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Lakers trainer Gary Vitti much more upbeat this season – Daily Breeze
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Kobe Bryant's 40 greatest moments
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Lakers GM Thinks 2015-16 Will Be Kobe Bryant's Last Year
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Kobe asks for trade – The Denver Post
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8 or 24? Lakers could retire both of Bryant's numbers
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Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak still expects Kobe Bryant to retire in 2016 - NBC Sports
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Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant form unbreakable bond on road to back-to-back titles
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NBA Notes: Lakers sign Bryant to 3-year extension - Deseret News
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The Lakers should retire both no. 8 and no. 24 – Basketball Society
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Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal beef sank to new low in Christmas Day classic - Irish Mirror Online
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The Big Shot: Kobe Bryant's perplexing, contrasting season with struggling Lakers - The Washington Post
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Pau Gasol's Lakers transformation playing with Kobe Bryant - ESPN
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Phil Jackson Revealed Kobe Bryant's Immediate Reaction When He Rejoined The Lakers In 2005 - Fadeaway World
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Los Angeles Lakers willing to sacrifice youth movement in order to celebrate outgoing Kobe Bryant - ESPN