In the swansong of a stunning, glittering and inspirational career in the NBA that lasted 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant scored an amazing 60 points in the 42 minutes he spent on court in his last game against the Utah Jazz right there at the home of the Lakers (Staple Centre). The legends of the game like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, and Shaquille O'Neal among others were right there at the court side to pay a glowing respect to a legend himself as he draws the curtain on a career on the game he loves.
The Black Mamba is a 5-times NBA Champion, 1-time NBA Most Valuable Player, 2-times NBA Finals MVP, 4-times NBA All-Star Game MVP and 18-times NBA All-Star player among others. He is also third on the log in the National Basketball Association (NBA) all-time regular season points scored with a total of 33,643 points scored, a figure better by only Naismith Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone.
So many past and present players in the NBA and even in Hollywood join the whole world to celebrate him on the night. Top stars like Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James, Steph Curry and several others also gave their thoughts on a career that was distinctly engraved with so many records like the second-highest point in an NBA game in history (his 81points against Toronto Raptors in January 2006 that is second only to Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points in 1962), most season with a single team(20 seasons with L.A Lakers), the all-time leading scorer in L.A Lakers history and so many other records that made him the legend that he has become.
Even as the gold and purple colour faithfuls won't forget the no-8 and no-24 jersey, the whole world of sports also will never take you off their hearts. So much RESPECT to you the BLACK MAMBA! Legend of the game.
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