Complete coverage: Kobe Bryant’s 60-point farewell anniversary
Kobe Bryant scored 60 points in his farewell game on April 13, 2016. Here’s a look at the game and remembering his legacy.
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Five years ago Tuesday, Kobe Bryant closed out his Hall of Fame career with a 60-point performance. A look back at the magical moments of that game.
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Kobe Bryant’s 60-point farewell game started with a clumsy effort and five missed shots. Then it happened. He turned Mamba and it was lights out.
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NBA All-Star and Kobe Bryant fan DeMar DeRozan, who hails from the Southland, remembers the monumental night the Lakers legend played his final game.
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Times reporter Broderick Turner gives a fresh perspective to that famous 60-point finale. His farewell moment and more with Kobe Bryant.
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Lakers legend Magic Johnson, trainer Gary Vitti and executive John Black recall Kobe Bryant’s magical 60-point game in his farewell performance.
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Players who were on the Utah Jazz in 2016 provide another view of Kobe Bryant’s farewell game for the Lakers.
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Byron Scott coached Kobe Bryant in his final season and was a mentor when the Lakers great entered the NBA. What he and others remember.
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He didn’t walk away, he flew away, on the wings of legend, through the clouds of Hollywood, with a final act unmatched in Los Angeles sports history.
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Kobe Bryant finished his 1,556th and final NBA game with a stunning 60 points on 22-for-50 shooting in a 101-96 Lakers victory over the Utah Jazz.
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From the way Kobe Bryant shot and shot and shot to the way the night was basically turned into a long Nike commercial, what unfolded Wednesday at Staples Center felt incredibly contrived.
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There was one more show from the player who once scored 81 points and, in a different game, 62 through three quarters.
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Kobe Bryant, the first player in NBA history to play 20 seasons with the same team, plays his final game with the Lakers.
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Bill Plaschke and Lindsey Thiry describe the scene inside Staples Center as Kobe Bryant scored 60 points in the final game of his 20-year career.
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Watch George Lopez, David Beckham, Jeremy Piven, Arsenio Hall and others describe their emotions at Kobe Bryant’s final game.
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Kobe Bryant, the first player in NBA history to play 20 seasons with the same team, heads to his final game with the Lakers tonight.
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Kobe Bryant met with the media after a 60-point performance in the Lakers’ 101-96 victory over the Jazz, and the final game of his career.
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Photos from the cities where Lakers star Kobe Bryant is playing for the final time.
