TORONTO — Kobe Bryant’s All-Star farewell may not have been poignant, at least for those looking for some huge outpouring of emotion.
But the player who influenced every other man on the court showed he still had a few fadeaways left before he fades away.
The Los Angeles Lakers guard, retiring at age 37 at the end of this, his 20th season, was the focus of the 65th All-Star Game Sunday night at Air Canada Centre, the first time the event was held outside the United States.
Fellow All-Stars talked for days about how much Bryant meant to them.