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Phil: Season won't be Kobe's last, could be end with Lakers

If Kobe Bryant retires after this season, he will have spent an entire 20-year spectacular career with the Lakers.

But Phil Jackson doesn't think that will happen.

"I don't think it's his last year," the Knicks president said Friday. "It sounds like it might be his last year as a Laker, but I don't know."

Jackson, who coached Bryant for 11 seasons in L.A. while winning four titles, added that it's difficult for great players to mentally absorb aging.

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