Kobe Bryant spent a career chasing Michael Jordan. He passed MJ on the NBA’s all-time scoring list last December and ranks third behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. Barring a miracle turnaround by the Los Angeles Lakes this year, Bryant will fall one short of Jordan’s six NBA titles after announcing his retirement Sunday night on The Player’s Tribune effective at the end of the 2015-16 season. Bryant was the first player to be tagged “The Next Jordan” who came close to living up to the billing. One area that Bryant did pass his boyhood idol was at the bank. Jordan earned an estimated $465 million during ... (full story)