Kobe Bryant already has an eye on his post-NBA career.
The 35-year-old L.A. Lakers star recently told ESPN he has formed Kobe Inc., and is building a team around him to start new businesses and evaluate investing in others.
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"I have always had ideas and always had a vision of where I wanted to go going back to 2000, but they are just ideas," said Bryant. "Now, once the Achilles injury took place, I'm sitting at home for months not moving, a couple things set in. One is that there is only so many Modern Family episodes a person can watch. And then two, what do I do now?"
Bryant said he spent time studying the business dealings of the likes of Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson they way he once did their on-court moves. Jordan has famously turned his Air Jordan sneaker brand into one of the market's biggest sellers and Johnson has also amassed a small fortune through his business dealings.
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"I want to be a part of something and if you want to be a true entrepreneur you have to put skin in the game," said Bryant, who is rumored to have invested millions of his own money in BodyArmour, the sports drink company that netted around $10 million in sales last year. "At this stage in my life, I don't have the interest in taking on any more endorsements."
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