If he can still play like that why is he retiring????
“If he can still play like that why is he retiring????”
Well, it did take him 50 shots.....
RE: If he can still play like that why is he retiring????
1. Injury prone. He did not play a lot this season.
2. This game is a non factor where both teams ( Kobe’s team and the Utah Jazz ) were both NOT in the playoffs. Utah also did not play their best players and the game was quite loose ( not very tight defense ).
I’d say this was more like playground basketball.
Well in sports some athletes want to go out on top, go out while they can still perform at a high level.
I can think of some players, such as Willie Mays in his last couple of seasons, who were a shadow of their former greatness.
Because he can’t. At least not more than twice a year, with help from an opponent that took the night off.