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Kobe Bryant, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, announced that he is retiring from the game in a poem titled, “Dear Basketball.”
The 37-year-old posted the poem in The Players’ Tribune on Sunday, writing about his love for basketball since he was just a young boy, but that he is “ready to let go.”
Bryant had said he was considering making his 20th season his last in recent weeks, according to the Associated Press.
In April 2013, Bryant tore an Achilles’ tendon, which was followed by knee and shoulder injuries that have limited his playing the last two seasons, the Los Angeles Times reported.