The Most Interesting Facts About the Legendary Kobe Bryant

Player's Tribune Announces Retirement

In 2015, Kobe posted his official retirement announcement to the Player's Tribune. He would officially hang up his jersey after the 2015/2016 season. He was 37 years old. In a poem, he wrote that his heart and soul would always be in the game, but his body was telling him it was time to stop. He'd had a string of semi-serious injuries back to back, and wasn't at his most physically fit. 

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