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Over the course of his illustrious career, Kobe Bryant wore two jersey numbers for the Los Angeles Lakers. While sporting jersey number eight in his earlier days in the league, Bryant was able to emerge as a superstar and a ruthless offensive player, winning three straight championships. When he switched to number 24, Bryant had […]

Kobe Bryant’s double jersey retirement ceremony is expected to be a star-studded affair, with Los Angeles Lakers greats as well as his former teammates and coaches all expected to grace the event. However, his coach during all his five championships won’t be present on the night. Phil Jackson is reportedly unable to travel from his […]

As Kobe Bryant’s double jersey retirement ceremony draws near, more and more of his former teammates and coaches are paying tribute to him. Many are sending their congratulatory messages or recalling fond memories they’ve had while working with the Los Angeles Lakers legend, just like what his former head coach did recently. Mike Brown, who […]

December 18, 2017 marks the day that the Los Angeles Lakers retire Kobe Bryant’s jerseys. The future Hall of Fame has treated fans worldwide with a generous display of excellence and competitiveness throughout his 20-year career. While it is impossible to find another replica player who is exactly like Bryant, one can attempt the challenging […]

After signing a lucrative one-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers in the offseason, many get a strong impression on why Kentavious Caldwell-Pope may have a lot of love for his new city. However, his stay in Los Angeles did not start well as he was sentenced to 12 months of probation after pleading guilty […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant isn’t called “The Black Mamba” only because of his on-court exploits during his playing days. He also earned that label for being one of the most venomous trash talkers the NBA has ever seen. The future Hall of Famer even revealed to the University of Connecticut Huskies women’s basketball […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had an iconic player in the form of Kobe Bryant as the face of the franchise for two decades. During that time, Bryant played with a lot of different teammates in Los Angeles, including current head coach, Luke Walton. A day before the Lakers will retire Bryant’s jersey numbers, Walton talked […]

A nagging  shoulder injury is going to keep Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green on the sideline once more, as he’ll sit out Sunday’s date with the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. It’ll be the do-it-all forward’s third consecutive missed game, and there’s no way he’s liking it according to Warriors head coach Steve […]

In his second season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Brandon Ingram is starting to resemble the kind of player the team hoped he’d become. The Duke product seems to be improving with every passing game and is quickly turning into the star attraction for the storied franchise. After practice on Sunday, Ingram spoke to the […]

Most of the young players in the league today grew up watching Kobe Bryant. They had the opportunity to see him in his prime, and practice some moves that made him one of the best to ever play the game. That includes Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball, who is also a fan of his […]

When it comes to former Los Angeles Lakers head coach and current Golden State Warriors associate head coach Mike Brown, he has the utmost respect for Los Angeles Lakers legendary shooting guard Kobe Bryant. Both of the future Hall of Famer’s No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys will be retired to the Staples Center rafters […]

After Kobe Bryant retired following the 2015-16 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers selected Brandon Ingram with the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. As the Lakers began their rebuilding process during Bryant’s final seasons, most feel Ingram has the potential to become the new face of the franchise out of the team’s […]

The Golden State Warriors are once again on a dominant path that they know all too well, but head coach Steve Kerr wants his players to, as they say, take a pause and smell the flowers. All eyes will be at Staples Center Monday night, not because of the defending world champions’ presence in town, […]

On Friday, it was reported that Los Angeles Lakers starting shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had missed the team’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday due to a legal matter involving a misdemeanor charge of allowing a person to operate his vehicle while under the influence. Caldwell-Pope will have to miss three upcoming road games […]

When the Golden State Warriors travel to battle with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, the No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys of legendary Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant will be retired and raised to the rafters of Staples Center. In a video posted to Twitter on Saturday by Warriors writer Mark Medina of The Mercury […]

Ahead of Kobe Bryant’s jersey retirement with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant had much time to reflect on his interactions with the future Hall of Famer. Following Saturday’s practice, Durant divulged that he had dinner with Bryant where they discussed many things concerning the NBA and […]

Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant were quite the one-two punch. The two Hall-of-Famers led the Los Angeles Lakers to a dominant three-peat in the early 2000s before they had a falling out and went their separate ways. Nevertheless, Shaq and Kobe had established themselves as without question one of the best twosomes in NBA history. […]

Even in retirement, Kobe Bryant is set to make NBA history. The Los Angeles Lakers legend is set to have his No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys retired by the franchise on Dec. 18, the first time in NBA history someone will have two numbers retired by the same team. But even with Kobe’s big […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s absence against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday was due to his compliance with a modified sentence from a misdemeanor offense of allowing someone to operate his vehicle under the influence in March, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reports. Caldwell-Pope must be in California to begin a 25-day program which could potentially […]

