Kobe Bryant 在 players tribune 上宣布,
这季打完就会高挂球鞋退休.
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/dear-basketball/
网站现在瘫痪了, 等等把文章补上.
无论是恨他还是爱他, 一个跨时代的篮球巨星确定开起倒数之旅
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport, 7:00pm Et
Kobe Bryant announces via @PlayersTribune that this NBA season will be his
last.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14254236/
Kobe Bryant to retire after this season
ESPN.com news services
Kobe Bryant announced Sunday on the Players' Tribune website that he will
retire after this season, saying "this season is all I have left to give."
Kobe 在 Jeter 的 players tribune 文章里表示这季后就要退休
表示 "这球季是我最后仅能贡献的"
In a piece entitled "Dear Basketball," the 37-year-old Bryant wrote that the
sport of basketball "gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream and I'll always
love you for it."
Kobe 在文章里表是篮球送给了一个六岁小孩一个成为湖人球员的梦想
"But I can't love you obsessively for much longer," Bryant wrote. "This
season is all I have left to give. My heart can take the pounding. My mind
can handle the grind but my body knows it's time to say goodbye.
"And that's OK. I'm ready to let you go."
"但我已经不能继续执著的爱你(篮球)下去了, 尽管内心仍澎湃, 心脏依然大颗,
但我知道身体已经在告诉我是该离开球场了"
Bryant is struggling through the worst season of his storied 20-year career
with the Los Angeles Lakers and has been plagued by injuries in each of the
past five seasons. He entered Sunday's game against the Indiana Pacers
averaging 15.7 points per game on a career-worst 31.5 shooting percentage.
Kobe 本季是 20 年来数字最差的一年, 且过去五年已被受伤缠身
截至目前本季平均 15.7 分, 命中率 31.5% 是生涯最差
Bryant is averaging more field goal attempts per game (a team-high 16.7) than
points (15.7). His field-goal percentage and 3-point percentage both rank
last in the NBA among qualified players.
Kobe 今年出手数 > 平均得分, 命中率和三分命中率也是联盟榜单垫底
But despite the rough start to the season, the Lakers have publicly supported
Bryant. Lakers coach Byron Scott told ESPN on Friday that he would not bench
the 17-time All-Star for his poor play.
尽管开季踉跄, 球队和教练依然支持 Kobe. Scott 表示不会板凳 Kobe
Bryant is in the final year of a two-year deal that will pay him $25 million
in 2015-16, making him the NBA's highest-paid player this season.
Kobe 本季是两年合约的最后一季, 今年预计拿到 $25M, 联盟球员最高薪
The expiring contract and numerous injuries had led to widespread speculation
that Bryant would retire after this season. Lakers general manager Mitch
Kupchak has publicly said on multiple occasions that the franchise expected
the former league MVP to retire at the end of his current contract.
合约年和受伤让很多人预估这会是 Kobe 最后一年
Bryant was drafted out of high school by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th
overall pick in 1996 but was traded to the Lakers. He helped Los Angeles win
five NBA championships and was named the league's MVP in 2008. He currently
is third on the NBA's all-time scoring list, behind only Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar
and Karl Malone.
Kobe, Hornets 96 年第 13 顺位选秀, 马上被交易到 Lakers.
期间, 帮助 Lakers 拿下五座冠军, 个人也在 2008 拿到联盟 MVP
目前史上得分榜, Kobe 坐居 第三位