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One cannot possibly comprehend how Vanessa Bryant is coping with the tragic loss of her husband, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, and daughter, 13-year-old Gianna Bryant. The entire NBA community sent their condolences to the Bryant family following the helicopter crash that took the lives of Kobe and Gianna — as well as seven […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George made his first comments about the tragic death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. George says Bryant was his Michael Jordan. Both Kawhi Leonard and George had a close relationship with Kobe. They are both from California and Bryant was their idol growing up: More Paul George on […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard had a close relationship with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Leonard, who grew up in California, told Clippers reporters on Wednesday he spoke with Bryant last season right after winning the championship with the Toronto Raptors: Kawhi Leonard on Lakers’ legend Kobe Bryant – “It’s hard to think […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard confirmed on Wednesday he had also ridden with Ara Zobayan, the pilot who tragically died in the helicopter crash involving Kobe Bryant on Sunday morning, per ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly: Kawhi Leonard on pilot Ara Zobayan – “I’ve flown with him a lot. Great guy. Super nice. He was one […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel says superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis have been vocal with their teammates following the tragic death of Kobe Bryant. James and Davis were very close with Bryant. Vogel says the two stars have been helping the group manage their emotions: Frank Vogel on how LeBron and Anthony […]

The NBA has added Friday night’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers as the late game for a doubleheader on ESPN that will be kicked off by the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicledetailed the changes to the schedule: Rockets game Friday against the Mavericks moved up […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel met with Lakers reporters on Wednesday to speak about the tragic death of Kobe Bryant. Bryant passed away on Sunday in a helicopter crash. Eight other people died in the crash, including Kobe’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Vogel says this year’s Lakers want to represent what Bryant was all […]

Portland Trail Blazers small forward Carmelo Anthony posted a touching tribute to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on Tuesday on his Instagram account. In the post, Anthony revealed Bryant was going to attend the Lakers-Blazers game on Friday at Staples Center. Bryant tragically passed away on Sunday in a terrible helicopter crash. Eight other […]

Memphis Grizzlies small forward Kyle Anderson has a great story about Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Anderson shared the story on Twitter about Bryant, which highlights the true “Mamba Mentality.” mid game he asked how old i was. i told em 23. he said, “so okay you grew up watchin me play have i […]

Magic Johnson wants to make sure Los Angeles Lakers fans are keeping general manager Rob Pelinka in their prayers following the tragic death of Kobe Bryant. Pelinka was Bryant’s agent during Kobe’s playing days. The two were very close: Laker Nation, praying for Laker VP & GM Rob Pelinka; Kobe’s agent for 20 years, best […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal has announced that he will donate the proceeds from his Super Bowl Party this weekend to the families who were involved in Sunday morning’s helicopter crash that killed his friend and former teammate, Kobe Bryant. Shaq and Kobe shared a close bond, even despite all their differences when they […]

Like many others have chosen to do, Metta World Peace came up with a creative way to honor the passing of his friend and former teammate, Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. While eating dinner at an undisclosed restaurant on Wednesday night, Metta decided to stand up for a toast to Bryant at exactly 8:24 p.m., a […]

The world lost one of its greatest athletes on Sunday, when Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash outside Los Angeles at the age of 41. It was a tragic scene, as all nine passengers, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, perished. The passengers were flying to the Mamba Sports Academy, where Bryant […]

Talk about a potential change in the NBA logo to fit the likeness of Kobe Bryant has swarmed this week in the wake of his death, with many active players clamoring for a change. The National Basketball Players Association has even talked about a potential change to honor the Los Angeles Lakers legend and engrave […]

Zaire Wade chose to honor Kobe Bryant’s passing in a unique way during Sierra Canyon’s game on Wednesday night. After slamming home a two-handed jam in transition, Wade pulled his jersey to one side, just as the former Lakers star did after hitting the game-winning shot for the Lakers in the 2006 Western Conference Playoffs. […]

The National Basketball Players Association will seriously mull making a change that would secure the late Kobe Bryant’s imprint on the NBA. Among the options is to change the NBA logo from a silhouette of Hall of Famer Jerry West to a more updated one of Bryant. Players, coaches, and executives who were touched by […]

NBA players and teams alike have made their respective gestures to honor Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who passed away on Sunday in a tragic helicopter accident. For Milwaukee Bucks team co-owner Marc Lasry, he believes that it would be a good idea if all teams decided to retire Kobe’s jersey numbers. Should all […]

The Los Angeles Lakers held a luncheon on Tuesday to help players, coaches, executives, and many others touched by Kobe Bryant before his tragic death on Sunday due to a helicopter crash. LeBron James, who took the microphone to share many anecdotes of their time together, soon redirected his focus, saying he could handle the […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Quinn Cook is just one of the latest to honor the late Kobe Bryant, choosing to change his jersey from No. 2 to the No. 28 to honor the aforementioned’s name, as well as his daughter’s. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Cook will combine Gianna’s No. 2 and […]

