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Kobe Bryant always studied Michael Jordan’s game. That continued even to his retirement letter.
Kobe Bryant announced his retirement at the end of the season via an open letter to basketball, posted at The Players Tribune. It was a poignant way for one of the NBA’s greatest players to tell the world that he’s hanging it up.
You know who also chose an open letter to basketball to signal his retirement? Michael Jordan. On April 20, 2003, Nike took out a full-page ad
