Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players of all-time. In fact many believe he is the second greatest player of all-time next to Michael Jordan. So it is with a heavy heart as a basketball fan to have to even think about the end of his career. I haven’t really thought about it much to date, but just as it did with MJ it sort of creeps up on you. After Kobe’s comments to CBS Sports this week, it seems even Kobe realizes the end is near, possibly at the end of his current contract with the Lakers.
Bryant conceded that, in all likelihood, the finish line and the conclusion of his current contract will be one in the same. Bryant has two years left, and though he was careful to point out, “One can never be too sure,” he made it clear in the next breath it’s almost unfathomable he would play beyond 2013-14, which would be his 18th season.
“It’s just that three more years seems like a really long time to continue to stay at a high, high level of training and preparation and health,” Bryant said. “That’s a lot of years. For a guard? That’s a lot of years.”
(Quotes via CBS Sports)
