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Kobe Bryant always said he didn't want to have a farewell tour with teams rolling out rocking chairs to him at halfcourt, but seriously. Cut it out and stop your woodworking (via Kevin Ding, Bleacher Report):
Kobe has requested not to have any on-court ceremonies or gift presentations from opposing NBA teams. He does not want to detract from game.
— KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) December 4, 2015
So NBA teams wanting to honor Kobe when Lakers visit will be limited to video tributes or private moments. Kobe prefers business as usual.
— KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) December 4, 2015
He's only had one actual gift presentation in the tour, too, in Philadelphia:
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The potential here was great, but it makes sense to try and keep things focused on basketball on a pretty disastrous season on the court. Good on ya' for sticking to it. And the Sixers' video tribute was pretty great, if you happened to miss it: