VERIZON CENTER GIVES NBA LEGEND A FOND FAREWELL IN FINAL GAME IN DC
In what will be Kobe Bryant’s final game played in Washington D.C., barring a “Brett Favre moment,” the Washington Wizards were extremely grateful for everything he did for the sport in this generation. That being said, Bradley Beal was very clear that the Wizards would go to work on the third-leading scorer in league history as it was still an important game for the Wizards.
With a large contingent of Lakers and/or Kobe fans in the building, there were cheers in Verizon Center anytime he touched the ball. In another volume shooting night where Bryant was also an efficient scorer, he scored 31 points on 24 shots and Washington could not hit big shots late, falling 108-104. [Read more…]