Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant scored 60 points in his final game after a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers as they came from behind to beat Utah Jazz 101-96.
It was the sixth time the NBA’s third highest scorer had scored 60 points in a game, beaten only by Wilt Chamberlain.
“You can’t write something better than this,” said 37-year-old Bryant, who made his Lakers debut in November 1996.
Basketball fans paid up to $27,500 (£19,315) to see Bryant’s final game.
Bryant attempted 50 shots on the night, the most by anyone in an NBA game in the last 30 seasons.
Kobe Bryant stats
Five-time NBA champion
Third on the NBA’s all-time scoring list
18-time an All-Star, 11 times first-team All-NBA
Tops Lakers’ all-time points, three-pointers, steals and games played
He led the Lakers as they overturned a 20-point deficit at half-time, scoring 23 points in the fourth quarter of his 1,556th game with the team.
Bryant finished with 33,643 regular-season points – third on the NBA’s all-time scoring list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone (36,928).
He checked out with 4.1 seconds left, as a sell-out crowd at the Staples Center chanted: “Kobe! Kobe! Kobe!”
The 18-time All-Star addressed the crowd, saying: “What can I say? Mamba out.”
Lakers legend Magic Johnson had earlier told the crowd: “He never cheated us as fans, He has played hurt, and we have five championship banners to show for it.”
Credit: BBC
Kobe Bryant Scores 60 Points In Final NBA Game
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