When the Los Angeles Lakers visit our Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night, it will be the first time that Lakers great Kobe Bryant steps onto the Pepsi Center floor since announcing his retirement at the end of November. And it will be the second-to-last time (and quite possibly, the last time given Bryant's recent spate of injuries and rest) that Nuggets fans will get a closeup look at #24 in the purple and gold.
For most Nuggets fans, Bryant's departure from the NBA after a storied 20-year career comes with a full throated "GOOD RIDDANCE!