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30/11/2015, 20h43
Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant, widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players in history, will retire at the end of the season.
Bryant has scored 32,683 points during a 20-year career with the LA Lakers to rank third on the NBA's all-time list.
The two-time Olympic gold medallist, 37, has been hindered by injuries in recent seasons and has been below his best this year for the Lakers.
He told the Players' Tribune: "My body knows it's time to say goodbye."
Bryant has averaged more than 25 points per game in his 1,293 NBA matches.
Should the Lakers fail to make the end-of-season play-offs, his final game is set to be at home against Utah on 13 April.
Bryant has scored 32,683 points during a 20-year career with the LA Lakers to rank third on the NBA's all-time list.
The two-time Olympic gold medallist, 37, has been hindered by injuries in recent seasons and has been below his best this year for the Lakers.
He told the Players' Tribune: "My body knows it's time to say goodbye."
Bryant has averaged more than 25 points per game in his 1,293 NBA matches.
Should the Lakers fail to make the end-of-season play-offs, his final game is set to be at home against Utah on 13 April.