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Main Author: Hassan Fofana Sports Consultant & Field Agent Contact: time2ballinc@gmail.com Twitter: @Time2ballinc Facebook: facebook.com/Time2Ball  _______________________________________________ Kobe Bryant’s Legacy in the Next Two Years   On August 23 rd , jersey number 24, Kobe BRYANT, aka “the Black Mamba,” will celebrate his 34 th birthday. Entering his 17 th year of a very successful professional career, ladled with great accomplishments, Kobe Bryant is now approaching the end of his career despite being still relatively young compared to most veteran athletes. Furthermore, as athletes grow old, typically there is a regression in their performance which makes me believe even more that Kobe Bryant is far from retirement. Last year, with 1,161 games under his belt, Kobe was competing against one of the most prolific scorers in the NBA, Kevin Durant, for the NBA scoring title, a title that Durant had won for the past three years. Regardless of you...

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