Tonight Kobe Bryant, 20-year shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, will play his final game for the NBA. He earned five NBA titles, two Olympic gold medals, was the 2007-2008 Season MVP and earned back-to back NBA Finals MVP awards in the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 seasons. Drafted straight out of high school, Black Mamba has had a tremendous impact on his fans, teammates, rivals and media.
![Alan Sosa feels Kobe leaving is a way for the team to move forward, because Kobe has already left his legacy in Los Angeles.](https://sundial.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kobe4-1.jpg)
![Aldrin Bigay grew up watching the Lakers and remembers his dad yelling at the screen during games.](https://sundial.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kobe3.jpg)
![Bagrat Tairyan has been a fan since 2008 and started playing basketball because of Kobe.](https://sundial.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kobe2-650x465.jpg)
![Miguel Gonzalez remembers Kobe both as number 24 and number 8. Gonzalez emphasized watching him play his rookie year.](https://sundial.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kobe1.jpg)