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Kobe Bryant's next job? Charles Barkley says retirement will 'be difficult for him'

TORONTO — As Kobe Bryant prepares for his final NBA All-Star Game, there are endless questions about what he will do when basketball is no longer a part of his life. Everyone has their own ideas.

“I think it’s going to be difficult for him,” TNT analyst Charles Barkley told Sporting News. “Kobe doesn’t have a college degree, and you can only go to so many business meetings.”

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We can cross coaching off the list of possibilities. Earlier this season, Bryant said he didn’t want to deal with a bunch of divas.