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LeBron James’ 21st season in the NBA didn’t end the way he wanted. The Los Angeles Lakers were summarily dispatched from the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets again, this time building comfortable leads in each of their four losses following what many called the most competitive postseason sweep ever a year ago. Jamal Murray hit […]

More details have emerged from the trade that almost sent Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant to the Detroit Pistons almost two decades ago. Back in 2007, following the Los Angeles Lakers’ second straight first-round playoff exit, Kobe Bryant had had enough and demanded a trade. It was a startling request by Bryant, who had […]

In the NBA Playoffs, the expectation is always that the star players are going to pop off. Teams are separated by the contributions of their bench and how good the unit is at executing schemes as a whole. This is exactly what defined Game 4 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets. Everyone knew […]

Recently, former Los Angeles Lakers superstar center Shaquille O’Neal made waves with his comments that his late great former teammate Kobe Bryant, with whom he won three NBA Championships in LA, belongs in the GOAT (greatest of all time) discussion. “The only thing I don’t like about the [GOAT] conversation is they don’t put my […]

Even though he was badly snubbed from the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team back in February 2022, it’s not up for debate that Dwight Howard had one of the most impressive careers and dominant peaks in league history. The 18-year NBA veteran is best known for his eight seasons with the Orlando Magic, a franchise for […]

Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant were two of the best players ever to wear a Los Angeles Lakers uniform. Both stars have been mentioned among fans and analysts’ Greatest of All of Time (GOAT) lists for their success. However, Shaq is having issues with Bryant not being mentioned enough. O’Neal believes Bryant’s success has earned […]

Another long-awaited Nike Kobe Bryant sneaker will be on the way next year as we’ve already caught glimpses of the upcoming pair across the NBA. Vanessa Bryant and the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation recently held a skills academy for underprivileged youth as a way to keep the Mamba legacy alive and help guide the […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are facing a tough task against the upstart Minnesota Timberwolves and their exciting young core led by Anthony Edwards. In Game 1, the Timberwolves took the series opener on the road, 106-99, led by Edwards’ 43 points, seven rebounds and three assists. The loss put the defending NBA champions in […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are currently in the opening stages of a highly important offseason for the future of the franchise that’s already seen the team part ways with its entire coaching staff. The Lakers are coming off of a crushing Game 5 loss to the Denver Nuggets in the first round […]

After nearly climbing back from a 31-point deficit and stealing a win away from the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 4, the Dallas Mavericks left no doubt in Game 5, routing the Clips by the final score of 123-93 in Los Angeles to take a 3-2 series lead. As usual, leading the way for the […]

After the Boston Celtics suffered an embarrassing loss in Game 2 to the banged-up Miami Heat, many believed that Jayson Tatum and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference were in major trouble. No one is singing the same tune this time, though, as Boston just reminded Miami and everyone else why it entered […]

There are not many players in league history who could compete with the resume of Kobe Bryant. The Black Mamba solidified himself as arguably the greatest player to come out of the Los Angeles Lakers system. One big reason for his legendary status was the insane NBA Playoffs run he had back in 2010. Goran […]

Nike continues to expand the sneaker archive of Los Angeles Lakers’ legend Kobe Bryant with a plethora of releases throughout the significant year of 2024. The brand recently celebrated Kobe on April 13, or “Mamba Day,” on the eighth anniversary of his final game for the Lakers on the same date. Now, Nike will celebrate […]

There’s no question that NBA legends deserve a statue. It is a way for fans and teams to honor a particular player for his legacy and contributions to the game of basketball. Just recently, we witnessed how the Los Angeles Lakers honored the late great Kobe Bryant by putting up a statue just outside of […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting a pretty amazing gift. Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa is gifting exclusive Kobe sneakers to the team, per ESPN. The gifts were in honor of the eight year anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s last game in the NBA. The Dodgers posted a thank you to Vanessa Bryant on social media after […]

April 13, 2024 marked the eighth anniversary of Lakers’ legend Kobe Bryant’s last NBA game in which he bid farewell to the league with 60 points. The day was designated as this year’s “Mamba Day” by the Bryant family and Nike celebrated with three new releases of retro Kobe sneaker models. Vanessa Bryant also had […]

In the early 2000s, the Los Angeles Lakers were a powerhouse in the NBA. They had Shaquille O’Neal in his prime and an up-and-coming superstar in Kobe Bryant. While everyone will mostly remember the dysfunctional partnership between O’Neal and Bryant, one incident that was largely overshadowed during this time was when Bryant punched one of […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is admired by basketball fans around the world for his success and inspiring mindset. As a result, he ranks high on most fans’ GOAT (Greatest of All Time) list. While most recognize Bryant’s greatness, some leave him out of their top five, and Tracy McGrady made a passionate Shaq-Kareem […]

The annual NBA All-Star Game is just around the corner. As we all know, it’s the time of the year when the best basketball players in the world come together for an exhibition game. Although there’s no bearing at stake in the All-Star festivities, it’s an event where basketball legends continue to cement their greatness […]

