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GRIND BUT MY BODY KNOWS IT'S
TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
BUT THAT'S OKAY I'M READY TO
GO.
ELSA: LAKER FANS ARE SADDENED,
JACK IS OUTSIDE THE STAPLES
CENTER.
THIS IS A COPY OF WHAT WAS
GIVEN TO THE FANS, AND EVEN
BEFORE THE GAME WAS OVER, IT
WAS OFFERED ON EBOLA, ASKING
PRICE?
UP TO $1,000.
IT WAS TOUGH TO FIND A
LAKER JERSEY WITHOUT A 24 OR
8.
YEAH, 24.
BLACK MAMBA.
BOUGHT TICKETS TO TONIGHT'S
GAME A FEW DAYS AGO WITH THE
INTENT OF BRINGING HIS
GRANDSONS, THE LONG TIME LAKER
FAN ANTICIPATED THIS WOULD BE
KOBE BRYANT'S LAST SEASON,
HOWEVER, TONIGHT'S
ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS RETIREMENT
DIDN'T MAKE IT EASIER.
IT'S HARD TO LOSE PLAYERS
LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, JERRY
WEST, WILT CHAMBERLAIN, HE'S
RIGHT THERE WITH THEM.
73-YEAR-OLD DOROTHY SHARP
HAS BEEN A SEASON TICKET
HOLDER FOR 37 YEARS.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF HER
DELIVERING THE BALL AT ONE OF
THE GAMES LAST SEASON.
SHE SAID IT PAINS HER TO SEE
KOBE SUFFERING A STRING OF
INJURIES.
OF COURSE WE ALWAYS WANT TO
SEE HIM PLAY, EVEN WHEN HE'S
HURT, HE PLAYS.
SO WE'RE USED TO THAT.
BUT IT'S TIME.
IT'S TIME.
TONY AND HIS FAMILY LEARNED
ABOUT THE NEWS ON THEIR DRIVE
TO THE GAME AND THE FACT THAT
THIS LETTER FROM KOBE TITLED
WHEN WE FIRST MET I WAS JUST A
KID WOULD BE INCLUDED IN EVERY
PROGRAM.
I'M GOING TO FRAME IT.
SO THAT'S WHAT I PLAN TO DO
AND I KNOW THEY'RE ALL EXCITED
TO GET THERE'S AS WELL.
I GOT MY KOHN 9 HIGH TOP
HEROES.
FOR THE GRANDSON, THE NEWS
SENT THEIR THUMBS INTO
OVERDRIVE AS THEY STARTED TO
CHECK FOR TICKET AVAILABILITY
FOR KOBE'S FINAL SEASON.
GET A JOB AND PRETTY MUCH
USE THE MONEY TO BUY TICKETS
AS MUCH AS I CAN TO SEE KOBE
PLAY.
SO THE LAST SEG SEASON GAME
IS OIP 14TH, WE CHECKED STUB
HUB AND TICKETS ARE GOING FROM
$500 TO $91,000 AND KEEP IN
MIND THE HIGHEST PRICE ARE
LOWEST SEATING, WE'RE NOT
TALKING ABOUT COURT SIZED
TICKETS.
ELSA: I AM NOT SURPRISED AT
ALL, JEFF NGUYEN. WELL, THIS
MIGHT WANT BE IT FOR KOBE.