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Kobe talks about the Lakers and Retirement Before his 20th Season

Amanda ScurlockAugust 13, 2015

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is going into his 20th season in the NBA. Despite his injures in previous seasons, Bryant is indecisive about retiring in 2016. “We haven’t set anything in stone and I’ve talked about it before.” Bryant said to Yahoo Sports about Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak mentioning that he might call it quits after this season. The five-time NBA champion was drafted the same year new Lakers player and No. 2 overall draft pick D’Angelo Russell was born, according to the Lakers Franchise website. With the new additions like guard Lou Williams and the return

Opinion

ESPN’S Stuart Scott: A Dad For the Ages

By: Dr. Valerie Wardlaw Contributing WriterJanuary 9, 2015

Stuart Scott felt like family. For years, I have watched him on SportsCenter delivering the sporting news as only he could. His trademark expressions elevated the SportsCenter broadcast in ways that made us watch and listen with anticipation for one of his funky catchphrases. Of course we hoped that when we repeated the phrase the next day, we too, would deliver it like “straight butta”. Who else could say “swoopes there it is” and we knew exactly what he meant. As his colleagues, the athletes that he covered, friends and sports fans pay homage to his incredible broadcast skills;