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Staples Center Crowd Welcomes Start Of Kobe's Retirement Tour

Lakers G Kobe Bryant yesterday announced his retirement at the end of this season via a poem posted on The Players' Tribune, and his farewell tour began last night at Staples Center with a game against the Pacers. Each fan "received a copy of Bryant's poem upon entering the arena." The crowd "gave him a rousing standing ovation during introductions, then roared when he took his first shot." The "first stop on the now-official tour will be Tuesday in Philadelphia, where Bryant attended high school." It will end April at Staples Center against the Jazz, which "will become one of the hottest tickets" in L.A. sports history (L.A. TIMES, 11/30).

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