On Sunday night, tears streamed down the faces of basketball purists after Laker great, Kobe Bryant, revealed his plans of retiring after the 2015-2016 season. While the news was inevitable, the realization left fans and his contemporaries gloomy. Kobe changed the game forever and will be considered an integral figure in the world of basketball.
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