Kobe Bryant: #8 and #24 jersey retired...

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...at Staples Center during halftime of Monday night"s game against Golden State.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21786979/

 

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Kobe Bryant is finally ready to say goodbye.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21785439/

Kobe scored almost the same number of points in each:

16,777 as No.8, 16,866 as No.24

 

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Phil Jackson unable to attend Kobe Bryant's jersey retirement.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21801681/

 

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Kobe may go down as the NBA's last gunslinger. Tonight, he'll become the first player in NBA history to have two different numbers lifted to the rafters by the same team.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/kobe-may-go-down-as-the-nbas-last-true-gunslinger/

Kobe Bryant: The Black Mamba.

 

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Kobe Bryant's journey from cold-blooded assassin to NBA godfather.

https://sports.yahoo.com/kobe-bryants-journey-cold-blooded-assassin-nba-godfather-172837197.html

 

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Kobe Bryant: The Black Mamba
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant

Selected by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996, 1st round #19 overall. Played his entire career with Lakers.

*Won 5 NBA Championships
*NBA most valuable player (2008).

*Points: 33,643 (25.0 ppg)
*Rebounds: 7,047 (5.2 rpg)
*assists: 6,306: (4.7 apg)

 

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Kobe"s night.

https://theundefeated.com/features/...be-bryant-retire-jersey-night-staples-center/

 

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How Kobe Bryant inspired a progressive a new Lakers look.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21887992/

 

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Kobe Bryant short film 'Dear Basketball' nominated for Oscar.

The Academy Awards will be announced on Sunday March 4 on ABC.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22188069/kobe-brya

 

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This week in history: Kobe's 81-point game. January 22, 2006.

http://www.nba.com/video/2017/01/24/week-history-kobe-81-points#/

 

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Kobe Bryant's 'Dear Basketball' wins Oscar for animated short.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...ear-basketball-wins-oscar-best-animated-short