Kobe gives Draymond signed kicks, tells Warriors to ‘make history’ (Ball Don’t Lie)
Kobe Bryant's farewell tour continued Thursday with a visit to Oracle Arena to take on the defending champion Golden State Warriors, who feted the Los Angeles Lakers legend with a video package voiced by Warriors advisor and former Lakers general manager Jerry West, the man who orchestrated the trade on the night of the 1996 NBA draft that brought Bryant to L.A.: [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The Warriors also gave Kobe a very Californian going-away present to enjoy once he slides into retirement after the end of his 20th NBA season: Warriors presented Kobe with a Napa Valley vacation package & a massive (5L) specially designed bottle of wine from Amuse Bouche winery. — Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) January 15, 2016 ... and the fans at Oracle — whom Bryant said during his pregame press conference "always seems to be a very young and very energetic crowd," one he wouldn't have wanted to have to deal with in a playoff series — gave Kobe a standing ovation when he left the court for the final time with 3:04 left in the fourth quarter: In between the celebrations, Bryant got off to a hot start, scoring six points in the...
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