This could be the farewell season of one of the sport’s greatest of all time – Kobe Bryant. In an interview with Yahoo! Sports’ Marc Spears recently, Bryant said, “We haven’t set anything in stone and I’ve talked about it before. But could this be the last (season)? Absolutely.” On Friday, the two-time NBA scoring leader shot 7-of-15 from the field for 19 points when his Los Angeles Lakers’ bowed to Dirk Nowitzki’s Dallas Mavericks, 82-90.
Bryant and Nowitzki, both 37 years old, came to the league almost at the same time (Kobe in 1996, Dirk in 1998). Friday’s game could be the last time the two superstars faced each other in an NBA arena. After the game, both admitted in an interview that they had fun playing against each other. “Just two old guys having fun,” said Bryant.
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