"I'm a Laker for life. I will never play for another team, whatever happens," said Kobe. This statement once dismissed the intention former coach Kobe, namely Phil Jackson (now serves as President of the New York Knicks), to reunite with the former golden boy of the future. Kobe allegedly powerful will undergo his final year as a player in the NBA this season. However, Jackson thinks another. He believes that Kobe is still capable of playing at the highest level. Therefore, Jackson intends to "hijack" Kobe from the Lakers to the Knicks next season.
2015/16 NBA season is the 20th Kobe played as a pro basketball player. Many questions arose as to whether this will be his last season. In a recent occasion, Kobe slightly agreed that.
"If you ask me about this (about retirement Kobe NBA), then the answer is yes, this will probably be my last season. But we do not know. Whatever happens, it happens," said Kobe by wrapping an ice pack in both knees , At the same time he also was wearing a cooling device in his right shoulder, the body that had just finished surgery due to injury.
Regardless, despite his age who are no longer young and started frequently encroached injury, Kobe still wants to defend the Land of water on stage the 2016 Olympics Rio, Brazil. "I want to play (at the Olympics) again. I think this would be great. I can give you another value to the team in the form of leadership and defense. I still can perform movements with very good defense."
Maybe this will be the last offerings that could give Kobe. Previously, he was with the Dream Team (US basketball team) never donate a gold medal in the Olympic event in Beijing, China (2008) and in London, England (2012). Kobe a little more optimistic that he can still play a role for the basketball team Uncle Sam.
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