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The cheapest ticket for anything longer does not mean game of the regular season National basketball Association “Los Angeles Lakers” – “Utah Jazz” cost $ 750. Two of the most expensive, it is rumored to have gone for $ 55 thousand average ticket price was $ 1766, making this event the most expensive in the history of basketball.. At the forefront were actor Jack Nicholson, footballer David Beckham, rappers Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, baseball legend Frank Robinson … all came to see Kobe Bryant.
Parquet native Hall Kobe was posted contours two rooms, under which 20 years played basketball – 8 and 24. Welcoming speech took another player, whose name is synonymous with the glorious times of “Lakers” – 5-time NBA champion Magic Johnson. “For 20 years you have represented a” Lakers “, – said Johnson. – Have you ever cheated on basketball and never deceived us. All this time you were the most important celebrities of the city. 5 NBA champion titles, 15 club record nine NBA record – this is minor compared with what you have left in our hearts. ”
20 years in a club – so consistently can boast of only two professional athletes, the legendary captain of the hockey “Detroit Red Wings ‘Steve Yzerman and the famous baseball player,” New York Yankees’ Derek Jeter
Appearing in the NBA in 1996, 17-year-old skinny boy (the youngest player in league history at the time) soon began to show its character. Having won the state title in a part of the school team, Kobe held a press conference at which he said he had decided to go straight to the NBA, bypassing college basketball. Prior to this, no defender missed the pros in this way.
In that year, the “Lakers” did not have room early draft, and there draftovalis future stars: Allen Iverson, Ray Allen, Stephon Marbury. 13th choice belonged to the “Charlotte Hornets”. Suddenly, 15 minutes prior to the decision of the club representatives from North Carolina, someone called and said that we must take Kobe. After 15 days he was traded to the Serbian league star Vlade Divac. Rumor has it that Bryant originally announced that will play in the NBA, only one club – “Lakers.” And so it was
Since 1996, and until the first championship in 2000 -. Kobe is the period of formation. Firstly, on the main floor was then Shaquille O’Neal. Second, the main off-site was Phil Jackson, led at the time, “Chicago Bulls” with Jordan, Rodman Pippenom and six league titles. Third, the main city were fans who choose their stars and lowered to the ground those who do not deserve.
On the first issue Bryant struggled for a long time, although with Shakom were extracted three title. With Jackson, they had a mutual understanding, rather, Kobe kept all in itself. A city worshiped him, or rather, loved for the victory and the club show on the site. Even then, everyone was talking about a complete incompatibility of characters Kobe and Shaq, but then Jackson was a genius who could unravel the tangle of black mamba snakes and Anacondas.
But his efforts were not enough, when some -What reasons (what does Kobe?) in 2004 went to Shaquille “Miami Heat”. Coping with Bryant was impossible. His desire to win everything and everyone outweighed the merits of people who fought for many years for the glorious name “Lakers”. Perhaps, the club made an important strategic step in life, giving the reins of power in the hands of the largest in the history of the egoist. For five years, Kobe played his stats, rarely thinking about the team. From here and a lot of individual records, the titles of Most Valuable Player All-Star Game, a constant presence in the top five league symbolic gold of the Olympic Games, several scandals …
The son of a good NBA player Joe “Marmalade” Bryant, diamond, found on the outskirts of Philadelphia, became a diamond emitting light on the whole earth a basketball ball. It was during this period Vino ( «The new wine”) has become a Black Mamba ( «Black Mamba”), has only one instinct – the instinct murderer. Lost the final in 2008 many experts seemed accidental, and proved that the following two seasons. Two NBA title won without Shakila, showed the world who is the best basketball player at the moment.
The whole world was at Kobe’s feet. Only here Bryant was against such a development. Maintenance of sports Shaquille O’Neal did not play a big role here. Big Aristotle is no longer flashed among stimuli Kobe. A couple of seasons he was torn between the desire to beat the performance indicator of Michael Jordan and the reluctance of the body to experience cosmic overload. Kobe still remembers the trips to the gym at three o’clock in the morning, after the game in which the guys such as Bruce Bowen tried to break it in half, continued to grind his shot.
A bunch of operations on the Achilles, shoulder, finger did their job. By inertia in 2014. Bryant finally beat Michael Jordan on the list of the best snipers in the history of the NBA. Then live on the site did not have to. The team already is nothing serious, no one did not need anything to prove, and then management “Lakers” took an unprecedented step. In the fall of 2015 Kobe announced that holds the last season, and the club -. His farewell tour
Last game began with a rash shots Bryant. Double “Twitter” gave reports of overload due to increased activity in the State of California and the abundance of requests for keyword “Lakers.” Pile of historical and torn greeting video screens all over the world. The big break in show The old 1996 interview where Kobe said he wanted to become the best basketball player of the planet …
In just 4.1 seconds before the end of the match, Bryant left the area. It had 60 points in his credit (of course, that this result was a record). No member of the Basketball Hall of Fame in his farewell match is not dialed is not something that 60, even 30 points. Then the genius managed to be at least twice as better than others.
The whole audience stood up for the second time this evening. I think he could stand all two and a half hours, when Kobe was leaving his last tracks on this floor. For a couple of days before the farewell match in social networks appeared photos Bryant with his quote: “Teammates come and go, but the championship banners remain forever.” It is difficult to say that it had in mind Kobe, speaking of those with whom he played the last 20 years, but his five wins in the “Lakers” did remain in the memory of every fan.
Of course, Kobe gave a farewell speech …
– it is difficult to describe these 20 years. Most importantly, all these years we were together. I’m the biggest fan “Lakers” and I’m very proud of it. Thank you for your support, for motivation, for passion. There are no words to describe my feelings. I love you! What else can I say? Mamba leaves – so ended his career Bryant
For the first time in the life of Kobe-player lied.. He never parted with basketball, as well as a basketball with him. The only one who did not have this evening in “Staples Center – Michael Jordan. He did not like to lose, and on Thursday it would be simply broken.
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