After 20 years in the NBA, Kobe Bryant will play his final game with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in a matchup with the Utah Jazz at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
What you need to know:
Who: Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers
What: Kobe Bryant's final game
When: Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles
Tipoff: 10:30 p.m. (Eastern)
TV: ESPN2
Line: Jazz -5.5 (Over/under 193)
Bryant's memorable moments:
Here are 12 key moments in the life of a five-time champion and 18-time All-Star:
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July 1, 1996
Los Angeles Lakers general manager Jerry West boldly trades his starting center, Vlade Divac, to the Charlotte Hornets for Bryant, a 17-year-old prodigy from the Philadelphia suburbs by way of Italy.