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Kobe will not play in 2016 Rio Olympics

Xinhua, January 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

Kobe Bryant announced Saturday that he is not going to play at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics this summer.

"I've had my moment," Kobe said in a pregame news conference in Salt Lake City before the Lakers' game against the Utah Jazz.

He has told the decision to the USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo and Olympic coach Mike Krzyzewski, saying it's time for others to enjoy the Olympic journey. "I already let Jerry and Coach K know that I physically can't do it," Kobe said.

Kobe was on five different USA Basketball national teams over his career, with a combining 36-0 record in international competition. He won gold at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics.

"I want to walk off the court that last time as Laker," Kobe said. Endite