NBA star LeBron sad at retirement of inspirational Bryant

Yahoo! News | December 1, 2015

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LeBron James (L), pictured being guarded by Kobe Bryant on January 19, 2012, said, "every day that I didn't want to work out or every day I felt like I couldn't give more, I always thought of Kobe" (AFP Photo/Mike Ehrmann)

Los Angeles (AFP) - LeBron James expressed sadness at Kobe Bryant's retirement decision on Tuesday, voicing regret that he never got to face off against his boyhood idol in an NBA Finals series.

Speaking two days after Bryant announced he would quit basketball at the end of this season, James told reporters he was sorry to see the 37-year-old Lakers star leaving.