he was aware that the All-Star game also represented the coming of the younger generation. Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant was voted into the exhibition match for the first time ...

When Kobe Bryant retired ... waiting for that since the great retired back in 2016. Of course, real success would not be having the All-Star game retain all of his past glory.

He just kept that tradition going. "You know when the quality of the All-Star game really started going down? When Kobe Bryant retired. He held up the standard. Hey listen, Kobe Bryant got his ...