With the NBA deciding to postpone Tuesday night’s contest between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers in honor of the late Kobe Bryant, the Lakers instead gathered as a team in what was supposed to be their first practice session following the untimely death of the basketball legend. As described by Dave McMenamin […]

The entire world is still grieving the loss of one of the NBA’s most legendary superstars, Kobe Bryant. That includes the Dallas Mavericks organization. In the Mavs’ game against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, head coach Rick Carlisle rocked a rare pair of Kobe retro sneaks in honor of the late Los Angeles Lakers legend, […]

Dwyane Wade addressed recent comparisons between him, his draftmate LeBron James and the late Kobe Bryant, comparisons that have happened during the late stretch of the Los Angeles Lakers star’s career and well into his retirement. Wade, a new member of the Inside The NBA crew, explained why the conversation shouldn’t be had to begin […]

The world is still obviously shaking from the shock of Kobe Bryant’s tragic passing on Sunday morning. Among those extremely affected from the devastation is Bryant’s former partner-in-crime with the Los Angeles Lakers, Shaquille O’Neal. The four-time NBA champion gave an emotional, tearful tribute to the late Lakers legend on a special edition of Inside […]

If you’re familiar with the post-Shaquille O’Neal Los Angeles Lakers, chances are the name Smush Parker rings familiar. Parker was a journeyman point guard already in his first two years, playing for three different teams before landing as the Lakers starting point guard and Kobe Bryant’s backcourt mate. On Monday, the former NBA point guard […]

Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker said he is pondering about a decision to change his jersey No.8 in honor of the late Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant. Bryant tragically passed away at 41 years old in a helicopter crash last Sunday, which also claimed the lives of his second eldest daughter Gianna and seven […]

Kobe Bryant is considered by many to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time. However, Bryant’s former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Derek Fisher isn’t happy about how it took a tragic death for people to fully appreciate the Black Mamba. The former Lakers point guard joined media members, former players and teammates […]

Retired NBA player Rick Fox was as devastated as everyone regarding the tragedy which claimed the lives of his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other companions. Fox  shared the floor with Bryant from 1997 to 2004 and was a big part of the Lakers’ three-peat from 2000 to […]

The tragic news of the passing of former Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant has affected everybody differently, and everyone has mourned in a different way. For Bryant’s former teammate Metta World Peace, he wants the world to honor Bryant by taking a shot at 8:24. World Peace took to Instagram to announce a toast […]

As the heartbreaking loss of Kobe Bryant continues to reverberate around the NBA world – and the world at large – LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers took in his son Bronny James’s high school game with Sierra Canyon. Players for both sides began the game wearing Bryant shirts, and they both took 24-second […]

To this day, Golden State Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell is still in awe of how he was once teammates with the late NBA legend and Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant. Two days removed from the five-time NBA champion’s sudden death after a dreadful helicopter crash in Calabas, California on Sunday, Russell fielded questions about […]

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that the bodies of Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant and three other victims of the horrific helicopter crash in Calabasas, California have been identified. The terrible tragedy took the lives of the Lakers icon, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others. They were on […]

Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant was no doubt a global icon. However, according to former NBA superstar and longtime front office executive Jerry West, Bryant came very close to becoming even more of a Los Angeles legend back in 2007. While delivering an emotional tribute to the late Bryant — who was tragically killed […]

Even as a rookie for the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant had big plans for his legacy. Bryant’s future teammate and NBA on TNT broadcaster Shaquille O’Neal reminisced on the time where a 17-year-old Bryant told him that he was going to be the best player in the world and off the court, bigger than […]

Ara Zobayan was the pilot of the Sikorsky S-76B that crashed on Sunday killing nine people including NBA icon Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, Zobayan was also Los Angeles Clippers’ superstar Kawhi Leonard’s pilot. From @ChrisBHaynes: More information on Kobe Bryant's pilot, Ara Zobayan, and the […]

As one of Kobe Bryant’s best teammates — both in terms of relationship and skill — Pau Gasol has obviously been affected by the news of Bryant’s tragic death. Gasol took to Twitter to post a photo of the two together on the Los Angeles Lakers calling Bryant his ‘big brother’. you'll always be in […]

After retired Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal spoke from the heart, retired power forward Charles Barkley, his colleague on the NBA on TNT broadcast, shared his own powerful reaction to the sudden and tragic death of Kobe Bryant and 13-year-old daughter Gianna. “I just started crying — I’m not gonna lie […]

The NBA and basketball world as a whole lost a legend over the weekend. With longtime Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard and NBA legend Kobe Bryant passing away over the weekend, current Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony has become just the latest sports figure to pay tribute to the legendary sharpshooter. Although Bryant and […]

Chris Paul and Kobe Bryant were almost teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers, until former NBA Commissioner David Stern stepped in. Now, the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard has opened up about the sudden and tragic death of Kobe. The veteran playmaker — who was a teammate of the lifelong Laker with the Team USA […]

Kobe Bryant spent his entire 20-season career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and fans have former general manager and star Jerry West to thank for that. Besides being drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996, the late NBA superstar has always been known as a Laker. However, there have been multiple times throughout his career […]