Entering Wednesday night's tilt against the Sacramento Kings at Staples Center, Kobe Bryant has 39 games left in his professional career, as the Los Angeles Lakers icon plans to retire at the end of his 20th season this summer.
Until he reaches the end, the 37-year-old Bryant will, with the help of a slew of specialists, continue a meticulous daily routine to help prepare his oft-injured body for games and help it recover following them.
Even after the buzzer sounds on that final contest -- April 13 against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center -- Bryant still expects to continue a daily workout routine, he said Wednesday in a "SiriusXM NBA Radio" interview with host Jared Greenberg and former Lakers teammate Rick Fox.