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Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar looked back on the tragic death of Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant. For the soccer star who had a personal relationship with the Black Mamba, the basketball icon’s death deeply affected him. Speaking with Vogue Men Arabia, Neymar shared that he and Kobe had a special bond. Neymar is pretty […]

Prior to the suspension of the 2019-20 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers were one of the top favorites to win the title. Apart from winning games that they’re supposed to win, the Purple and Gold managed to eke out victories over contenders. Now, according to veteran forward Jared Dudley, the 2019-20 season was the […]

Among those he has played with, NBA free agent Lance Stephenson claims that LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has the best work ethic in the league. Speaking on an IG Live session, Stephenson detailed his argument and highlighted how James is the ‘”first in everything.” “I watched LeBron work out. Super professional. First […]

Jamal Crawford couldn’t stop crying when he heard that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had passed away. Bryant and Crawford had a pretty close relationship. In fact, Crawford said that the Lakers icon “had such a giving heart” in an interview with Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson. “Kobe was just out-of-this-world good. He was out-of-this-world […]

Three-time Sixth Man of the Year Award winner Jamal Crawford insists that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant should be on the cover of NBA 2K21. Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal previously said it’s going to happen. With that said, Crawford got excited about the idea. “Oh without a doubt,” Jamal Crawford told Brandon “Scoop B” […]

The Spanish Basketball League is auctioning sneakers autographed by Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. All the money will go to coronavirus relief: The Spanish League is auctioning sneakers autographed by the late Kobe Bryant (still doesn't feel real). All money goes to the fight against coronavirus 🙏 You can bid here: https://t.co/GXC1rMgy3j pic.twitter.com/DH4xPRVYHY — […]

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Danny Green says NBA players are trying to salvage the season “by any means necessary.” The NBA suspended the 2019-20 season after Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. Green and the Lakers had the best record in the Western Conference standings prior to play being suspended. […]

The NBA is more popular than ever. The NFL may still hold the top spot in this country as the most popular and profitable professional sports league, but the NBA is closing the gap with teams like the Los Angeles Lakers having global appeal, especially with superstar LeBron James being the face of the franchise. […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies, he had a reputation of being soft. That all changed once Pau became teammates with Kobe Bryant, claims Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce. Pierce and the Celtics defeated Kobe, Pau and the Lakers in the 2008 Finals. However, the Lakers got their revenge […]

Now that the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 has been announced, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith took to comparing two of the best NBA players of this remarkable class. Smith said Tim Duncan had a better all-around carer than Kobe Bryant, as the two will soon be enshrined as Hall of Famers along […]

Jared Dudley of the Los Angeles Lakers recently spoke to Michael Lee of The Athletic about a variety of topics, and one of the more interesting items on the agenda is Dudley talking about the New York Knicks’ botched plans of signing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving last summer. According to Dudley, the Knicks could […]

The NBA is going through a difficult stretch with a potential long hiatus since the season came to a halt on March 11. Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley has seen the situation get more dire by the day, a feeling that is shared with many NBA executives and owners around the league. Dudley stressed […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley has just opened up about the exact moment the team found out about the untimely passing of the great Kobe Bryant. Speaking to Michael Lee of The Athletic, the Lakers veteran shared how shocked he and the rest of the team were when they first learned about Kobe’s accident. […]

It has just been reported that we will all be given the opportunity to see some new LeBron James material in the very near future. While it won’t be on the basketball court, we will still be able to get a glimpse of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar in the upcoming “I PROMISE” documentary series […]

Shaquille O’Neal took yet another dig at Dwight Howard, cutting him loose in a game of “start, bench, cut” in which he picked an NBA star from the 2000s for one of each action. Given the choice between LeBron James, Howard, and Yao Ming, the NBA personality rightfully went with James to start but had […]

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal took on a friendly game of “start, bench, cut” in which he gets three players to choose from for each of these actions. His choices were none other than Allen Iverson, Chris Webber, and Tim Duncan — three of the best picks of the ’90s. Unsurprisingly, he picked fellow Hall of […]

When asked by Andre Drummond why fans love Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso so much, DeMarcus Cousins had a simple answer: “He the GOAT.” Boogie said Caruso's the 🐐 @ACFresh21 #NBA2KTourney pic.twitter.com/cCSjN4E4ci — NBA 2K (@NBA2K) April 6, 2020 Drummond asked the question while playing the Lakers for the NBA 2K players tournament. Cousins, […]

If Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker had to choose, he would rather play the Milwaukee Bucks in a seven-game series than the Los Angeles Lakers. In their NBA 2K duel, Michael Porter Jr. of the Denver Nuggets asked Booker on who would he rather play in a seven-game series. Without hesitation, the Suns’ franchise cornerstone […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant will formally be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Aug. 29, and many of his fans, family, and friends have been sharing memories of The Black Mamba in the wake of Saturday’s announcement of the historically prolific 2020 class. Comedian Kevin Hart shared an on-brand […]

