{"id":78173,"date":"2016-04-13T09:47:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T16:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=78173"},"modified":"2016-04-13T10:52:55","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T17:52:55","slug":"kobe-bryant-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/kobe-bryant-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons Why You Should Care About Kobe’s Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even if you’re not really into basketball, you’ve definitely\u00a0heard of Kobe Bryant<\/a>. He is an NBA hero\u00a0and achieved milestones that no other basketball player could dream of. Bryant\u00a0played as a superstar guard on the Los Angeles Lakers the past 20 years and his time\u00a0is finally coming to an end.<\/p>\n

Bryant will be playing his last game\u00a0on Wednesday, April 13\u00a0at the Staples Center against the Utah Jazz. Fans and celebrities alike are incredibly sad to see him\u00a0go — Kendrick Lamar even\u00a0recorded a tribute<\/a>\u00a0for the Black Mamba.<\/p>\n

Basketball fan or not, here are five reasons<\/a> why you should care about Kobe’s retirement.<\/p>\n

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  1. He\u00a0is the Michael Jordan of our generation.<\/li>\n
  2. He is the youngest player in history to reach 30,000 career points and the youngest NBA starter at 18 years and 158 days.<\/li>\n
  3. He is a\u00a0fighter and a resilient player — Bryant has suffered 22 injuries in his career and was never one to give up because of them.<\/li>\n
  4. In addition to killing it in the NBA, Bryant has taken\u00a0home two\u00a0Olympic gold medals.<\/li>\n
  5. His passion and love for the game is an inspiration to many top basketball players including Chris Paul, Dwayne Wade, and Carmelo Anthony<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    “With 17 NBA All-Star selections, an NBA MVP, five NBA championships with the Lakers, two Olympic gold medals and a relentless work ethic, Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players in the history of our game,” said NBA commissioner Adam Silver<\/a>. “I join Kobe’s millions of fans around the world in congratulating him on an outstanding NBA career and thank him for so many thrilling memories.”<\/p>\n

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