Kobe is wearing down. I'm really impressed with what he has been able to do so far this season but it might be coming to and end. I just don't know how you can be a 36 year old shooting guard coming off an achilles tear. He's missing shots he used to make. I wouldn't be surprised if he retired after this season even though he is under contract for next year.
Great rapper though, that's probably what he'll do when he retires. 
They will have to rest him from back to back games.
I don't give a fuck what happens now, I got to watch him play.
Kobe also has not been practicing with the team.
He won't retire next year, he owes the lakers that year, I doubt he will just retire
He just needs to take it easy.