LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has announced he will retire from basketball at the end of the season.
The five-time NBA champion is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport's history but has been hindered by injuries in recent years.
Bryant has spent his entire 20-year career with the LA Lakers, scoring a staggering 32,670 points in the process.
But after a below-par campaign, he has decided it is time to call it a day.
Bryant announced his decision on The Players Tribune, penning a poem to the sport that has given him so much.
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