Kobe announces he will retire after this season.
Kobe Bryant of The Los Angeles Lakers has officially decided to retire. This is his 20th season with the Lakers and he made the announcement Sunday in a form of a poem.
He has won two Olympic gold medals, five championship rings, 17 All-Star selections, an 81-point game that ranks as the second-best in NBA history and more than 32,000 points. The Lakers are currently 2-14 so far this season.