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Kobe Bryant Comments on Decision Not to Play Overseas After NBA Retirement

Kobe Bryant shot down once and for all any chance of a move overseas after the conclusion of the 2015-16 NBA regular season.

"I would have loved to play overseas for a season," Bryant said Monday, per Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News. "But it's not going to happen. I wish I could. But my body won't let me."

The Los Angeles Lakers star already announced this year will be his last, writing, "My body knows it's time to say goodbye" in his open letter on the Players' Tribune.