Kobe Bryant's Retirement Poem Breaks the Internet

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If you fancy yourself as a hoops fan, you know that Kobe Bryant should have put up his fresh Nikes a few years back.

He was the pre-eminent player in the NBA. Many compared him (sacrilegiously so) to one Michael Jordan. His numbers are undeniably awesome and should secure him a ticket to the Hall of Fame. However, today, Jelly Bean’s baby boy is a shadow of his former self … and a highly overpaid anchor around the neck of the Los Angeles Lakers.

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