Kobe: ‘I had to accept the fact I don’t want to do this anymore’

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Kobe Bryant’s announcement that he will retire at the end of this NBA season captured the basketball world’s attention, if not its surprise, on Sunday afternoon. His post-game press conference after the night’s 107-103 loss to the Indiana Pacers served as a reminder that the Los Angeles Lakers icon’s eccentricities and focus will be impossible to replace.

Kobe Bryant’s announcement that he will retire at the end of this NBA season captured the basketball world’s attention, if not its surprise, on Sunday afternoon. His post-game press conference after the night’s 107-103 loss to the Indiana Pacers served as a reminder that the Los Angeles Lakers icon’s eccentricities and focus will be impossible to replace.

Finish reading this story and watch video from the Bryant’s announcement at Yahoo Sports.

Check out his poem, “Dear Basketball,” over at The Player’s Tribune.