Yesterday I wrote about how Dwyane Wade was likely the first person outside Kobe’s family to know he was going to retire at the end of this season. He told him back in early November, way before Kobe penned his letter for The Players Tribune, in which he told the world he was retiring. As it turns out, his coach Byron Scott also found out before the rest of us (as you would expect) but it came in a very surprising fashion.
Tom Joyner Given The Boot From Radio?
It’s the Tom Joyner Morning Show. If you love radio, than you know the words. Tom Joyner, 66, is being forced into retirement, according to The Daily Mail, after Radio One and his former business partner David Kantor linked up to put the plan in motion. Sources say the decision was made for two reasons, 1. he is too old; and 2. President Obama is on his way out of the office. Apparently, the plan kicked off in 2014, with the hopes that he would be done completely by 2016; the same time President Obama’s time from the White House ends. “They felt that the end of Obama’s term would be the ideal time for him to also leave,” a source said. Find out more after the jump.
(Video/Photo) NBA: LOL Shaq Sends Love & Retirement Dance for Kobe Bryant
The two were once close friends and teammates then things got rough. They’ve since made up and now Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal are bosom buddies again. Shaq ever the jokester posted a message to Kobe on his retirement then posted a video of the two of them doing the “retirement dance”.
NBA: Kobe Bryant Says Michael Jordan Was One of the First to Know About His Retirement Plans Over the Summer
Kobe Bryant finally decided the time is coming for him to hang up his jersey and retire and one of the first people he told, is the player he’s been compared to his whole career, Michael Jordan.
NBA: Kobe Bryant Announces His Retirement With A Poem
Kobe Bryant’s storied career has ultimately and graciously come to an end. One of the best basketball players of all time announced his retirement Sunday in a poem, professing his love for basketball. Read the full story and the poem after the jump.
NBA: Dirk Nowitzki Plans to Play Two More Seasons Before Retiring
Dirk Nowitzski is entering his 17th season in the NBA but unlike Kobe Bryant, he has an absolute timetable of when he will call it quits.
