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Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers drives in for a lay-up against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Fenty Puma Rihanna Suede Creepers Verte Bordeaux Vente , California. Photo: AFP
The NBA fraternity reacted quickly to Kobe Bryant's announcement on Sunday that he would retire at the end of the season, with some calling it "sad" while other spoke of his incredible legacy.


Bryant, 37, one of the greatest US basketball players ever, will retire after spending his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers.


NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was one of the first to respond to Bryant's -announcement.


"With 17 NBA All-Star selections, an NBA MVP [2008] Homme Puma Suede Classic Knit Bordeaux Pas Cher , five NBA championships with the Lakers, two Olympic gold medals and a relentless work ethic, Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players in the history of our game," Silver said.


"Whether competing in the NBA -finals or hoisting jump shots after midnight in an empty gym, Kobe has an unconditional love for the game. I join Kobe's millions of fans around the world in congratulating him on an outstanding NBA career and thank him for so many thrilling memories."


Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott spoke to reporters about Bryant's -decision before Sunday's 107-103 loss to the Indiana Pacers.


"I thought he at least had another year in him," Scott said. "It kind of shocked me when he told me. Sad more than anything. Somebody I care about Acheter Homme Puma Suede Classic Verte Blanche , have a lot of respect for, it's always hard when greatness like Kobe decides to hang it up."


It's a unique situation for a -Lakers team that lost iconic center Shaquille O'Neal to a departure for Miami, and past legend Magic Johnson to his -announcement that he had the HIV -virus.


"We're all sad," Lakers President Jeanie Buss said. "This era of Lakers basketball has been one of the most fun, exciting prosperous eras we could imagine."


Johnson told Yahoo Sports that the five-time NBA champion Bryant leaves a lasting legacy.


"He's the closest thing we've seen to Michael Jordan," Johnson said. "He'll probably go down as the second-greatest scoring guard. You couldn't stop him. His will to win was incredible and he stayed in the gym like no other."


Indiana star forward Paul George said the 37-year-old Bryant will always be an inspiration to him.


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Shane Battier, who won two NBA titles with the Miami Heat and is now retired, paid Bryant the highest compliment.


"Kobe is the greatest competitor I have ever faced," Battier said. "I am glad he found peace, I don't know if we will see another like him. Enjoy the last 66."


Jennifer Lawrence opened up about her romance with her "Mother!" director, Darren Aronofsky Puma Suede Metallic Fade Sneakers Grise En ligne , in an interview for Vogue magazine's September cover story.


The pair have been spotted in public together in the last year, sparking rumors of a romance, but this is the first time Lawrence has broken her silence about the relationship.


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"We had energy," Lawrence said. "I had energy for him. I don't know how he felt about me."


She said they started dating after they finished filming "Mother!," a psychological horror film that everyone involved has been careful to keep plot details under wraps.


It's clear that Lawrence has a great deal of admiration for the "Black Swan" director.


"When I saw the ..................., I was reminded all over again how brilliant he is," she said of Aronofsky. "For the past year, I've been dealing with him as just a human."


Things sound to be going well in the relationship.


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Ordinarily, she said, she's not into Harvard alumni "because they can't go two minutes without mentioning that they went to Harvard" but "He's not like that."


The one thing they don't bond over, however, is Lawrence's love of reality shows.


"He just finds it so vastly disappointing," the actress said.


"Mother!" lands in theaters September 15.


PARIS Puma Sportstyle Suede and Basket Classic Blanche Noir Vente , July 19 (Xinhua) -- France's armed forces chief Pierre de Villiers resigned Wednesday, in a move to protest against President Emmanuel Macron's decision to trim defense budget spending.


"Under the current circumstances I see myself no longer able to guarantee the robust defense force I believe necessary to guarantee the protection of France and the French people, today and tomorrow, and to sustain the aims of our country," de Villiers said in a statement.


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At a parliamentary committee hearing last week, the 60-year-old top military official criticized the government's plan to cut defense ministry expenditure by 850 million euros (980.4 million U.S. dollars) this year in order to help the nation meet the deficit target of 3 percent.


On Friday, de Villiers wrote on his Facebook, "no one deserves to be blindly followed," referring to the French president.


As the row of his army bosses escalated vans old skool pas cher , Macron rebuked, "I have made commitments, I am your chief. I don't need any comment."


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