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This week has been nothing short of a nightmare for the Los Angeles Lakers organization, losing lifelong Laker and retired superstar shooting guard Kobe Bryant, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26. The Lakers, and the whole NBA, have searched for ways to honor the legacy […]

Staples Center has debuted its on-court decals honoring Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Bryant tragically passed away on Sunday in a terrible helicopter crash. Eight other people died in the crash, including Kobe’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Staples Center court decals honoring Lakers legend Kobe Bryant pic.twitter.com/9rV138ZDHa — Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) February 1, 2020 Lakers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will play their first game since the tragic death of lifelong star player Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna last Sunday with Friday’s matchup with the visiting Portland Trail Blazers. While the contest is expected to dim in compare of the celebration and public memorial for the Bryants, the Lakers […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard knows Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center is going to be emotional. After all, it is the first game the Purple and Gold are playing since the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi. Like he was to so many players […]

Stand-up comedian Ari Shaffir had a gig at the New York Comedy Club canceled following controversial remarks about recently deceased Los Angeles Lakers retired star shooting guard Kobe Bryant. According to The Times of Israel, the comedy club canceled Shaffir’s Tuesday set and also issued a statement saying it does not plan on working with […]

Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson will wear a tribute mask for Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on Friday. The mask also honors Bryant’s daughter, Gigi: Kobe Bryant tribute mask. @AnaheimDucks Goalie John Gibson will wear it tonight. pic.twitter.com/UiEHSWUSWv — Liz Habib (@LizHabib) January 31, 2020 The Lakers host the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal bought a fan, Patrick Martin, a laptop after Martin offered his sympathies to Shaq for the recent deaths of Kobe Bryant and O’Neal’s sister, Ayesha Harrison-Jex, who died in October after a battle with cancer. O’Neal and Bryant won three titles together with the Lakers. They are one of […]

After the NBA canceled and postponed Tuesday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers at the Staples Center, the building Kobe Bryant built hosted its next basketball game when the Clippers lost against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. Despite being Bryant and the Lakers’ little brother for most of the future Hall of Fame […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, has posted a heartfelt post on Instagram about the tragic death of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. Bryant and Gianna tragically passed away on Sunday in a terrible helicopter crash. Six other people died in the crash as well: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7_3wtql4hs/?igshid=1mswp6cbr2q43&fbclid=IwAR1q461hX4RXO5oDY5ViVyCsap2TE4pxRPxgvft4rbKccohP0fvqBpP7FEw […]

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. It’s the first game the Lakers are playing since the tragic death of Kobe Bryant. The L.A. Live campus outside Staples Center has become a large Kobe memorial ever since he died this past Sunday in a helicopter accident. Hundreds of thousands of people […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have honored Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna with a moving tribute video. The Blazers face off against the Lakers on Friday. This is L.A.’s first game since Bryant and his daughter tragically passed away in a helicopter crash: For Kobe & Gigi pic.twitter.com/yD8iY4Z5qI — Portland Trail […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Jordan Clarkson, who played with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, is still processing the death of the five-time NBA champion. Clarkson says Bryant, who is this generation’s Michael Jordan, was like Superman: Jordan Clarkson, on Kobe Bryant’s death: “Kob being one of my teammates, my mentor, it just got me […]

The 2020 NBA All-Star Game will honor the late Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant, the league announced Friday. Team LeBron will be wearing the No. 2 jersey to honor Gianna and Team Giannis will wear the No. 24 jersey to honor Kobe. All the jerseys will also feature a patch displaying nine stars, representing the […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel says the Lakers coaching staff will all wear Kobe Bryant’s signature sneakers on the bench on Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers. Friday is the first game the Lakers are playing since the tragic death of Bryant: Frank Vogel says the Lakers coaching staff will all wear Kobe […]

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, the first game the team has played since the tragic death of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Fans at tonight’s Lakers game against the Blazers will receive shirts to honor Bryant: Fans at tonight’s Lakers game against the Trail Blazers will receive these shirts to […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel spoke eloquently about the Sunday loss of franchise legend Kobe Bryant, admitting it’s difficult to strike the right balance between checking in with his players and allowing them some room to grieve. “The biggest thing is that there’s no wrong emotions when it comes to something like this,” […]

Carmelo Anthony has not been with the Portland Trail Blazers in the past few days, putting his status for Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers in question. According to Shams Charania of Stadium, the veteran forward will not play on Friday due to his continued grief over the loss of longtime friend Kobe Bryant. […]

From humble beginnings, LeBron James has risen to become one of the greatest athletes the world has ever known. The Lakers superstar has racked up a list of accolades longer than a country mile, including three NBA championships, 16 All-Star nods and 12 All-NBA First Team selections. Now in his 17th season of service, The […]

Former NBA center and ESPN personality Kendrick Perkins was feeling himself after sharing an anecdote about the late Kobe Bryant. After honoring the memory of the Los Angeles Lakers great, Perkins soon re-routed to basking in flowers, telling the story of how Bryant once stopped him at a club to tell him he’s one of […]

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal had a unique relationship on the Los Angeles Lakers, which is why Shaq is deeply affected by The Black Mamba’s death. As a part of his coping mechanism, Shaq decided to talk about Kobe’s antics when he was alive. One of the things he brought up was how a young […]

