Lakers: Kobe Announced He's Retiring After this Season

[LarryDavid]

Life is a Circle. RIP Bean Bryant.

[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]

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]

[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 ing Lillard.

[UZER]

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

Got my check...check

[baseline bum]

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

You guys still need to amass some young talent, no one wants to be LeBron in his first Cleveland stint with nothing but dog around him.

[DMC]

You guys still need to amass some young talent, no one wants to be LeBron in his first Cleveland stint with nothing but dog 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.

[spurraider21]

^unathletic white american players

[Splits]

Why is Kobe on the bench?

[ElNono]

The comments section is pure gold:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/sp...mentsContainer

[Kool Bob Love]

The comments section is pure gold:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/sp...mentsContainer

eve

CA 21 minutes agoPut it on the front page when Tim Duncan announces his retirement, as he's the an hesis of Kobe - selfless versus selfish, compe ive 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.

[DMC]

Anyhow why announce that in November? Just ing quit already, you prima donna got.

[LkrFan]

You have to go back, Horacio.

[LkrFan]

You guys still need to amass some young talent, no one wants to be LeBron in his first Cleveland stint with nothing but dog around him.

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

[LkrFan]

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

4/20 says he's not retiring tonight!

[LkrFan]

What a time to be alive.

[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 agoPut it on the front page when Tim Duncan announces his retirement, as he's the an hesis of Kobe - selfless versus selfish, compe ive 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.

Midtown2015 is boss