View Full Version : Lakers: Kobe Announced He's Retiring After this Season
LkrFan
11-29-2015, 07:04 PM
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/dear-basketball/
Discuss sons.
spurraider21
11-29-2015, 07:06 PM
fuckity fuckity fuck
was really hoping for another contract
HarlemHeat37
11-29-2015, 07:07 PM
Good to hear, tbh..realistically, though, I hope he retires after he finally has a good game, go out on a high note:lol
whitemamba
11-29-2015, 07:09 PM
Kobe! Kobe ! Kobe!
Thebesteva
11-29-2015, 07:09 PM
Good to hear, tbh..realistically, though, I hope he retires after he finally has a good game, go out on a high note:lol
http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/29/293344f48efe539b968f7883b2585494bf7426c9d092c7af89 4a1efd0b14aba4.jpg
Kool Bob Love
11-29-2015, 07:11 PM
What a time to be alive.
JohnnyMax
11-29-2015, 07:15 PM
Second coming of Jordan
Second greatest basketball player in NBA history
pgardn
11-29-2015, 07:15 PM
Now the Lakers will draw huge away crowds to wish him well after witnessing a goodbye chuck fest.
Get those tickets NOW.
URGENCY...
pgardn
11-29-2015, 07:17 PM
Second greatest basketball player in NBA history in 2009
spursistan
11-29-2015, 07:17 PM
Right move, tbh..Love him or hate him, Kobe has had a place in the history of the game..It was really sad ending stuff for him..Really the only step to salvage something is to call it quit sooner than later..He will get a farewell tour..
HemisfairArena
11-29-2015, 07:18 PM
What a time to be alive.
HemisfairArena
11-29-2015, 07:19 PM
About time the rapist faggot crawled away. Lakers couldn't get a big man to stick around and carry his ass anymore,,,,good riddance.
LkrFan
11-29-2015, 07:24 PM
We got $23 million on the books next year: http://hoopshype.com/salaries/los_angeles_lakers/
:toast
Venti Quattro
11-29-2015, 07:24 PM
Thanks for the 20 years, Kobe, whether it was great, good, bad or terrible.
spurraider21
11-29-2015, 07:25 PM
We got $23 million on the books next year: http://hoopshype.com/salaries/los_angeles_lakers/
:toast
Kobe's going out on top tbh
highest paid player in the league this year :lol
spursistan
11-29-2015, 07:25 PM
Can you imagine Kobe doing a U-turn :lol
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jeebus
11-29-2015, 07:28 PM
Mitch out, Kobe in as GM. And the hilarity will ensue when Kirbs desperately pleads with players to play for the Lakers. He's the next Isiah Thomas.
Can you imagine Kobe doing a U-turn :lol
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I like how he doesnt even acknowledge the finals MVPs since they obviously belong to MVPau. Classy move by Silver, tbh :toast
Bynumite
11-29-2015, 07:29 PM
Legend, one of the GOATs. Thanks for the memories :toast
Splits
11-29-2015, 07:30 PM
:lmao leaving his franchise in shambles, worst years in their history
TheCultOfPersonality
11-29-2015, 07:33 PM
Instead of waiting til the end of the season he should retire right now.
ElNono
11-29-2015, 07:33 PM
site works as well as Kobe, tbh
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Venti Quattro
11-29-2015, 07:34 PM
site works as well as Kobe, tbh
Somebody didn't pay for the bandwidth
spurraider21
11-29-2015, 07:35 PM
https://i.gyazo.com/015f16fd23055d6d837eaa14af54e718.png
jeebus
11-29-2015, 07:35 PM
Should the Lakers cut him now and begin the rebuilding process?
spurraider21
11-29-2015, 07:36 PM
Should the Lakers cut him now and begin the rebuilding process?
to think if they had just listened to dwight they would have amnestied his ass 3 years ago
RD2191
11-29-2015, 07:38 PM
I thought he retired a few seasons ago. Wtf.
ElNono
11-29-2015, 07:38 PM
brb, gonna observe LG's mass suicide
No one can do it forever.
HemisfairArena
11-29-2015, 07:39 PM
I thought he retired a few seasons ago. Wtf.