Mitch Kupchak’s otherwise successful tenure as Los Angeles Lakers general manager didn’t end all that well, with his ill-advised signings of Timofey Mozgov and Luol Deng to horrific long-term contracts still haunting the team to this day. One of his final moves in charge of the Lakers was hiring Luke Walton as head coach, and […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bogut doesn’t see the floor much anymore. So far this season, however, that hasn’t bothered him much. He seems perfectly happy being the elder statesman on the team and being a mentor to young players like Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma, per Nick Metallinos of ESPN. “I knew there wasn’t […]

The NBA has seen many players come through the ranks. Some have played for one team and one team only. Others have made a few stops during the course of their career. And there are some who seem to be representing a couple squads every couple of years. These travelers can either be remembered or […]

December 18 will be a very momentous day for Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, as it will mark the celebration for his jersey retirement. Being one of the best to ever play the game, there is no doubt that the five-time champion deserves the honor, and a lot of former and current NBA […]

Although it ended in a loss for the Los Angeles Lakers, the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday night was still a memorable one, especially to the young guns of the Purple and Gold. Perhaps even more so for Lakers sophomore forward Brandon Ingram, who had a little tête-à-tête with Cavaliers superstar right following the […]

Despite all the criticism he’s been receiving for not shooting well, Lonzo Ball has shown that he can be effective in other facets of the game like rebounding and dropping dimes to his teammates. His ability to locate the open man and quickly pass is something that many are now admiring, including Cleveland Cavaliers head […]

Hitting nothing but air during free throw attempts is something not new for some centers in the NBA. DeAndre Jordan, Dwight Howard and Andre Drummond are just some of the big men who have struggled to knock down shots from that distance, and have airballed a few attempts in the past. Brook Lopez is not […]

It’s been a long time since Shaquille O’Neal has played in an NBA basketball game. Given that fact, it’s safe to assume that it’s been at least that long since he successfully performed a slam dunk. But that doesn’t matter because O’Neal wanted to celebrate the upcoming jersey retirement ceremony of Kobe Bryant by doing the […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball is quite the supportive brother. The Lakers point guard feels his two younger siblings, LiAngelo and LaMelo, did the right thing in signing contracts with a Lithuanian professional basketball team. The Balls discussed the decision as a group, Ball said, and everyone was on board, per Ohm Youngmisuk […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak just relived what was possibly the worst day in Lakers history from a fan perspective. During an interview on Sirius XM NBA radio, Kupchak recalled what it was like when the blockbuster trade that landed Chris Paul with the Lakers was nixed by then-commissioner David Stern, per […]

It seems that people really do want to know about all things Lonzo Ball. It turns out that the Los Angeles Lakers rookie became the seventh most searched-for athlete on Google, per Tyler Lauletta of Business Insider. The magazine listed the 10 most searched athlete on the search website and included names such as Isaiah Thomas, […]

During Kobe Bryant’s career with the Los Angeles Lakers, he had an up and down relationship with the media that covered him. There were good stories and bad stories, and he at times let it be known what he thought of certain reporters. Toward the end of his basketball days, however, he started warming up […]

The day Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant gets his two jerseys retired is inching closer. On Dec. 18, the collective basketball world will witness the moment, one which has never happened in the history of the sports and probably will never happen. In advance of that historic day, Bryant spoke to Serena Winters of […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley wants to let it be known that he is not a fan whatsoever of Big Baller Bound founder and CEO LaVar Ball. On Wednesday morning’s Golic and Wingo on ESPN, Barkley joined the show as a guest over the phone. When the topic of LaVar’s parenting of sons Lonzo […]

After winning 13 championships as a player and head coach, there was great optimism when Phil Jackson was introduced as the President of the New York Knicks during the 2013-14 NBA season. However, Jackson was fired shortly after the 2017 NBA Draft as the team failed to make the playoffs during his tenure. With the […]

Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant has become a motivating force for many of the top players in the NBA today. A lot of the stars that dominate the game in this era has reached out and spoken to Bryant for advice from Kyrie Irving to Isaiah Thomas to Gordon Hayward to Draymond Green and most […]

On the court, and even during practices, Kyle Kuzma and Lonzo Ball have often been seen working together, and appear to have a good relationship between them. Being the two rookies of the Los Angeles Lakers this season, they are continuing to push each other to become better, and adapt quickly to life as professionals. […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball received some serious praise on Wednesday. Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James said he likes how Ball has been poised throughout the season, and sees parallels between the attention Ball’s gotten this season and the attention he’s had his whole career. When Ball was informed of these words from James, […]

There’s at least one member of the Los Angeles Lakers who thinks LaVar Ball isn’t a total clown. While in New York, Lakers center Brook Lopez came to the defense of Lonzo’s father, and dismissed any rumors that the team has been adversely affected by Ball’s antics, per Fred Kerber of the New York Post. […]

There are those who still believe that Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George is not committed to OKC for the long haul. George has long been linked to the Los Angeles Lakers — he is from Palmdale, California, and grew up a big Kobe Bryant fan, (but was a fan of the LA Clippers) — […]