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With this year’s installment of the Super Bowl right around the corner, players from both the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs have begun partaking in all of the media availability that comes with making the trip to Miami. However, many players — including Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce — are not yet focusing […]

Milwaukee Bucks point guard George Hill is a strong advocate of every NBA team retiring the No.24 of the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Bryant perished alongside 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday. The NBA community and whole sports world are grieving the tremendous […]

The NBA and the Los Angeles Lakers lost one of its greatest players on Sunday morning. It was reported that Kobe Bryant had passed away in a tragic helicopter crash. The crash also took the lives of his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people. Bryant was a bona fide icon in the sports world […]

The NBA community and the world of sports have been struck by the sudden and tragic loss of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. This includes Dwayne Haskins. Kobe Bryant was killed at 41 years of age on Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., with 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others. The retired […]

The NBA is suspending and postpoining Tuesday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers at the Staples Center in the wake of former All-Star shooting guard Kobe Bryant’s sudden and tragic death. With the Lakers organization mourning their future Hall of Famer, the purple and gold franchise will play their next game instead against […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra had the very special opportunity to share a court with the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant — as a coach planning against the dangerously competitive and talented future Hall of Fame shooting guard. On Monday, Spoelstra shared a memory of Bryant, who passed away Sunday in a […]

Growing up, Patrick Mahomes would tune into a Los Angeles Lakers game and see greatness on the court. The third-year Kansas City Chiefs quarterback grew up idolizing Kobe Bryant, who displayed greatness through his work ethic, preparation and results. Bryant and his daughter Gianna tragically passed away on Sunday in a helicopter crash outside of […]

The fallout of Kobe Bryant’s tragic accident and death have left more than several errors, with media outlets reporting inaccurate information. The retired Los Angeles Lakers star perished alongside his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others on board a helicopter in Calabasas, California. However, British news institution BBC mistakenly memorialized current Lakers star LeBron James […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams lost a friend and mentor on Sunday when retired Los Angeles Lakers legendary shooting guard Kobe Bryant was killed, alongside his teenage daughter Gianna and seven other passengers, in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. In the last 24-plus hours since the news of Bryant’s death reached the world […]

The tributes for Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant continue to pour in, this time from the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons players wore custom-made Bryant jerseys during pregame action on Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers: The Detroit Pistons shed their warm-ups to reveal custom jerseys with both 8 and 24 on them, as well as […]

One of many inexplicable tragedies to come from Sunday was the death of NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna (“Gigi”), who had hoop dreams of her own. The younger Bryant was seen at basketball games—the NBA, WNBA, and the NCAA ranks—with her future Hall of Fame father on many occasions. She was a student […]

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and general manager Rob Pelinka traveled to Kobe Bryant’s Orange County home to be with Kobe’s wife, Vanessa, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Bryant passed away on Sunday in a terrible helicopter crash. Eight other people died in the crash, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Jeanie Buss, Rob […]

Actor Robert Downey Jr. has taken to social media to react to the tragic death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Bryant passed away on Sunday in a terrible helicopter crash. Eight other people died in the crash, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. What a tragic loss… #KobeBryant #rip #nowords (📸 #JimmyRich ) #flashback […]

On Monday afternoon, the Los Angeles Lakers released their first statement on the passing of legend Kobe Bryant. The 20-year Laker passed away on Sunday morning in a helicopter crash along with daughter Gianna and seven other people. Via ClutchPoints’ Ryan Ward: “In consultation with the NBA League office, the game scheduled between the Los […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love reflected on the life of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on Monday. Like many have said in the past, Love called Bryant Michael Jordan 2.0: “He’s just so much more than a basketball player to many,” Kevin Love said, via Kelsey Russo of The Athletic. “He transcended the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had a phone call late Saturday night after James passed Bryant on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Bryant passed away on Sunday in a terrible helicopter crash. Eight other people died in the crash, including […]

In wake of the tragic passing of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, the league announced that Tuesday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers has been postponed, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. In aftermath of Kobe Bryant passing away, Lakers/Clippers game Tuesday has been postponed. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 27, 2020 As Charania […]

The tragic passing of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant as a result of a helicopter crash has rightfully sent shockwaves throughout Los Angeles, the United States and the world. There have been stories about Bryant that have surfaced lately about different aspects of his career. One of which was from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, […]

We all know that Michael Jordan played a big role in Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s life, but the other MJ — Michael Jackson — did as well. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN published a great story about Bryant this morning and wrote about how Jackson inspired Bryant: Inside the fourth floor of a Minneapolis […]