The Los Angeles Lakers Capsule Collection, the first of multiple auctions in Sotheby’s Sports Week, closed on Wednesday afternoon, highlighted by Kobe Bryant’s 2009 NBA Finals game-worn jersey. Bryant’s jersey sold for $1.75 million. Bryant wore the jersey in Game 1 of the 2009 NBA Finals, when he scored a Finals career-high 40 points and […]

Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest players in NBA history, which is why the Los Angeles Lakers honored his memory with a statue outside of Crypto.com Arena on February 8, 2024. However, this statue of Kobe was quickly met with backlash due to Lakers fans noticing several errors. Included on the statue was the […]

One of the most famous things about late Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was the way he treated his teammates during his legendary near 20-year career with the franchise, which culminated in five championship victories and many other deep playoff runs. While Bryant was known to be quite harsh at times on his teammates […]

Adidas will be heading back into their vault of retro releases for the upcoming Spring and Sumer months of 2024 as they look to continue honoring Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Upcoming April 2024, the footwear giant will bring back a rare iteration of Kobe Bryant’s second signature shoe, the Adidas Crazy 98. Check […]

UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers was electric on Monday night as she led the Huskies over USC to reach the Final Four. After the game, the Huskies do-it-all guard was asked to hit the Kobe Bryant pose as she sat with the trophy. Her response: “It ain’t me, dog. That’s Kobe.” "It ain't me, […]

Caitlin Clark and the Iowa women’s basketball team may have beaten one of their biggest nemesis in the 2024 NCAA Tournament in the LSU Tiger. However, the Hawkeyes sharpshooter knows very well that they still have a lot of work to do. The Hawkeyes certainly got closer to their dreams of winning the national title […]

A 2000 Los Angeles Lakers NBA championship ring originally gifted from Kobe Bryant to his father, Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, sold for $927,000 over the weekend, via Goldin, a sports collectibles house. 43 bids were made in the March Elite Auction — resulting in the most money ever paid for an NBA championship ring. The identity […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers were four wins away from winning their third consecutive championship in 2002, Kobe Bryant thought of an interesting way to pay tribute to different iconic sports legends that came before him. In each game, Bryant arrived at the game wearing a jersey of athletes from different sports. For Game 1, […]

Although there are several worthy candidates, most fans would probably agree that there is no player more synonymous with the Los Angeles Lakers than the late franchise icon Kobe Bryant. Bryant spent two decades in the purple and gold, winning five championships with the Lakers, first as a sidekick to Shaquille O’Neal, and then as […]

Los Angeles legend Kobe Bryant never hid his love and fandom for other sports, including supporting his Los Angeles Dodgers. Throwing it back to his first signature shoe, Adidas will release the Crazy 8 with a subtle nod to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Check out our Sneakers news for more upcoming releases and breaking content! […]

It’s been eight years since the last time we saw Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant play his last game in the NBA, but there’s no bigger presence in the heart’s of NBA hoopers than the inspiration left behind by The Mamba. NBA on Christmas Day became an instant spectacle every year Kobe Bryant and […]

USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins shared a pretty cool moment with the daughters of late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant following their win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday night. USC women’s basketball connection with the Bryants The Bryants, Vanessa and her daughters Bianka and Capri, were in attendance for Saturday’s showdown to […]

New York Knicks starting power forward Julius Randle is currently in the process of ramping back up from a shoulder injury he sustained earlier in the campaign. Randle played a key role for a Knicks squad that at one point in January was dominating the Eastern Conference, but his injury, combined with absences to OG […]

New York Knicks star Julius Randle is currently in the process of ramping up for a return from a shoulder injury he sustained in January. In Randle’s absence, along with the absence of recently acquired wing OG Anunoby from the Toronto Raptors, New York has managed to stay afloat relatively well, thanks primarily to the […]

The new age of debates is pitting the 2020 Montverde team led by Cade Cunningham with Scottie Barnes against the 2016 Chino Hill squad with Lamelo Ball and Onyeka Okongwu. But, before that happened there was a scary high school AAU team formed that might never be rivaled in terms of talent. Tim Thomas noted […]

Anthony Edwards has been drawing immense praise for his level of play this season and has been drawing comparisons to great players. Many NBA fans immediately compare Edwards to Michael Jordan because of slight similarities in their appearance and also their style of play as athletic, skilled two-guards. “He’s the closet thing I’ve seen mentally […]

Miami Marlins star Jazz Chisholm Jr. was on the Pivot Podcast where he talked about a bevy of topics before the start of the 2024 MLB season. One of those was talking about the people in sports that have impacted him the most which are former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and former New […]

Kobe Bryant’s first-ever championship ring is up for auction, but before the Black Mamba diehards protest the fact that it’s up for sale, there’s one thing they need to know: it was an extra copy of Kobe’s championship ring. The ring, which is up for auction at Goldin, is a player-issued ring given by Bryant […]

Carmelo Anthony is one of a few stars to experience both the highs and lows of USA Olympic basketball, He suffered through the team’s high-profile failures but also basked in the glory of a successful and legendary pursuit of global redemption. While most hardcore NBA fans of that generation know the story well by now, […]

Vanessa Bryant continues to keep the legacies of Gigi and Kobe Bryant alive in everything that she does. And with her blessing, the folks over at Nike have been helping her with their footwear. After a big end to 2023, Nike will have a banner year in terms of the Kobe line during 2024, or […]