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NBA: Kobe Bryant says he is ‘Laker for life’

/ 02:11 PM November 07, 2015
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant signs an autograph for a young fan as he walks off the court after the Lakers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 104-98 in an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, in New York. AP Photo

NEW YORK, United States—Kobe Bryant, a five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, says he’ll never play for another team.

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“I’ve said it so many times—I’m a Laker for life,” Bryant said Friday after the Lakers beat the Brooklyn Nets 104-98 for their first win of the fledgling season. “I bleed purple and gold.”

Bryant, 37, received a rapturous welcome from fans in what might have been his last appearance in the Nets’ Barclays Center arena.

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But he couldn’t hide his impatience when asked after the contest about former coach Phil Jackson’s pre-season suggestion that Bryant might continue his career with another club after his Lakers contract—which pays him $25 million a year—expires at the end of this campaign.

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“That’s Phil baiting you guys like he always does,” said Bryant, who has said he’ll make up his mind about retirement when the season ends.

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