan.

 

[Mexi]

His poem made me pretty emotional
Moved me to tears

 

[CameronCrazy06]

His poem made me pretty emotional
Moved me to tears

Shut the fuck up you hater

You can't have it both ways

 

[Mexi]

Every laker fan has been killing kobe for years. Hes been a detriment

But theres no denying when i started getting into basketball he was my hero
I was a laker fan for years. He meant a lot. Gave me a lot of joy.

 

[Mexi]

Ive definitely never gotten emotional over an athlete before tho
Probably wont ever again( kershaw has a chance)

Even if im not as active a laker fan as i once was as I transitioned to fan of the game, they'll always be in my blood. They were the team of my childhood/adolescence. That means a lot. And especially Kobe. We've gone to war over him

Fuck, I still watch almost every laker game and follow them. Always have. Just hate how theyre covered now and hate their fans

But yeah i was reading it outloud and half way had to stop and just continue in my head as tears came! Fuck you

 

[cruzg24]

Top 10 all-time?

I got him at 8

MJ-Russell-Kareem-Wilt-Magic-Robertson-Duncan-Kobe

 

[Mexi]

Top 10 all-time?

I got him at 8

MJ-Russell-Kareem-Wilt-Magic-Robertson-Duncan-Kobe

where's bird and lebron

 

[CameronCrazy06]

And Shaq

 

[bosoxlover12]

No fucking way Robertson is top 10

 

[elcheato]

Where does Smush Parker factor into all of this? 

 

[Pugz]

No fucking way Robertson is top 10

agree. i also put bill at 1, mj, bird, kareem, Kobe, wilt

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Anybody who has Bill in their top 5 needs to reconsider things

 

[Pugz]

no you

 

[CameronCrazy06]

I want to make a comparison but it's so disrespectful lol