Kobe Not Planning a Retirement Tour

Don’t expect Kobe Bryant to pull a Derek Jeter or Mariano Rivera whenever he chooses to retire.

“I don’t know,” Bryant said before Sunday night’s All-Star Game when asked if he’d thought about when he’s going to retire. “I don’t know. I’m not … you know, personality, my personality is, I don’t really want the rocking chair before the game. It would drive me crazy.”

Bryant then smiled and said, “I’ll probably just pop up and vanish.”

via Tim Bontempts of the New York Post