Whether you call him the Black Mamba, Vino or simply Kobe, the Los Angeles Lakers' star of 20 years has built a legacy filled with NBA titles, MVP awards and game-winning buckets. Unfortunately, Kobe Bryant doesn't have much left in the tank, and has, as we all know, announced that this will be his final year. With Kevin Durant's recent call out of the media for supposedly dissing Kobe, how about we show him some respect. Below, you can watch every clutch, last-second shot Kobe's ever made in the NBA in a 15-minute video that's worth every second.
While we haven't seen Kobe have one of these classic moments this season, thankfully, there's still time for it to happen at least once. He isn't getting the proper send-off that he deserves for his dedication to the Association, mostly because his body just isn't allowing it right now.
But that doesn't mean we can't reminisce about all the times that Kobe did come through in the clutch.
I'll admit, I was never the biggest fan of Kobe. Being from Chicago, there's a general dislike for the Lakers (as well as the New York Knicks -- don't want to leave you guys out!). That said, if you can't appreciate what Bryant has done in the league and for the game of basketball, then you don't deserve to call yourself an NBA fan.
Easily the second greatest shooting guard of all time after Michael Jordan, Kobe personified the competing spirit that it takes to be one of the greatest ever. He left everything he had on the court, and will continue to do so for the last 66 games of the 2015-16 season.
Maybe, just maybe, we'll get to see another clutch bucket, just for old time's sake, this year. It would certainly be fitting for a man who has made his biggest mark in the league for never being afraid of the moment, and rising to the occasion many of those times.
