Kobe Bryant Announces His Retirement After This Season With a Poem!

November 29, 2015

Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers

Dear Basketball,

From the moment
I started rolling my dad’s tube socks
And shooting imaginary
Game-winning shots
In the Great Western Forum
I knew one thing was real:

I fell in love with you.

A love so deep I gave you my all —
From my mind & body
To my spirit & soul.

As a six-year-old boy
Deeply in love with you
I never saw the end of the tunnel.
I only saw myself
Running out of one. 

And so I ran.
I ran up and down every court
After every loose ball for you.
You asked for my hustle
I gave you my heart
Because it came with so much more.

I played through the sweat and hurt
Not because challenge called me
But because YOU called me.
I did everything for YOU
Because that’s what you do
When someone makes you feel as
Alive as you’ve made me feel.

You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream
And I’ll always love you for it.
But I can’t love you obsessively for much longer.
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.

And that’s OK.
I’m ready to let you go.
I want you to know now
So we both can savor every moment we have left together.
The good and the bad.
We have given each other
All that we have. 

And we both know, no matter what I do next
I’ll always be that kid
With the rolled up socks
Garbage can in the corner
:05 seconds on the clock
Ball in my hands.
5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1

Love you always,
Kobe

The "Dwightmare" is Finally Over

Well....let's just hope it is.    We used to be big fans of Mr. Howard.  But lately we have grown tired of him and his antics.

So it seems "Superman"....is headed for Hollywood.

He'll either be a star....or a bust.

Our bet is he'll be a big...bust.

From Business Insider:

 

Report: Dwight Howard Traded To The Los Angeles Lakers

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Howard finally got his wish to be out of Orlando.

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Dress....to Impress?

Obviously....Lil Wayne and his millions....don't need to dress up for anyone....

But.....Lil Wayne.....Really?

SPOTTED: Lil Wayne & Girlfriend Dhea GET CUTESY At The Lakers Game...And They Show Off THAT RING!

Lil Wayne made his way to the Lakers vs. Heat game yesterday afternoon with his girlfriend Dhea in tow.  Pics inside of the two holding hands and cuddled up courtside...and showing off that new FAT canary diamond....

"Stuff".........From the Week-end

Crying in the NBA?  The Heat lose again?  The Lakers look awesome?


"Stuff" from the week-end....




Some things are better left....unsaid.  What was this coach thinking?

WATCH: Heat Coach Rips Media For 'Crygate'

 

Is Shaqs' career over?

OUT INDEFINITELY

 

Hee...hee..hee!

Knicks Laugh At Teary-Eyed Heat

 

This is supposed to be a non-contact sport:

WATCH: Chris Paul Carried Off On Stretcher

 

There's ....crying in basketball.......after all:

Heat Players Cried After Loss

 

The Lakers are just fine.....thank you!

Lakers Crush NBA-Best Spurs

 

Same old Hawks......losing at home:

Curtis Compton, ccompton@ajc.com

Hawks hammered by Knicks

Atlanta loses 2nd straight game as Johnson, Horford prove ineffective on offense.


Gonna be a busy week.......

Stay tuned ....... 

 

Welcome Back.........NBA!

It's.........opening night.....

Game on

For the game in which we.........created. America's own sport.....invented in a gym.....with a peach basket and a round ball.

It has indeed evolved........The best athletes on the planet ........play this game....

It's international........and growing stronger by each year. The NBA is thriving .......and there have been changes........the 24 second clock.......the 3 point shot........a dress code for players entering an arena.......even a new ball (introduced last year, only to be thrown out).....

But that's our NBA.......and oh how we love it.

Five Questions......we hope will be answered after 82 regular season games.....and a the marathon post season:

1. Will the LA Lakers........repeat?

2. Can Shaq lead King James and the Cavs'.......to the promise land?

3. Will Boston's "big 3" let Rasheed Wallace ....play with their ball?

4. Will the Orlando Magic.....prove that last year .....was no fluke?

5. Will my beloved Atlanta Hawks........get to the next level?

Come April.......no wait.....I forgot.......the NBA play-offs last forever.....so....

Come July........all of our questions......should be answered......

Until then.........enjoy opening night......and the rest of this NBA season!

Purple Reign...........

This one.......was for Kobe.

Last night the L A Lakers beat the Orlando Magic, 99-86, in game 5, to win their 15th NBA World Championship.....winning the finals, 4 games to 1.

For Kobe Bryant.....it was his 4th.

For coach Phil Jackson.......it was his 10th.

For the city of Los Angeles........it was an excuse for thugs.......to act up.

For the rest of America............it was an end........to a wonderful NBA season.

They said, "Kobe couldn't win, without Shaq".......They said, "The Lakers were soft, lacked heart."..............They said, "Phil, just picked his spots...to coach".....They said, "The Lakers would not win."

Well.........."they".......were wrong.

These Lakers..........Kobes' Lakers.........are World Champions.......again. And Kobe should now get the credit and the due diligence he so richly deserves.

Kobe..........straight out of high school.......speaks several foreign languages..........has two beautiful daughters and a gorgeous wife........Kobe.....whom a lot of guys are simply jealous of.......

Kobe..........Took this team.....put it on his back.....and carried it through the 82 game season....and the marathon known as the NBA play-offs....

Kobe........this ones' ..........for you.

NBA........Update

Ah.......the NBA Finals........

Nothing like it in all of sports. And last night?

Take your pick........from Yahoo.com:

Lakers head to Orlando with 2-0 lead

Lee's missed layup dooms Magic in Game 2

Gasol dominates OT as Lakers win Game 2

1 2 3 4 OT Total Orlando 15 20 30 23 8 96 Final LA Lakers 15 25 23 25 13 101 OT ORL: R. Lewis 34 Pts, 11 Reb, 7 Ast LAL: P. Gasol 24 Pts, 10 Reb, 3 Ast Lakers lead series 2-0 Box Score - Recap - Highlights

The series travels to Orlando and will reconvene on Tuesday in this 2-3-2 format.

As close as the game was last night, the Magic have to feel good about getting at least 2 wins at home.

It'll never happen........and this series will never make it back to L A...

Last nights' game, was the Magics' one and only chance. And Mr. Lee could not hit a lay-up.

Can you believe Orlando is now 0-6.......in the finals? After this series........they will be 0-8.