Kobe Bryant has made it official: He is retiring after the season.
Bryant wrote a love letter of sorts to the sport of basketball for The Players Tribune. He talked about falling in love with the game when he was six years old and how he spent so much time giving himself to the game because he loved it. However, he recognizes his body can no longer produce at an elite level.
From
Kobe’s poem/letter:
This season is all I have left to give.
My heart can take the pounding
My mind can handle the grind
But my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.
