No Hollywood ending as Bryant embarks on 20th NBA season

After a glittering career spanning three decades, the final curtain is slowly coming down on Kobe Bryant -- but few are expecting a Hollywood ending for the Los Angeles Lakers superstar. Bryant heads into the final 12 months of a lucrative two-year contract against the backdrop of a familiar guessing game as to whether this will or will not be his last season as an NBA player. The 37-year-old five-time NBA champion, who has suffered a series of debilitating injuries in recent seasons that have curtailed the autumn of his career, wearily fields questions about his future.