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Gary Vitti says NBA fans hate but respect Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant has received a ton of attention for his unofficial-but-basically-official farewell tour, with opposing fans showering him with applause and gifts (even though he has claimed to not want such treatment) ever since Bryant announced he was hanging up his purple and gold jersey for good in a poem on the Player's Tribune. Despite the (well-deserved) extra attention, Bryant is not the only long-time member of the Los Angeles Lakers who has publicly declared they will move on at the end of the 2015-16 season.

Lakers head athletic trainer Gary Vitti will also call it a career and move into a consulting position with the team after 32 years serving on the team's bench.