Los Angeles: Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant says he still loves competition, but admits that his body can no longer handle the rigors of professional basketball as he announced on Sunday that this will be his final NBA season.


LA Lakers' Kobe Bryant. Pic/AFP

"I had to come to terms with it," said Bryant, speaking after the Lakers 103-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Los Angeles. "I had to accept the fact I didn't want to do this anymore."