Since Kobe Bryant was a rookie, the plan was for him to retire at 35.
A month before his 34th birthday,Graham Besinger of Yahoo Sports reminded Bryant of that notion in the summer of 2012, and even then Bryant still figured he’d retire at 35. That was three years ago.
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Bryant, 37, lost the last two seasons of his career due to injuries and is at the end of his rope.
The organization should cut it for him.
None of this would be an issue had Bryant retired two years ago when his contract was up in 2013, or had he not gotten hurt in the first place.