Kobe will retire after 15-16 - NBA

Kobe Bryant 在 players tribune 上宣布,

這季打完就會高掛球鞋退休.

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/dear-basketball/

網站現在癱瘓了, 等等把文章補上.

無論是恨他還是愛他, 一個跨時代的籃球巨星確定開起倒數之旅


Bleacher Report @BleacherReport, 7:00pm Et

Kobe Bryant announces via @PlayersTribune that this NBA season will be his
last.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14254236/

Kobe Bryant to retire after this season

ESPN.com news services


Kobe Bryant announced Sunday on the Players' Tribune website that he will
retire after this season, saying "this season is all I have left to give."

Kobe 在 Jeter 的 players tribune 文章裡表示這季後就要退休
表示 "這球季是我最後僅能貢獻的"

In a piece entitled "Dear Basketball," the 37-year-old Bryant wrote that the
sport of basketball "gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream and I'll always
love you for it."

Kobe 在文章裡表是籃球送給了一個六歲小孩一個成為湖人球員的夢想

"But I can't love you obsessively for much longer," Bryant wrote. "This
season is all I have left to give. My heart can take the pounding. My mind
can handle the grind but my body knows it's time to say goodbye.

"And that's OK. I'm ready to let you go."

"但我已經不能繼續執著的愛你(籃球)下去了, 儘管內心仍澎湃, 心臟依然大顆,
但我知道身體已經在告訴我是該離開球場了"

Bryant is struggling through the worst season of his storied 20-year career
with the Los Angeles Lakers and has been plagued by injuries in each of the
past five seasons. He entered Sunday's game against the Indiana Pacers
averaging 15.7 points per game on a career-worst 31.5 shooting percentage.

Kobe 本季是 20 年來數字最差的一年, 且過去五年已被受傷纏身
截至目前本季平均 15.7 分, 命中率 31.5% 是生涯最差

Bryant is averaging more field goal attempts per game (a team-high 16.7) than
points (15.7). His field-goal percentage and 3-point percentage both rank
last in the NBA among qualified players.

Kobe 今年出手數 > 平均得分, 命中率和三分命中率也是聯盟榜單墊底

But despite the rough start to the season, the Lakers have publicly supported
Bryant. Lakers coach Byron Scott told ESPN on Friday that he would not bench
the 17-time All-Star for his poor play.

儘管開季踉蹌, 球隊和教練依然支持 Kobe. Scott 表示不會板凳 Kobe

Bryant is in the final year of a two-year deal that will pay him $25 million
in 2015-16, making him the NBA's highest-paid player this season.

Kobe 本季是兩年合約的最後一季, 今年預計拿到 $25M, 聯盟球員最高薪

The expiring contract and numerous injuries had led to widespread speculation
that Bryant would retire after this season. Lakers general manager Mitch
Kupchak has publicly said on multiple occasions that the franchise expected
the former league MVP to retire at the end of his current contract.

合約年和受傷讓很多人預估這會是 Kobe 最後一年

Bryant was drafted out of high school by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th
overall pick in 1996 but was traded to the Lakers. He helped Los Angeles win
five NBA championships and was named the league's MVP in 2008. He currently
is third on the NBA's all-time scoring list, behind only Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar
and Karl Malone.

Kobe, Hornets 96 年第 13 順位選秀, 馬上被交易到 Lakers.
期間, 幫助 Lakers 拿下五座冠軍, 個人也在 2008 拿到聯盟 MVP
目前史上得分榜, Kobe 坐居 第三位

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