LMAO,,,,
to think if they had just listened to dwight they would have amnestied his ass 3 years ago
:lol Bible Kemp being better suited to FO duties than Fredo and Cupcake
Venti Quattro
11-29-2015, 07:48 PM
No one can do it forever.
And then Duncan will retire, Dirk will follow suit, and a lot of childhoods would be ruined lol
TheGreatYacht
11-29-2015, 07:52 PM
So he tried to quit on the Lakers when shit got tough, then they got Gasol. Now he's quitting for real? :wow
And then Duncan will retire, Dirk will follow suit, and a lot of childhoods would be ruined lol
I thought I would miss Shaq when he retired, but the new blood has already replaced him.
LkrFan
11-29-2015, 07:53 PM
brb, gonna observe LG's mass suicide:lol
spurraider21
11-29-2015, 07:56 PM
So he tried to quit on the Lakers when shit got tough, then they got Gasol. Now he's quitting for real? :wow
damn, Pau is the key
he was gna quit until they got pau, now he quits when pau isn't around :wow
HemisfairArena
11-29-2015, 07:57 PM
Hire Byron Scott
Draft D'Bust
Kobrick retires
,,,,,,,,,,good times.
TheGreatYacht
11-29-2015, 08:00 PM
damn, Pau is the key
he was gna quit until they got pau, now he quits when pau isn't around :wow
It was fun watching the Lakers be a lottery team. Day ruined :depressed
Canyonero
11-29-2015, 08:02 PM
Hopefully he'll be Lakers' head coach next season.
Venti Quattro
11-29-2015, 08:07 PM
I thought I would miss Shaq when he retired, but the new blood has already replaced him.
This is the last blood of the old school 90's... that also includes Paul Pierce, Vince Carter and Garnett
Here comes the media blowjobs.
This is the last blood of the old school 90's... that also includes Paul Pierce, Vince Carter and Garnett
I'm in my 20's (age) but seeing the guys I grew up watching makes me feel so old for some reason.
Venti Quattro
11-29-2015, 08:31 PM
Here comes the media blowjobs.
That's expected for all-time greats, don't be absurd
2pac > Kobe
11-29-2015, 08:32 PM
damn didnt see this thread, rip my nigga
Donkeybong
11-29-2015, 09:00 PM
Thanks for all the memories Kobe. I'll always remember that first 360 breakaway dunk you had that made me realize this kid is going to be special.
Medvedenko
11-29-2015, 09:10 PM
I shed tears the night of the Achilles..... Now I am ready to move on emotionally and spiritually. It's time, it's time indeed.
Mugen
11-29-2015, 09:11 PM
Med, don't forget to comment on the sorry state of this site nowadays before you cry your ass outta here tbh.
Splits
11-29-2015, 09:12 PM
Med, don't forget to comment on the sorry state of this site nowadays before you cry your ass outta here tbh.
:lmao
ambchang
11-29-2015, 10:28 PM
Lakers gonna challenge for the 8th seed in 2017.
Clipper Nation
11-29-2015, 10:54 PM
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/dear-basketball/
Discuss sons.
You have to go back, Horacio.
http://i.imgur.com/nLF8IgR.gif
LarryDavid
11-29-2015, 10:54 PM
Life is a Circle. RIP Bean Bryant.
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/416276/bryant-airball-o.gif
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/11-04-2015/912IYf.gif
Xevious
11-29-2015, 10:57 PM
Instead of waiting til the end of the season he should retire right now.
The point being? Lakers will still be trash. Let him enjoy chucking up bricks while he's still getting paid. I would cut his minutes way down just to give the young dudes a chance to develop. Maybe he has one last vintage game.
LittleCriminal
11-29-2015, 11:02 PM
And then Duncan will retire, Dirk will follow suit, and a lot of childhoods would be ruined lol
Duncan will retire hoisting a trophy.. Kirbs writes a gay ass poem..
Splits
11-29-2015, 11:04 PM
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:cry
Bye sociopath
HemisfairArena
11-29-2015, 11:07 PM
I shed tears the night of the Achilles..... Now I am ready to move on emotionally and spiritually. It's time, it's time indeed.
You worshipped a sidekick,,,,it shouldn't be hard to get over,,,
Kobe: "Team irrelevant.. check. Got my FGA.. check. Gonna get all the media attention this season regardless... check."
spurraider21
11-29-2015, 11:14 PM
https://media.giphy.com/media/3oEduIrYFcGosiDL7G/giphy.gif
da_suns_fan
11-29-2015, 11:18 PM
As I said:
1) Kobe wasnt going to just decide to retire at the end of the year. He HAS to be the center of attention at all times. If hes retiring, he wants to make sure everyone knows it so he can talk about his career as much as possible. My guess is this wasnt the plan. He planned on playing one more year. Unfortunately the only thing the press wants to talk to him about is how awful he's shooting so he decided it was now or never.
2) Did you read his "poem"? Kobe is easily the douchiest person on the planet. Could you POSSIBLY be more self important? Good riddance, jackass.
da_suns_fan
11-29-2015, 11:19 PM
Kobe: "Team irrelevant.. check. Got my FGA.. check. Gonna get all the media attention this season regardless... check."
This.
Being sent to your watery grave Damian fucking Lillard.
baseline bum
11-29-2015, 11:23 PM
We got $23 million on the books next year: http://hoopshype.com/salaries/los_angeles_lakers/
:toast
You guys still need to amass some young talent, no one wants to be LeBron in his first Cleveland stint with nothing but dogshit around him.
Kobe: "Team irrelevant.. check. Got my FGA.. check. Gonna get all the media attention this season regardless... check."
Got my check...check
You guys still need to amass some young talent, no one wants to be LeBron in his first Cleveland stint with nothing but dogshit around him.
Actually everyone wants that. It shines a brighter light on the talent of Lebron. No mid level guy though wants to be relied on to be the sacrificial anode to Kobe's corrosive aura.
baseline bum
11-29-2015, 11:28 PM
Med, don't forget to comment on the sorry state of this site nowadays before you cry your ass outta here tbh.
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs2/1421597_o.gif
spurraider21
11-29-2015, 11:44 PM
^unathletic white american players
Splits
11-29-2015, 11:45 PM
Why is Kobe on the bench?
ElNono
11-29-2015, 11:50 PM
:lol The comments section is pure gold:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/sports/basketball/kobe-bryant-announces-retirement.html?&target=comments&hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&modref=HPCommentsRefer&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news#commentsContainer
Kool Bob Love
11-29-2015, 11:52 PM
:lol The comments section is pure gold:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/sports/basketball/kobe-bryant-announces-retirement.html?&target=comments&hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&modref=HPCommentsRefer&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news#commentsContainer
eve CA 21 minutes ago (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/sports/basketball/kobe-bryant-announces-retirement.html#permid=16798536)Put it on the front page when Tim Duncan announces his retirement, as he's the antithesis of Kobe - selfless versus selfish, competitive without being arrogant, and willing to sacrifice statistics and salary for the sake of the team. I'd imagine Kobe has his good qualities as a person, like most of us, but as a basketball player it was all about himself.
:tu
Anyhow why announce that shit in November? Just fucking quit already, you prima donna faggot.
LkrFan
11-30-2015, 12:12 AM
You have to go back, Horacio.
http://i.imgur.com/nLF8IgR.gif
:lol
LkrFan
11-30-2015, 12:17 AM
You guys still need to amass some young talent, no one wants to be LeBron in his first Cleveland stint with nothing but dogshit around him.
At 2-14, The Pick! just might stay in LA! :lol
LkrFan
11-30-2015, 12:18 AM
Good to hear, tbh..realistically, though, I hope he retires after he finally has a good game, go out on a high note:lol
4/20 says he's not retiring tonight! :lol
LkrFan
11-30-2015, 12:19 AM
What a time to be alive.
