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Kobe Bryant fan can’t stop crying during final game (Video)

By John Buhler

Apr 8, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant (24) against the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half of a game at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Lakers 110-102. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 8, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant (24) against the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half of a game at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Lakers 110-102. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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2015-16 was the farewell tour of Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant, and in his final game at Staples Center, one grown man just couldn’t stop crying.

2015-16: The Year of Kobe. Kobe Bryant played his final NBA season at age 37, retiring from basketball after last week’s season finale victory over the Utah Jazz, who narrowly missed out on the Western Conference Playoffs.

That was the night that Bryant score 60 points on 50 shot attempts, completely distracting the NBA world from the impossible record-breaking performance of the Golden State Warriors who won the 73rd game of the season over a banged up Memphis Grizzlies team on April 14th.

However, April 14th was all about Bryant. People from all over Greater Los Angeles and the world packed themselves into Staples Center for the greatest narcissistic performance of their lives. One fully grown and bearded man couldn’t handle the moment and cried at least three separate times during Bryant’s final NBA regular season game.

The first episode of the Lakers tearjerker was best summarized in “I’m not ready.” Not ready for what, seeing a Lakers shooting guard make 40% of his field goals and making his teammates better? The 2015-16 Lakers had their worst season ever, going 17-65 for the worst record in the Western Conference.

We’ll call the second installment of crying “Kobe…stay…”. If the Buss Family is willing to shell out some more cash for their declining superstar, then maybe the Black Mamba will buy in to the sobbing imperative statement. However, the Buss Family won’t bite for one more year of Bryant.

…And the last crying video clip shows the same fan sobbing just trying to get out the superstar’s first name, “Ko..be..heh…heh…heh…”. It’s just sad to see that kind of reaction from a grown man at a Lakers game.

Apparently the Lakers are still toying around the idea of keeping the worst coach in the league, Byron Scott, for yet another season of not teaching his young corps how to play winning basketball.

If Los Angeles doesn’t get either LSU’s Ben Simmons or Duke’s Brandon Ingram with either the No. 1 or No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, it will be all tears and no Kobe for the 2016-17 Lakers. Los Angeles will again enter next as the overwhelming favorite to finish in last place in the NBA’s Western Conference.

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