After 20 years playing basketball, on Wednesday 13th of April, 19,000 adoring fans crammed into the Staples Center to see Kobe Bryant play his final game. But what made Kobe one of the best players of all time?



Sportsworld takes a look back at the life and career of the NBA legend.



Joining Sarah Mullkerrins was the basketball author Roland Lazenby who has written autobiographies on the likes of Michael Jordan and the man of the moment - Kobe Bryant.



And the first female scout in the NBA, who worked with the Lakers, Bonnie Jill Lafflin.



(Image: Kobe Bryant, credit: Getty Images)