After 20 years in the NBA, Lakers star Kobe Bryant played his final game on April 13 and capped off his career with an amazing performance in front of the home crowd.
For his Hollywood ending, the 37-year-old addressed the crowd before the game on what became known as “Mamba Day” and took 50 shots on the court. He ended up scoring a season-high 60 points against the Utah Jazz en route to a 101-96 victory.
Bryant is a future Hall of Famer who not only has five NBA championships, is third on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, was an 18-time All-Star, league MVP, two-time Finals MVP and has two Olympic gold medals; he will forever be recognized as one of basketball's all-time greats. His fellow NBA players know this and many of them joined in honoring and reacting to The Black Mamba's final game.
UNBELIEVABLE MAN!!! #MambaDay
— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 14, 2016
That's why Kobe is the best to do it
— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) April 14, 2016
Some things are scripted, some things don't end that good in fairy tales.. #60 #GOOT #MambaOut @kobebryant
— Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) April 14, 2016
Who would've thought that Kobe scoring 60pts in his last game would upstage the Warriors winning their 73rd game? Well it happened tonight!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 14, 2016
.@kobebryant scoring 60 points in his last game is the greatest final performance that I've ever seen in sports!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 14, 2016
60 piece. Mamba out.
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) April 14, 2016
Congrats @kobebryant ... a fitting 60-piece and W to end an amazing career!!
— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) April 14, 2016
Bean you are a beast bro! We will miss you! Fairy tale ending. @kobebryant
— James Harden (@JHarden13) April 14, 2016
OMG!!!! @kobebryant is something else #MambaDay
— Isaiah Thomas (@Isaiah_Thomas) April 14, 2016
I hope Kobe has a Derek Jeter walk off moment here...
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) April 14, 2016
That's my dogggggg #besttodoit
— Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) April 14, 2016
No words can describe this last game by @kobebryant! Pure GREATNESS!! #60points #MambaDay #ThankYouKobe
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) April 14, 2016
Suns watching Kobe be Kobe. pic.twitter.com/TMpknItNEZ
— #WeArePHX (@Suns) April 14, 2016
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