Basketball fans are yearning for the return of the NBA regular season as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. So is Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. LeBron took to Twitter to address Lakers fans, saying he misses putting on that uniform for L.A. along with his fellow teammates: #LakerNation I miss y’all so so much […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel is trying not to get bogged down in the details as the 2019-20 NBA season remains suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Lakers coach stressed the importance of resetting and taking things one step at a time as teams around the league wait for the day when […]

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has recently come out with a rather controversial statement, claiming that there were a few select players that he allowed to shoot over him simply because he liked watching them do their thing. 48-year-old Hall of Famer even gave the names of four of the stars he gave certain liberties to. […]

Former Golden State Warriors guard Monta Ellis has recently opened up about the toughest opponent has had had to face in his entire career. It comes to no surprise that the first name that came to his mind is none other than Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. “I used to have some good one-on-ones […]

Jerry Colangelo sat down with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant to gauge his interest in playing for Team USA back in 2006, just a few days after Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. Bryant was very interested in playing, but Colangelo told the Lakers icon: “We may need you to be the […]

Whether the NBA ends up crowing a 2019-20 champion remains to be seen, but Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young shared his take on what team he thinks was on their way to a ring. While chatting on Instagram Live Saturday with former Hawks teammate, and current Long Island Nets player, Justin Anderson, the All-Star […]

Former Phoenix Suns owner and current Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Hall of Fame Jerry Colangelo says Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant “knew he was really special” at a young age. Colangelo remembered Bryant coming to Phoenix for a pre-draft workout in 1996 and just had a feeling Kobe was going […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson says it breaks his heart to know that we won’t get to hear Kobe Bryant’s Hall of Fame speech. Kobe was named an NBA Hall of Famer on Saturday: Magic Johnson on Kobe Bryant being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame: "It breaks my heart that he won't […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. It’s just two months after his tragic passing in a helicopter crash. With that being said, few people around the NBA know Bryant as well as Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka. Pelinka served as Bryant’s agent throughout the shooting […]

Kobe Bryant was a five-time NBA champion and a former MVP of the league. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest players in the history of basketball. Now, Bryant will posthumously be awarded with the one of the highest honors in the game as a member of the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame class. Shortly […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was officially named to the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Class, joining fellow NBA icons Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan as well as WNBA superstar Tamika Catchings in a loaded class. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss reacted to the news on Saturday, noting Bryant’s competitiveness on the floor as well […]

When talking about the deadliest starting lineups the NBA has seen over the past two decades (and perhaps even ever), there’s little doubt that the 2017-18 Golden State Warriors will be at the very top of any list. We will be discussing this championship-winning side more later on, but before that, we also have four […]

News came out on Friday that the NBA is reportedly “angling” to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season following China’s CBA shutdown. NBA fans and players alike were bummed about the rumor. However, Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley downplayed the situation and said that the NBA will not make a decision before June […]

In his piece for The Players’ Tribune, Pau Gasol talked about how he’s “missing” Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant a lot right now during the coronavirus pandemic. Gasol says he’s never been around a guy like Kobe who responded to adversity so well. “I’m really missing Kobe these days, and the things he taught […]

Former NBA All-Star Pau Gasol delivered a powerful message through The Players’ Tribune where he talked about using Kobe Bryant’s mentality to get through the coronavirus. The virus has pretty much forced everyone into lockdown. Sports — including the NBA — are either postponed or canceled, and people are worried about their jobs and future […]

Chicago Bulls Hall of Fame writer Sam Smith did an AMA on Reddit recently and shared an awesome story involving Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and Bulls icon Michael Jordan. As we all know, Jordan and Bryant were two of the fiercest competitors in NBA history. Kobe was basically Jordan 2.0. Smith recalls a […]

With the 2019-20 NBA season suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, players all around the league are finding unique ways to utilize their down time. For Lakers superstar LeBron James, one way has been spending time with his family on TikTok. James is new to the world of TikTok, but the videos he has created […]

Los Angeles Lakers great and basketball icon Kobe Bryant may be gone but his spirit is living on forever. In the latest music video by hip hop star Drake, he displayed Bryant’s legendary 8 and 24 jerseys as a shout out to the departed star. In his music video for the song Toosie Slide, notice […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel would be lying if he said he wouldn’t be disappointed if the 2019-20 season was canceled. After all, his Lakers have the best record in the Western Conference standings and are title contenders with superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the way. However, Vogel understands basketball isn’t […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are prepping as if they’ll be playing postseason basketball games at some point. According to Mike Trudell, L.A. head coach Frank Vogel and his staff are already looking at potential playoff opponents: Vogel has his assistants “working on the playoff opponents as if the (regular) season were not to resume and […]