The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to snap their losing streak against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night as the news and rumors ramp up.
Check out the latest buzz below.
Bryant to Retire After Contract, Kupchak Says
Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak says that Kobe Bryant will retire after his contract, which runs through the 2015-16 season.
“All indications are, to me, from him, that this (two-year contract) is going to be it,” Kupchak told NBA.com.
“If somebody’s thinking of buying a ticket three years from now to see Kobe play, I would not do that. Don’t wait. Do it this year.”
Bryant has commented on the situation, telling Yahoo recently that he enjoys the grind of the NBA but when he stops enjoying it, he'll retire.
“It’s a lifestyle, an absolute around-the-clock lifestyle. There’s no getting away from it,” Bryant told the website. “I’ve always enjoyed that aspect of it, the process of it, the building of it. But there will come a point when I don’t anymore, and then it will be over for me.”
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