By Mark Lamport-Stokes (Reuters) - Moments before starting the final game of his stellar 20-year career in the NBA, Kobe Bryant was described as "the greatest" ever to wear the purple and gold by fellow Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson. Bryant, an 18-time All-Star guard who was set to make his league farewell in a much anticipated home game at Staples Center against the Utah Jazz, was given a lengthy video tribute before Johnson walked out to center court. "We are here to celebrate greatness," Johnson, like Bryant a five-time NBA champion, told the sellout crowd.
