:#MambaDay · 1:41am Apr 14th, 2016
So yeah... It's been awhile since I last posted something.
The story that i have been writing is soon to be releasing... but I actually have other news.
Today is a sad day, for me and the rest of the NBA community. As some of you might know I'm a huge basketball fan. And today one of the greatest of all time, is playing is his final game.
And his name is Kobe Bryant.
5x NBA Champion
2x Finals NBA Finals MVP
2x Scoring Champion
18x NBA All-star
4x NBA All-Star Game MVP
15x All-NBA Team
12x All-Defensive Team
NBA Slam Dunk Champion
17x Player of the Month
I was never liked the Lakers, but hell I respected Kobe. It was sad to see him go.
Dear Basketball,
From the moment
I started rolling my dad’s tube socks
And shooting imaginary
Game-winning shots
In the Great Western Forum
I knew one thing was real:
I fell in love with you.
A love so deep I gave you my all —
From my mind & body
To my spirit & soul.
As a six-year-old boy
Deeply in love with you
I never saw the end of the tunnel.
I only saw myself
Running out of one.
And so I ran.
I ran up and down every court
After every loose ball for you.
You asked for my hustle
I gave you my heart
Because it came with so much more.
I played through the sweat and hurt
Not because challenge called me
But because YOU called me.
I did everything for YOU
Because that’s what you do
When someone makes you feel as
Alive as you’ve made me feel.
You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream
And I’ll always love you for it.
But I can’t love you obsessively for much longer.
This season is all I have left to give.
My heart can take the pounding
My mind can handle the grind
But my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.
And that’s OK.
I’m ready to let you go.
I want you to know now
So we both can savor every moment we have left together.
The good and the bad.
We have given each other
All that we have.
And we both know, no matter what I do next
I’ll always be that kid
With the rolled up socks
Garbage can in the corner
:05 seconds on the clock
Ball in my hands.
5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1
Love you always,
Kobe