There is no doubt that Shaquille O’Neal has been one of the most affected by the untimely loss of former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant. O’Neal recently took part in the NBA’s tribute show for Bryant, in which the big man spoke about his grief and how difficult it has been for him to […]

LOS ANGELES – Before he became a superstar in the NBA, Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George was simply a kid in Palmdale who looked up to the same hero as everyone else in Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant. The Los Angeles Lakers legend tragically passed away with his daughter, Gianna, and seven other people in […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ Paul George is considering honoring Kobe Bryant with a jersey number change. As the NBA continues to mourn the death of Bryant, George is thinking of switching his jersey number. The veteran forward currently wears No. 13, but he’s thinking of going back to No. 24. No. 24 was the jersey […]

The Los Angeles Clippers honored Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant with a tribute video which was narrated by Paul George. The Clippers’ beautiful tribute video for Kobe Bryant, Gigi Bryant, and the other victims of the helicopter crash, narrated by Clippers’ star Paul George, followed by a moment of silence. pic.twitter.com/pEBsFvAcqK — Tomer Azarly […]

The achievements of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on the NBA hardwood are well known. For years, people of all backgrounds gravitated to a special place: being a witness to the next logic-defying achievement Bryant would make for the Lakers. Managing to win five-championships, earn 15 All-NBA nominations, 18 All-Star appearances, and two scoring […]

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry spoke to TNT’s Allie LaForce on Thursday to discuss the tragic death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Curry, like the entire NBA community, is hurting at the moment: Steph Curry on Kobe Bryant's passing: "It hurts, as a father, knowing the hole he's not able to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are doing everything they can to try to remain upbeat following the tragic loss of Laker legend Kobe Bryant–and eight others–in a tragic helicopter accident on Sunday morning: Head coach Frank Vogel had his team play a game of football prior to the start of practice, potentially in an ode to […]

Indiana Pacers All-Star shooting guard Victor Oladipo admits he’s sad he was never able to meet Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in person. Bryant and Oladipo only had a few chats over the phone: “I talked to him a few times on the phone, texted with him a few times, but I never got […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant helped New Orleans Pelicans big man Jahlil Okafor overcome the street fight incident he went through during his rookie season with the Philadelphia 76ers. Okafor is one of the players who is changing his jersey number to honor Bryant. “I went through an incident my rookie season and had […]

Glenn Robinson III is part of this story. The Los Angeles Lakers are positioned to advance deep into the postseason this upcoming spring, assuming their core can remain healthy. They are comfortably perched atop the Western Conference standings with a record of 36-10 (the second-seeded Clippers are 3.5 games back), which has them on pace […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has gotten a Kobe Bryant tribute tattoo, per TMZ. The Lakers trained outside on a football field on Thursday as they get ready to play their first game since the tragic death of Bryant. LeBron James Reveals Kobe Bryant Tribute Tattoo https://t.co/uh8vnSZPAz — TMZ (@TMZ) January 30, 2020 The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers trained outside on a football field on Thursday as they get ready to play their first game since the tragic death of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Lakers head coach Frank Vogel says the team is getting lost in the work as their form of group therapy: Frank Vogel was the lone […]

When a disgruntled Kobe Bryant wanted out of Los Angeles in 2007, the Lakers understood they had to shake things up to build a championship roster around the “Black Mamba.” On Feb. 1 of 2008, the Lakers made a splash, trading a number of players and draft picks to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for […]

Like many others, Houston Rockets All-Star James Harden is taking the loss of Kobe Bryant hard. The two shared a close bond, despite the fact that they played on opposing teams. In fact, many view Harden as Kobe’s original protégé. Harden cried before Monday night’s game against the Utah Jazz. It was just one day […]

People are slowly getting used to life without Kobe Bryant, but it’s unlikely that the basketball world will revert to the same vibrant scene before his tragic accident. People miss Kobe terribly, and the change he brought to the game will stay long after he’s gone. As a celebration of his legacy to the game, […]

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss shared a heartfelt dedication to Kobe Bryant on Thursday afternoon, noting that it feels like she lost a family member. “Kobe, I don’t know how to express what you mean to me, my family and the Los Angeles Lakers. My father loved you like a son, which makes us […]

Charlotte Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak recalls the day Kobe Bryant was drafted, as he was sitting on the other side of the glass, hoping to acquire him as the assistant to then-general manager Jerry West. The Los Angeles Lakers had been enamored with Kobe from the moment they invited him to work out for the […]

The Sacramento Kings were looking to make moves in December once it became apparent that the Los Angeles Lakers were willing to part with forward Kyle Kuzma for the right price. According to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, the Kings offered forward Nemanja Bjelica and a pick in return for Kuzma. The Lakers reportedly counteracted […]

Players of the LA Kings of the NHL donned Kobe Bryant jerseys to honor the Los Angeles Lakers great. Per sports reporter Nick Hamilton, Anze Kopitar and the rest of his teammates wore the no. 24 Lakers jersey in memory of Bryant. https://twitter.com/NickHamiltonLA/status/1222704202578681856 This is just one among the many tributes paid to the Black […]