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Luis Montero Trash Talk Among Blazers' Memories of Kobe Bryant

Several Trail Blazers shared their memories of Kobe Bryant, who announced on Sunday that he will retire at the end of the season.

With Sunday's announcement from Kobe Bryant that he will retire at the end of the season, several Portland Trail Blazers spoke about their memories of the Lakers icon.

One of the brightest and most recent was an exchange between Bryant and Blazers forward Luis Montero, highlighted by Mike Richman of The Oregonian. According to Bryant: "We were playing Portland and a kid from the bench said something to me like, 'We're going to beat you guys tonight.