Title: Kobe Bryant Makes Retirement Plans

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/kobe_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Kobe Bryant Makes Retirement Plans' data-article-id='1013'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6104'>Basketball star Kobe Bryant has been grabbing headlines his entire career.</span> <span data-start-time='6104' data-end-time='12604'>Bryant was a teenager when he entered the NBA draft straight out of high school. </span> <span data-start-time='12604' data-end-time='17729'>He won five NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers. </span> <span data-start-time='17729' data-end-time='27167'>He even scored 81 points in one game in 2006 the second-highest single-game total ever.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='27167' data-end-time='33500'>On Sunday night, Bryant announced he would retire at the end of this season. </span> <span data-start-time='33500' data-end-time='40083'>Bryant made the announcement with a poem on the website The Players’ Tribune.</span> <span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''></span> <span data-start-time='40083' data-end-time='45229'>Bryant wrote, “This season is all I have left to give. </span> <span data-start-time='45229' data-end-time='47896'>My heart can take the pounding.</span> <span data-start-time='47896' data-end-time='50979'>My mind can handle the grind. </span> <span data-start-time='50979' data-end-time='55125'>But my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.”</span> <span data-start-time='55125' data-end-time='63042'>By Monday morning in the U.S., the word “Kobe” was the subject of over one million tweets.</span> <span data-start-time='63042' data-end-time='67833'>Bryant will retire after 20 seasons in the league. </span> <span data-start-time='67833' data-end-time='73583'>He missed almost all of the last two seasons due to major injuries. </span> <span data-start-time='73583' data-end-time='80125'>Bryant will finish his career with the third-most career points in NBA history.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/bryant_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=4615 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/what_does_grab_mean.m4a'>What does grab mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to get the attention or interest'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/to_get_points.m4a'><span>to get points</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/to_get_the_attention_or_interest.m4a'><span>to get the attention or interest</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/a_system_by_which_professional_sports_teams_choose_players.m4a'><span>a system by which professional sports teams choose players</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/the_main_idea.m4a'><span>the main idea</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=4616 data-hint-location='27167' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/what_did_bryant_announce.m4a'>What did Bryant announce?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='his retirement'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/his_engagement.m4a'><span>his engagement</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/trade.m4a'><span>trade</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/injury.m4a'><span>injury</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/his_retirement.m4a'><span>his retirement</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=4617 data-hint-location='33500' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/bryant_made_the_announcement_with_a__blank__on_the_website_the_players_tribune.m4a'>Bryant made the announcement with a <span class='blank'>poem</span> on the website The Players' Tribune.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='poem'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/poem.m4a'><span>poem</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/646/press_release.m4a'><span>press release</span></div><div class='choice' 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Basketball star Kobe Bryant has been grabbing headlines his entire career. Bryant was a teenager when he entered the NBA draft straight out of high school. He won five NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers. He even scored 81 points in one game in 2006 the second-highest single-game total ever.

On Sunday night, Bryant announced he would retire at the end of this season. Bryant made the announcement with a poem on the website The Players’ Tribune. Bryant wrote, “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.” By Monday morning in the U.S., the word “Kobe” was the subject of over one million tweets. Bryant will retire after 20 seasons in the league. He missed almost all of the last two seasons due to major injuries. Bryant will finish his career with the third-most career points in NBA history.

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