“Dear Basketball…”
Kobe says goodbye to his first love
In an emotional open letter posted to the Player’s Tribune, the amazing guard explained as to why he had to leave the court, confirming that this season will in fact be his last, playing basketball.

The sport he fell in love with since childhood, that gave him everything he could ever dream of, will not be seeing him play for much longer, due to the impact it had on his body.
So he decided to leave, on time.…