The Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant will close out his storied career Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center.
After 20 seasons and 1,565 total games,the Los Angeles Star stands just 48 minutes away from retirement.
Bryant announced this season would be his last in a poignant letter written in the form of a poem on The Players’ Tribune in November.
The 37-year-old will play in that finale, a rather monumental achievement considering his previous three seasons were all cut short by injury.
“I feel really excited and very happy and I’m looking forward to lacing them up one more time,” Bryant said Monday after his team’s 112-79 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena, the 677th and final road game of his career.
In his 65th game of the season, during which Bryant has missed many games because of injury or just to rest, Bryant scored 13 points on 4-of-12 shooting in 19 minutes against the Thunder.
“I couldn’t move, man,” Bryant said with a laugh. “I played the first quarter and I tried to give it all I had, and then sitting down in the second quarter, I tried to loosen up in the locker room coming out for the second half, but I couldn’t move well at all”
The Lakers’ goal all season has been to manage Bryant’s minutes and health so that he can play in his final game. Now, they’ve reached that point.
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