The entire world was in shambles on Sunday as Kobe Bryant tragically passed away, along with his daughter Gianna, in a helicopter accident and many athletes sent their condolences to the ones affected. Among them, Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten honored Bryant with a heartfelt message on Instagram via Jon Machota of The Athletic. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers face off on Tuesday at Staples Center in what could be one of the most emotional NBA games ever played after the tragic death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant. However, according to Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times, there has been no confirmation that the game […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant wanted his idol, Michael Jordan, or Phil Jackson to induct him into the Hall of Fame. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced in December the list of eligible candidates for the Class of 2020. Bryant was on the list and would have given a great speech had […]

Rapper, actor and die-hard Los Angeles Lakers fan Ice Cube texted Kobe Bryant immediately after reports said the NBA legend passed away to see if he’d text back. Bryant was among nine people traveling in his private helicopter over Calabasas when a fire broke out on Sunday. Bryant’s daughter, Gianna Bryant, was also in the […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo says Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is the reason he started playing basketball as a kid growing up in Greece. Antetokounmpo and Bryant were close, as the Bucks star trained with Kobe in the offseason: Giannis said Kobe is a reason why he plays the game. Watched Kobe growing […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has deleted all of his social media accounts, as he mourns the tragic death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday in a helicopter accident that also killed Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other people. Antetokounmpo and Bryant were very close off the court: I feel so […]

Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady was very close friends with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. So it shouldn’t shock anyone that McGrady was in tears talking about Bryant on ESPN’s “The Jump” on Monday: "[Kobe Bryant] used to say all the time 'I want to die young'…'I want to be immortalized'…'I want my career […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have brought in grief counselors to provide comfort and guidance in both group and one-one-sessions for the players as they mourn the tragic death of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Bryant passed away on Sunday in a terrible helicopter crash. Eight other people died in the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis took to Instagram to react to the tragic death of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gigi. Bryant, 41, was among the nine people traveling in his private helicopter over Calabasas when it crashed. Bryant and his daughter were on their way to a basketball […]

Los Angeles radio stations held a moment of silence to honor Lakers legend Kobe Bryant at 12:00 PM Pacific Time on Monday. Bryant and his daughter Gigi tragically passed away on Sunday during a helicopter crash: Every LA radio station held a moment of silence for 1 min and 8 seconds to honor Kobe Bryant […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had a lot of epic performances against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in front of Spike Lee, but none were more special than his 61-point game back in 2009. Lee took to Instagram Monday morning to share a picture of the box score from that game, […]

Stacy Moscotti went to high school with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, so she decided to share some photos of early Kobe, following the NBA great’s tragic death on Sunday in a helicopter accident that also killed Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other people. Bryant went to his senior prom with Brandy, who […]

ESPN is set to honor the late Kobe Bryant with one final goodbye, re-airing the last game he ever played in the NBA on Monday at 6 p.m. PT, per ESPN PR. The Los Angeles Lakers legend memorably scored 60 points on 50 shots in his swan song, taking the game in his hands one […]

Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a tragic helicopter crash outside Los Angeles on Sunday morning. Sadly, all nine passengers, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, perished in the accident. The group was on their way to the Mamba Sports Academy, where Kobe Bryant was to serve as a coach for the young campers. Others […]

Former NBA star Scottie Pippen shared some poignant words about the life of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, one that came to an end on Sunday when a helicopter crash took him along with his daughter Gianna and seven other passengers in Calabasas. Pippen, who played in the NBA through the early part of […]

Kobe Bryant’s name will be immortalized in the Italian city of Reggio Emilia, as the Lakers legend is set to have an entire square named in his honor, according to a report from Eurohoops.net. Bryant, who died tragically in a helicopter crash on Sunday at the age of 41, spent portions of his childhood in […]

Allen Iverson, the longtime draft-mate and Eastern Conference rival of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, released a statement after the latter was found dead, along with his daughter Gianna and seven others, after a helicopter crash in Calabasas on Sunday. Iverson shared many battles with Bryant, but none more notable than their clash during […]

Mavs owner Mark Cuban shared more thoughts on the passing of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in a tweet that was sent out on Monday morning. As part of his message, Cuban noted that the tragic event seems to have brought the nation closer than it has been in quite a while: “I hope we all […]

In light of Kobe Bryant’s tragic passing on Sunday morning, tickets for Tuesday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center have skyrocketed. According to a report from Hoop Central, the cheapest ticket for Tuesday night’s matchup is currently going for $1,151. Cheapest ticket for the Lakers vs. Clippers […]

Kobe Bryant was a special star waiting to shine on the biggest stage. That much was evident from his days at Lower Merion High School in the suburbs of Philadelphia, a city he called home despite his long upbringing in Italy. Philly was a city that made him tough and gritty and would encompass all […]