Kobe announces his retirement.

[SlyPokerDog]

It's on some website but it won't load so I have no idea what it says.

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/dear-basketball/

 

[santeesioux]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Lillard has forced 2 Lakers into retirement, first it was Steve Nash, and now it's Kobe.

 

[Strenuus]

Called it.

 

[PDXFonz]

Feels like he's been announcing his retirement once a week for the past month...

But before anyone goes and says good riddance, lets not forget what an amazing Basketball player Kobe Bryant was. The game, and the league would not be where it is today if not for Kobe Bryant. You don't have to like the man, but a true basketball fan has to respect that.

 

[PCmor7]

We really need a meme of Lillard as Ivan Drago saying "I must break you."

 

[ripcityboy]

Good. He looked terrible out there yesterday....

 

[Blazinaway]

it says he will retire AFTER this season ends

 

[HailBlazers]

OT somebody ban this rookie

 

[ripcityboy]

Well he's actually retiring a Laker. I would like to see an all time great Blazer player AS a Blazer. ONCE in my lifetime!

 

[riverman]

 

[BlayZa]

i know we kinda have to hate him, but tbh i really never have truly. he's a killer and it was sad to see how he's playing this year - although, totes glad we won etc...

 

[Denny Crane]

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Fuck Kbobe

sent from a phone you've probably never heard of

 

[Denny Crane]

@HCP must be heartbroken.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

i know we kinda have to hate him, but tbh i really never have truly. he's a killer and it was sad to see how he's playing this year - although, totes glad we won etc...

also a rapist. no ammount of basketball skill can make up for that. like cyrus the virus said, "i despise rapists. to me they are some where between a cock roach and that white stuff on the corner of your mouth that accumulates when you are thirsty." only in kobe's case, im not willing to make an exception

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Dear Basketball,


From the moment
I started rolling my dad’s tube socks
And shooting imaginaryGame-winning shots
In the Great Western Forum
I knew one thing was real:
I fell in love with you.

A love so deep I gave you my all —
From my mind & body
To my spirit & soul.

As a six-year-old boy
Deeply in love with you
I never saw the end of the tunnel.
I only saw myself
Running out of one.

And so I ran.
I ran up and down every court
After every loose ball for you.
You asked for my hustle
I gave you my heart
Because it came with so much more.

I played through the sweat and hurt
Not because challenge called me
But because YOU called me.
I did everything for YOU
Because that’s what you do
When someone makes you feel as
Alive as you’ve made me feel.

You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream
And I’ll always love you for it.
But I can’t love you obsessively for much longer.
This season is all I have left to give.
My heart can take the pounding
My mind can handle the grind
But my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.

And that’s OK.
I’m ready to let you go.
I want you to know now
So we both can savor every moment we have left together.
The good and the bad.We have given each other
All that we have.

And we both know, no matter what I do next
I’ll always be that kid
With the rolled up socks
Garbage can in the corner:05 seconds on the clock
Ball in my hands.5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1

Love you always,
Kobe

Kobe Bryant /

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Dear Basketball,


From the moment
I started rolling my dad’s tube socks
And shooting imaginaryGame-winning shots
In the Great Western Forum
I knew one thing was real:
I fell in love with you.

A love so deep I gave you my all —
From my mind & body
To my spirit & soul.

As a six-year-old boy
Deeply in love with you
I never saw the end of the tunnel.
I only saw myself
Running out of one.

And so I ran.
I ran up and down every court
After every loose ball for you.
You asked for my hustle
I gave you my heart
Because it came with so much more.

I played through the sweat and hurt
Not because challenge called me
But because YOU called me.
I did everything for YOU
Because that’s what you do
When someone makes you feel as
Alive as you’ve made me feel.

You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream
And I’ll always love you for it.
But I can’t love you obsessively for much longer.
This season is all I have left to give.
My heart can take the pounding
My mind can handle the grind
But my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.

And that’s OK.
I’m ready to let you go.
I want you to know now
So we both can savor every moment we have left together.
The good and the bad.We have given each other
All that we have.

And we both know, no matter what I do next
I’ll always be that kid
With the rolled up socks
Garbage can in the corner:05 seconds on the clock
Ball in my hands.5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1

Love you always,
Kobe

Kobe Bryant /

Worst...Rap...EVER!

 

[PDXFonz]

Should have saved this for when Felton announces his retirement.

 

[handiman]

Man, what did CJ whisper to him after the game last night?? Something about a horse's head in his bed?

 

[Denny Crane]

Kobe wasn't in the top 5 L*kers of all time.

Wilt, West, Kareem, Magic, Shaq.

 

[Chris Craig]

 

[Chris Craig]

Man, what did CJ whisper to him after the game last night?? Something about a horse's head in his bed?

Something about his dick being bigger

 

[jlprk]

it says he will retire AFTER this season ends

Yes. The thread title should be changed to include this information. Since his contract ends after this season, this is no surprise.

When Jerry West retired suddenly during the preseason because he wanted to play against rookie Walton one time before retiring, it was a surprise. He had more left than Kobe now. An old player announcing months in advance that he's retiring at the end of his contract is no surprise.

 

[SpamKing]

Cool. I just posted my seats for four times my cost . . . I got three times for the Saturday night game, and this one is a back-to-back following the Spurs on Friday, 22 Jan. Dude probably won't even play . . .

 

[SpamKing]

Bwahahaha! Fool just turned in a 4 for 20 with a 4-foot airball on the would-be game-tying shot . . .

 

[e_blazer]

Anouncing it now to make sure he gets the sympathy appearance in the All-Star Game.

 

[julius]

So who is the next superstar that the Lakers will be gifted?

 

[THE HCP]

See him talking about Luis Montero in his press conference tonight??


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