He will be sorely missed!
After Kobe Bryant officially announced his retirement from the NBA on Sunday, plenty of fans took to Twitter to express their grief.
In an open letter titled Dear Basketball, the 37-year-old revealed that his current season on the Lakers would be his last!
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While this announcement came as a shock to many fans — and even coach Byron Scott — Bryant received an outpouring of congratulations from famous friends and fans all over social media!
Fans like Justin Timberlake deemed Bryant “one of the true kings of the game,” while others like George Lopez and Arsenio Hall made plans to see the MVP in action while they still could!
Find out which other celebs gave a shout out to the Lakers legend (below)!
One of the TRUE KINGS of the game. You are one the greatest to ever do it, my friend. #Kobe #BlackMamba #VinoClub https://t.co/Gn7DAB2src
— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) November 30, 2015
Bittersweet! @KobeBryant feels like home to anyone who grew up a @Lakers fan. All good things must come to an end. Love the Bryant family.
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) November 30, 2015
Wow. @kobebryant One of the toughest champions who ever lived. We will savor this season. #Lakers pic.twitter.com/ZKbyHmq0oJ
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) November 30, 2015
Shout to @kobebryant on his illustrious career in the NBA! One of the greatest of all time…
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) November 30, 2015
.@kobebryant will go down as one of the greatest basketball players… #itsmytwocents
— Larry King (@kingsthings) November 30, 2015
Hard to believe @kobebryant is finally going to hang it up. One of the NBA’s great champions. Enjoy the rest of this season my friend.
— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) November 30, 2015
Hey @ArsenioHall let’s roll out to @Lakers tonight, bring those shoe’s and I’ll wear a pair of mine #chingon pic.twitter.com/LvpGRO0M5l
— George Lopez (@georgelopez) November 30, 2015
├░┼╕╦£┬⌐├░┼╕╦£┬⌐├░┼╕╦£┬⌐ @georgelopez … we knew it was coming some day. What a competitor. What a ride! ├░┼╕┬ÅΓé¼ That darn father time. pic.twitter.com/Zd7McaLAWY
— Arsenio Hall (@ArsenioHall) November 30, 2015
S/O @kobebryant one of the games best to do it. Thanks for the years of excitement!! I know you’ll continue to be a champion on your next playing surface. Go gett’um. #Hooper #NBAA photo posted by Cedric The Entertainer (@cedtheentertainer) on Nov 29, 2015 at 9:53pm PST
[Image via Walter Iooss Jr./The Players’ Tribune.]
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