...will be his very last.
Being the artistic soul that he is, he decided to do so via a poem titled, "Dear Basketball."
"I'm ready to let you go, I want you to know now..."
"...so we both can savor every moment we have left together," Kobe writes.
Last night, the Lakers took on the Indiana Pacers at Staples Center, Los Angeles.
When fans entered the arena, the ushers were handing out Kobe's poem saying...
..."This is from Kobe to you."