Kobe Bryant is officially retired. The 38-year-old superstar went out with a bang last April, scoring 60 points in an incredible finish to a 20-year career in which he helped the Los Angeles Lakers win five NBA titles.
With Bryant’s playing career now in the rearview mirror, best-selling author Roland Lazenby released a book on the life of the future Hall of Famer, Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant.
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Lazenby at length about his feature book. We talked about the process of putting the book together along with what Lazenby learned about the iconic superstar who was the face of arguably one of the most successful professional sports franchises for two decades.