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Dear Kobe: An ode to the Spurs-Lakers rivalry

You may have noticed that Kobe Bryant dropped a little missive to the sport of basketball. What follows is a Spurs fan's lament that the Spurs will never again battle the Black Mamba in a meaningful game.

Dear Kobe,

It's been awhile
Since you've been a dominant basketball player
Draining fadeaway jumpers
And embarrassing defenders
In front of the entire world
But even though your skills are diminished, I have to admit:

I will miss watching you play basketball.

You've been a pleasure to all basketball fans
From your time with Shaq and Phil Jackson
Ro the end of days as you idle alongside Hibbert and Sacre

As a six-year-old boy
Watching from afar
I never thought this day would ever come
The day you wouldn't be wearing a jersey with "LAKERS" affixed on the center
As you desperately fend off Father Time with each game

And basketball won't be the same without you.