Thursday night was a very emotional night for quite a few basketball and sports fans as it marked Kobe Bryant‘s very last basketball game.
The Black Mamba certainly went out in fashion as he capped off the end of his 20 year career with the Los Angeles Lakers by beating the Utah Jazz 101-96 and scoring 60 points himself in his final outing!
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After the 37-year-old scored his final bucket of the night at the free line, the entire El Lay crowd was immediately on their feet. Not to mention, the famous athlete walked over and gave Shaq O’Neal a hug and, once the final buzzer went off, took center stage to give the crowd a fitting speech (below).
Kobe addressed how blessed he has been throughout his career and thanked everyone from his friends, family, and teammates… before dropping the mic with a “Mamba Out!” LOVES it!
Of course, with #24 being one of the greatest players to ever play the game, he had the world watching him. Not surprisingly, several A-lister took to Twitter to praise the now retired NBA star — including Reese Witherspoon, Kanye West, and even President Barack Obama.
Ch-ch-check out all of the best celeb reactions online AND watch Kobe’s highlights as well as hear his speech for yourself (below)!
Bryant says farewell to the NBA:
Celebs react to the All-Star’s final game:
Who’s gonna be watching @kobebryant tonight? ├░┼╕┬ÅΓé¼#Icon #MambaDay #WeWillMissYou
— Reese Witherspoon (@RWitherspoon) April 14, 2016
Just one of the many teams that @kobebryant inspired to greatness! Thank you for your incredible career. #MambaDay pic.twitter.com/g7h0mmAYcX
— Hope Solo (@hopesolo) April 14, 2016
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— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 14, 2016
140 characters is not enough to explain @kobebryant impact. I know you will do even bigger things now!Enjoy it, you deserve a rest #MambaDay
— Abby Wambach (@AbbyWambach) April 14, 2016
“Mamba out!” Mic drop. Love it. #kobe
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) April 14, 2016
Yes @kobebryant yes!!!!
— Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) April 14, 2016
#ThankYouKobe 🙏🏼 still gotta play that game of horse soon 😝 @kobebryant
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) April 14, 2016
Big night of basketball – @Warriors chasing 73 and a farewell for an
all-timer, @KobeBryant. NBA fans feeling like: pic.twitter.com/hvno2ZO5b0
— President Obama (@POTUS) April 14, 2016
No pressure. THE GREAT ONE. @kobebryant . Thank you for the journey champ.
— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) April 14, 2016
Thank you Kobe!!!!
— Big Sean (@BigSean) April 14, 2016
#MambaDay Hell Yes Thank you @kobebryant I love you. Can’t wait until my kids are old enough their old man can brag that he knew Kobe Bryant
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) April 14, 2016
Wow @kobebryant – I didn’t think the finale of Breaking Bad could ever be topped, but you did #Lakers
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) April 14, 2016
60pts. Take a bow young man…#kobe ├░┼╕ΓÇÿ┬Å├░┼╕┬Å┬╜├░┼╕ΓÇÿ┬Å├░┼╕┬Å┬╜├░┼╕ΓÇÿ┬Å├░┼╕┬Å┬╜├░┼╕ΓÇÿ┬Å├░┼╕┬Å┬╜├░┼╕ΓÇÿ┬Å├░┼╕┬Å┬╜ pic.twitter.com/l3r4hAcHKB
— Ice Cube (@icecube) April 14, 2016
Da Mamba’s Fulla Venom for da last fight!! Thanks for 20 yrs of thrills!! & ONE LAST “W”!!# dropped60ondatass
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) April 14, 2016
#kobebryant #legend #lalove
— Fergie (@Fergie) April 14, 2016
#MambaOUT pic.twitter.com/MHsdCGfwIY
— Sean Diddy Combs (@iamdiddy) April 14, 2016
Check out all of K.B.’s highlights from his final game (below):
Thank you for such an AH-Mazing career Kobe, basketball will never be the same.
