Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant announces retirement from NBA

By Paul Suttor
Updated December 6 2015 - 10:08am, first published November 30 2015 - 10:22pm
Retiring: LA Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant. Photo: USA Today Sports
Retiring: LA Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant. Photo: USA Today Sports
Farewell to basketball: Kobe Bryant. Photo: The Players Tribune
Farewell to basketball: Kobe Bryant. Photo: The Players Tribune
Unique star: Kobe Bryant. Photo: Getty Images
Unique star: Kobe Bryant. Photo: Getty Images
Global star: Kobe Bryant chats with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade during the United States' gold medal campaign at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Photo: Jed Jacobsohn
Global star: Kobe Bryant chats with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade during the United States' gold medal campaign at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Photo: Jed Jacobsohn
Star: Kobe Bryant holds up the Larry O'Brien trophy and the Bill Russell MVP trophy after the Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic 99-86 in Game Five of the 2009 NBA Finals. Photo: Ronald Martinez
Star: Kobe Bryant holds up the Larry O'Brien trophy and the Bill Russell MVP trophy after the Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic 99-86 in Game Five of the 2009 NBA Finals. Photo: Ronald Martinez