Why Kobe was the NBA's most important player of the 2000s

Indiana led the Lakers by three with ten seconds left at Staples Center. On the night Kobe Bryant announced his retirement, there was no question which player would take the game-tying shot to force overtime.

Legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant on Sunday announced his retirement, saying the current season would be his last. Kobe Bryant announced his retirement in a letter published on Nov. 29, 2015. (Credit: Walter Iooss/The 

20 years in the NBA and all 20 years leading the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe Bryant announces the 2015-16 season will be his last campaign in the NBA. Watch your Team Videos ▽. Please log in or register to view your favorite teams video. Watch our

Kobe Bryant announced that he will retire at the end of the 2015-16 season on Sunday. In a post on the Player's Tribune titled "Dear Basketball," Bryant wrote in a poem that this season would be his last. "My body knows it's 

Legendary Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant is hanging up his sneakers after this season, he announced Sunday. Over his 19-year career, Bryant has won an impressive five NBA championships and two gold medals from the Beijing 2008 and London 2012