Mamba Out! Kobe’s Last Ride

Wednesday night the world said goodbye to Kobe Bryant. Only Kobe Bean Bryant could overshadow the Golden State Warriors getting historical win number 73 on the season to set an NBA record. But, the Black Mamba did some of his own record setting in the final game of his 20-year NBA career.

Kobe hit the Utah Jazz for a hot 60 – you know the team that he once launched X airballs against during his first playoff series – and got the Lakers the W to finish a career. In pure Kobe fashion, he went out shooting on 50 shots and scored 23 points in the fourth quarter.

Let’s look at some of our favorite moments of the night.

Kobe arrived to the arena wearing all black.

He made ESPN pay for bumping him to ESPN 2.
Kobe and Vanessa got rings.

Magic Johnson said Kobe was the greatest Lakers’ star ever

All the celebs and Kobe’s former teammates were in the building. Magic Johnson and his wife Cookie, Jay Z, School Boy Q, David Beckham, Steve Stoute, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Lamar Odom, Derek Fisher, Adam Levine, Holly Robinson Peete, Kareem Rush, Ronny Turiaf, Devean George, Mark Madsen, Shaq and others.

 

A photo posted by STAPLES Center (@staplescenterla) on Apr 13, 2016 at 11:02pm PDT

 

A photo posted by STAPLES Center (@staplescenterla) on Apr 13, 2016 at 9:03pm PDT

 

 

Russell Westbrook with about the same reaction most had when watching Kobe last night pic.twitter.com/vfBskpGE68

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 14, 2016

Kobe inspires the arrogant to dream higher

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— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 14, 2016

 

Mamba out!

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) April 14, 2016

 

the price

Kobe’s 60