Caribbean Times 90th issue - Friday 15th April 2016

Friday 15th April 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 21
Basketball legend Kobe Bryant
ends illustrious career with a bang
LOS ANGELES - Playing Wednesday
night in the last game of his illustrious
20-year career, superstar basketball
player Kobe Bryant put on a show for
a sold-out Staples Center crowd one final
time, pouring in a season-high 60
points and steering his team to a 101-96
comeback win over the Utah Jazz.
After outscoring the Jazz by himself
23-21 in the fourth quarter, Bryant
checked out with 4.1 seconds left, serenaded
by “Kobe! Kobe! Kobe!” chants,
ESPN staff Writer Baxter Holmes
wrote after the game.
“I can’t believe how fast 20 years
went by. Man, this is crazy,” Bryant, an
18-time NBA All-Star, said while addressing
the crowd after the game.
“This is absolutely crazy and to be
standing at center court with you guys,
my teammates behind me, appreciating
the journey that we’ve been on we’ve
Meg Lanning, Suzie
Bates and Stafanie Taylor
are among the overseas
signings who will play in the
inaugural Women’s Cricket
Super League this summer.
been through our ups, been through our
downs. I think the most important part
is we all stayed together throughout.”
Bryant spoke about growing up a
“die-hard Laker fan” and the trade that
Australia captain Lanning,
24, will join Surrey Stars,
while New Zealand skipper
Bates, 28, will line up for
the Southern Vipers.
West Indies World Twenty20-winning
captain Taylor,
24, will be part of the
Western Storm squad. The
six-team competition runs
from 30 July to 14 August.
The 19 centrally contracted
England players
were assigned to the six
teams earlier this month,
led to him spending 20 years with the
organisation and winning five NBA
championships.
“You can’t write something better
than this,” he said. (INEWS Guyana).
World T20 stars to play in England
with England captain Charlotte
Edwards playing at
Southern Vipers.
Eleven of 15 group
matches will be played at
first-class venues, including
The Oval, Old Trafford
and Headingley, with Finals
Day on 21 August. (BBC).
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