:lol
HemisfairArena
11-30-2015, 12:25 AM
Has there ever been a time when a supposed great of all time has announced his retirement and his own fan base cheers?,,,,lmao,,,laker fans are celebrating in the streets,,,
Splits
11-30-2015, 12:30 AM
eve
CA 21 minutes ago (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/sports/basketball/kobe-bryant-announces-retirement.html#permid=16798536)Put it on the front page when Tim Duncan announces his retirement, as he's the antithesis of Kobe - selfless versus selfish, competitive without being arrogant, and willing to sacrifice statistics and salary for the sake of the team. I'd imagine Kobe has his good qualities as a person, like most of us, but as a basketball player it was all about himself.
:tu
:lmao Midtown2015 is boss
http://i.imgur.com/JfK0HOI.png
Splits
11-30-2015, 12:33 AM
Holy shit LMAO Tyrone gets it
http://i.imgur.com/kTgrRVa.jpg
Splits
11-30-2015, 12:39 AM
http://i.imgur.com/ZjmSkTr.png
Me too, Frank. Me too.
http://i.imgur.com/s0RNdVm.png
baseline bum
11-30-2015, 01:05 AM
At 2-14, The Pick! just might stay in LA! :lol
Too bad The Pick will be made by Chaz though
Medvedenko
11-30-2015, 02:43 AM
Love the shit heels called spur fans. Classy as ever. Inferiority complex is on overdrive even in Kobe's retirement shadow. Bunch of straight up pussies. The spurs wouldn't be the spurs without Kobe. Knocking his greatness knocks the spurs rings. Too bad none of these bs fans can see that. Turning into the fans they hate.
Splits
11-30-2015, 02:45 AM
:lmao Med reaching soooooooooooo far to try and grasp any straw to try and justify playing your last playoff game at 33 while Duncan is competing for chips into his 40s...
:lol
daslicer
11-30-2015, 03:18 AM
I predict he will join the Inside the NBA crew next year and that him and Shaq will start a new off the court feud.
davethedope
11-30-2015, 10:45 AM
^unathletic white american players
that is without a doubt one of the all-time great in-game dunks
Holy shit, Deadspin went fucking IN :lol
FUCK OFF, KOBE (http://deadspin.com/fuck-off-kobe-1745231527)
These retirement tours have to end. They are endless, boring, contrived, and completely out of step with reality. It’s only November. I’m supposed to give a shit about Kobe Bryant retiring when he’s got five AWFUL months of urinating on teammates to go? Were the titles and MVP awards not enough formal adulation? Kobe Bryant built his entire career copying Michael Jordan’s moves and psychopathy, with NONE of the charm. (Even that stupid poem bites off (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/11/29/9816288/kobe-bryant-retirement-open-letter-to-basketball-michael-jordan) Jordan’s retirement.) Why should I celebrate this nutjob’s willful blindness to reality, with his moron coach aiding and abetting it? If anything, Kobe Bryant deserves to finish out his career on some Siberian outpost, dragging his leprous body parts behind him just so he can deny a teammate an open look at the basket.
Bambililos
11-30-2015, 11:41 AM
that is without a doubt one of the all-time great in-game dunks
Who is it?
that is without a doubt one of the all-time great in-game dunks
According to some ST members in todays NBA Chambers would get his shit stuffed by someone like Mo Williams or Mike Conley since athletes are far superior right now
davethedope
11-30-2015, 12:00 PM
Who is it?
Tom Chambers
ambchang
11-30-2015, 10:32 PM
As I said:
1) Kobe wasnt going to just decide to retire at the end of the year. He HAS to be the center of attention at all times. If hes retiring, he wants to make sure everyone knows it so he can talk about his career as much as possible. My guess is this wasnt the plan. He planned on playing one more year. Unfortunately the only thing the press wants to talk to him about is how awful he's shooting so he decided it was now or never.
2) Did you read his "poem"? Kobe is easily the douchiest person on the planet. Could you POSSIBLY be more self important? Good riddance, jackass.
Nicely said.
SourCandy
11-30-2015, 11:36 PM
:(
But it was bound to happen.
Koolaid_Man
12-01-2015, 07:31 AM
:(
But it was bound to happen.
Where the fuck have you been baby...man I used to want to fuck you...have you gained weight ? Still got that mole on your lip that I want to taste? You need to update your pic...
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