Kobe Announced He's Retiring After this Season

[LkrFan]

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

Discuss sons.

[spurraider21]

fuckity fuckity fuck

was really hoping for another contract

[HarlemHeat37]

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]

Kobe! Kobe ! Kobe!

[Thebesteva]

Good to hear, tbh..realistically, though, I hope he retires after he finally has a good game, go out on a high note:lol

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[Kool Bob Love]

What a time to be alive.

[JohnnyMax]

Second coming of Jordan
Second greatest basketball player in NBA history

[pgardn]

Now the Lakers will draw huge away crowds to wish him well after witnessing a goodbye chuck fest.

Get those tickets NOW.
URGENCY...

[pgardn]

Second greatest basketball player in NBA history in 2009

[spursistan]

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]

What a time to be alive.

[HemisfairArena]

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]

We got $23 million on the books next year: http://hoopshype.com/salaries/los_angeles_lakers/

:toast

[Venti Quattro]

Thanks for the 20 years, Kobe, whether it was great, good, bad or terrible.

[spurraider21]

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]

Can you imagine Kobe doing a U-turn :lol

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[jeebus]

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.

[140]

Can you imagine Kobe doing a U-turn :lol

671121676436942848

I like how he doesnt even acknowledge the finals MVPs since they obviously belong to MVPau. Classy move by Silver, tbh :toast

[Bynumite]

Legend, one of the GOATs. Thanks for the memories :toast

[Splits]

:lmao leaving his franchise in shambles, worst years in their history

[TheCultOfPersonality]

Instead of waiting til the end of the season he should retire right now.

[ElNono]

site works as well as Kobe, tbh

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[Venti Quattro]

site works as well as Kobe, tbh

Somebody didn't pay for the bandwidth

[spurraider21]

https://i.gyazo.com/015f16fd23055d6d837eaa14af54e718.png

[jeebus]

Should the Lakers cut him now and begin the rebuilding process?

[spurraider21]

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]

I thought he retired a few seasons ago. Wtf.

[ElNono]

brb, gonna observe LG's mass suicide

[DMX7]

No one can do it forever.

[HemisfairArena]

I thought he retired a few seasons ago. Wtf.

LMAO,,,,

[140]

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]

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]

So he tried to quit on the Lakers when shit got tough, then they got Gasol. Now he's quitting for real? :wow

[DMX7]

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]

brb, gonna observe LG's mass suicide:lol

[spurraider21]

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]

Hire Byron Scott
Draft D'Bust
Kobrick retires

,,,,,,,,,,good times.

[TheGreatYacht]

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]

Hopefully he'll be Lakers' head coach next season.

[Venti Quattro]

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

[Reck]

Here comes the media blowjobs.

[DMX7]

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]

Here comes the media blowjobs.

That's expected for all-time greats, don't be absurd

[2pac > Kobe]

damn didnt see this thread, rip my nigga

[Donkeybong]

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]

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]

Med, don't forget to comment on the sorry state of this site nowadays before you cry your ass outta here tbh.

[Splits]

Med, don't forget to comment on the sorry state of this site nowadays before you cry your ass outta here tbh.


:lmao

[ambchang]

Lakers gonna challenge for the 8th seed in 2017.

[Clipper Nation]

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

Discuss sons.

You have to go back, Horacio.

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[LarryDavid]

Life is a Circle. RIP Bean Bryant.

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[Xevious]

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]

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]

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:cry

Bye sociopath

[HemisfairArena]

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,,,

[DMC]

Kobe: "Team irrelevant.. check. Got my FGA.. check. Gonna get all the media attention this season regardless... check."

[spurraider21]

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[da_suns_fan]

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]

Kobe: "Team irrelevant.. check. Got my FGA.. check. Gonna get all the media attention this season regardless... check."

This.

[DMC]

Being sent to your watery grave Damian fucking Lillard.

[baseline bum]

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.

[UZER]

Kobe: "Team irrelevant.. check. Got my FGA.. check. Gonna get all the media attention this season regardless... check."

Got my check...check

[DMC]

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]

Med, don't forget to comment on the sorry state of this site nowadays before you cry your ass outta here tbh.

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[spurraider21]

^unathletic white american players

[Splits]

Why is Kobe on the bench?

[ElNono]

:lol The comments section is pure gold:

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[Kool Bob Love]

:lol The comments section is pure gold:

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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

[DMC]

Anyhow why announce that shit in November? Just fucking quit already, you prima donna faggot.

[LkrFan]

You have to go back, Horacio.

http://i.imgur.com/nLF8IgR.gif

:lol

[LkrFan]

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]

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]

What a time to be alive.
:lol

[HemisfairArena]

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]

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

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[Splits]

Holy shit LMAO Tyrone gets it

http://i.imgur.com/kTgrRVa.jpg

[Splits]

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Me too, Frank. Me too.

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[baseline bum]

At 2-14, The Pick! just might stay in LA! :lol

Too bad The Pick will be made by Chaz though

[Medvedenko]

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]

: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]

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]

^unathletic white american players

that is without a doubt one of the all-time great in-game dunks

[140]

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]

that is without a doubt one of the all-time great in-game dunks

Who is it?

[140]

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]

Who is it?

Tom Chambers

[ambchang]

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]

:(

But it was bound to happen.

[Koolaid_Man]

:(

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...