Kobe Bryant yet to make decision on retirement plans

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant has revealed that he is yet to decide if he will retire after the new NBA season.

The 36-year-old's current deal runs out in 2016, and the five-time NBA champion has admitted that he is considering his future.

However, he says that nothing is decided yet and he plans to wait until the campaign is underway.

He told Yahoo Sports: "We haven't set anything in stone and I've talked about it before. But could this be the last [season]? Absolutely. It's tough to decide. It's really tough to make those types of decisions. Players I have spoken to say, 'Kobe, you will know'.

"I'm making this very simple. Either I like playing the game and going through this process or I don't. I try to strip it down to the simplest form. Either I like playing some more or I don't. But I think that decision needs to be made after the season. It's hard to make a decision like that before the season."

Bryant is a 17-time NBA All-Star.