Farewell Black Mamba

It was like yesterday when Kobe Bryant was drafted straight out of Lower Merion in the 1996 NBA Draft. He was picked 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets, but was then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kobe's career highlights and achievements.

• 5× NBA champion (2000–2002, 2009–2010)
• 2× NBA Finals MVP (2009–2010)
• NBA Most Valuable Player (2008)
• 18× NBA All-Star (1998, 2000–2016)
• 4× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009,2011)
• 11× All-NBA First Team (2002–2004, 2006–2013)
• 2× All-NBA Second Team (2000–2001)
• 2× All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2005)
• 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2000,2003–2004, 2006–2011)
• 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2001–2002,2012)
• 2× NBA scoring champion (2006–2007)
• NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1997)
• NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997)
• Los Angeles Lakers all-time leading scorer
• Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1996)
  
  Stats from : http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanko01.html

In his final game he scored 60 points to lead his team to victory over the Utah Jazz. Now that he is retiring it seems like the end of an era. 

image reference : http://www.eurweb.com/2015/11/kobe-bryant-announces-retirement-via-poem-dear-basketball/