Photos: Kobe Bryant scores 60 in final game

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Photos: Kobe Bryant scores 60 in final game

Lakers star Kobe Bryant played his last NBA game before retiring Wednesday night -- and scored 60 points.

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers waves to the crowd as he is taken out of the game after scoring 60 points against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, right, kisses his daughter Gianna after the last NBA basketball game of his career, against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in Los Angeles. Bryant scored 60 points as the Lakers won 101-96. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots over Gordon Hayward #20 of the Utah Jazz in the first half at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant walks off the court after finishing his last NBA basketball game before retirement, against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in Los Angeles. Bryant scored 60 points as the Lakers won 101-96. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers addresses the crowd after scoring 60 points in his final NBA game at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz 101-96. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates after scoring 60 points in his final NBA game at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz 101-96. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Jay-Z smiles as he sits courtside as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts while taking on the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24) puts up a shot in the lane against the Utah Jazz in the first half on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant gestures during the first half of Bryant's last NBA basketball game, against the Utah Jazz, on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Actor Jack Nicholson is seen courtside as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots over Chris Johnson #23 of the Utah Jazz in the first half at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts while taking on the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Jay-Z smiles as he sits courtside as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. N (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Actor Jack Nicholson, middle, claps as Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant walks by during the first half of Bryant's last NBA basketball game, against the Utah Jazz, Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Actress Dyan Cannon cheers on the Los Angeles Lakers as they take on the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots a three pointer over Chris Johnson #23 of the Utah Jazz in the second half at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Singer Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo are seen courtside at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant #24 and Roy Hibbert #17 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate in the second half while taking on the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives on Shelvin Mack #8 of the Utah Jazz in the second half at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) & Bella Hadid are seen sitting courtside as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots over Gordon Hayward #20 of the Utah Jazz in the second half at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Shaquille O'Neal, right, talks with Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

David Beckham is seen courtside as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant drives to the basket against the Utah Jazz in the first half on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

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Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers waves to the crowd as he is taken out of the game after scoring 60 points against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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