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Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant may be gone from this world, but he had one final message for his brother and good friend Pau Gasol. In a pre-recorded message shown during the ceremony, Bryant predicted that Gasol’s jersey number would be retired next to his number. Kobe also shared how he wouldn’t have won […]

Pau Gasol is without a doubt one of the greatest players in Los Angeles Lakers franchise history. The fact that he’s going to get his jersey retired on Tuesday is a clear testament to this fact. One thing that also cannot be denied is how Gasol’s Lakers legacy would not have been possible without the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers reserved March 7th to honor franchise royalty in Pau Gasol. The six-time All-Star will have his number 16 jersey retired at halftime of their contest against the Memphis Grizzlies. Fans are bound to get an emotional halftime speech alongside a heartfelt highlight reel with some of Pau Gasol’s best moments with […]

Paul George has been around the block for quite a bit. Right now, he’s plying his trade with the Los Angeles Clippers as he looks to win his first-ever championship playing alongside Kawhi Leonard. This man has been through a lot through the years, but in his mind, there’s one particularly fond memory that stands […]

Pau Gasol will have his No. 16 retired when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night — the team that traded him to LA 15 years ago — and the retired NBA star still gets emotional knowing that his jersey will be hanging next to Kobe Bryant’s at Crypto.com Arena. “Just […]

LeBron James’ son, Bronny James, has been a big talking point in his final high school season. With Sierra Canyon in the playoffs, a lot of eyes are on Bronny and his team. During Thursday’s game, the entire team paid tribute to former Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant with an interesting shoe choice. Bronny […]

For a basketball-crazed country like the Philippines, welcoming hoops royalty like Carmelo Anthony onto its shores constituted a historic moment. There was no venue more fitting to introduce the newly minted FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador than Araneta Coliseum, which hosted the country’s most iconic global sporting event, the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier bout […]

Over three years after Kobe Bryant’s death, a court ruled in favor of his wife Vanessa in a legal battle that centered on first responders sharing graphic images of the Los Angeles Lakers star when he was found dead at the crash site. The news was reported by The New York Times: “Today marks the […]

The Kevin Durant blockbuster trade caught the NBA world by surprise, and with Durant closing in on making his debut with the Phoenix Suns, excitement for what the Suns’ ceiling could be is constantly growing. Durant is going to be faced with tons of expectations when he returns to the court, but there may not […]

A fiery Klay Thompson came up biggest when the Golden State Warriors needed him most in Sunday’s 109-104 victory over the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves. Asked about his palpable on-court intensity after the game, the 12th-year veteran couldn’t help but invoke Kobe Bryant and Reggie Miller, two of the most notorious competitors and crunch-time shot-makers in […]

Damian Lillard’s hands are hotter than the surface of a griller Sunday against the Houston Rockets at home. In just the first half of that game, the Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard had already generated an unbelievable total of 41 points on the strength of a 13-for-19 shooting from the field, including a ridiculous […]

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb recently got a massive back tattoo featuring an image of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, according to TMZ. CeeDee Lamb went to tattoo artist Andres Ortega at Onder Ink in Arizona to get the tattoo, according to TMZ. The tattoo covered his whole back, and included multiple tributes […]

When he got traded to the Los Angeles Lakers back in 2014, Jeremy Lin had an idea of how life was going to be much different with Kobe Bryant as his teammate. However, nothing prepared him for his shocking encounter with the fallen Lakers legend right after his move was made official. Lin recently looked […]

Karl Malone was a prominent figure during the recently-concluded NBA All-Star weekend in Salt Lake City. The Hall of Famer is widely considered as one of, if not the greatest player in Utah Jazz franchise history, which is why it comes as no surprise that he made a handful of appearances throughout the weekend. Malone […]

According to a press release from the league, Pau Gasol has won the second-ever Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award. Gasol, who became close with Kobe when the two played together for seven seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, is a six-time NBA All-Star and two-time champion. The press release said the award is […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Mac McClung not only won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest title on Saturday, but he also made plenty of history in the process that would make Kobe Bryant and Spud Webb proud. McClung has played in just two NBA games so far in his career. He’s currently on a two-way contract with […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Pau Gasol credited Kobe Bryant with helping the big man become a finalist for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Gasol was at Utah’s Vivint Arena on Friday to coach one of the teams in the Jordan Rising Stars championship and accept his nomination for the Hall of Fame. The retired […]

As always, there’s a lot of buzz entering the upcoming NBA Dunk Contest during the All-Star weekend. As has been the case over the past few years, however, this year’s iteration of the highly-anticipated showcase will not be featuring superstar-caliber players on the roster. LeBron James will be taking part in Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game, […]

When dealing with legends who had limited overlap, even the seemingly small moments of levity and banter stand the test of time. As Michael Jordan celebrates his 60th birthday, there might not be a better time for Bulls fans, Lakers fans and just basketball junkies to revisit a classic exchange between MJ and Kobe Bryant […]

Max Homa is part of the field competing this week at the 2023 Genesis Invitational, and he’s using one of the many lessons about life from the Kobe Bryant School of Courage to motivate him once he starts teeing off at The Riviera Country Club. “Kobe talked about it. Fear is a great motivator. And […]

There are few players in the history of the game that could match the pure savagery that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant brought to the table. This man was as merciless as they came on the basketball court. Just ask Brandon Jennings. On a recent podcast guesting, Jennings told his tale of one of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made some big moves right before the NBA trade deadline expired. Arguably their biggest addition to the squad comes in the form of D’Angelo Russell, who will now return to LA for his second stint with the squad after the Lakers drafted him as the No. 2 overall pick back in […]

After Cam Thomas scored a career-high 44-points in a comeback win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday, Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaugh said the guard joked that he was the all-time leading scorer of Brooklyn’s “stay ready” group. Thomas has been in and out of the rotation this year while attempting to fill a […]

After previously wearing no. 8 with the Washington Wizards in honor of idol Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura has switched his jersey number to no. 28. According to Lakers owner and president Jeanie Buss, who was making an appearance on Stephen A. Smiths podcast Know Mercy, Hachimura did so in order to […]

It’s a well-known fact that Jayson Tatum is one of the biggest Kobe Bryant fans out there today. On Saturday night, the Boston Celtics superstar used his fandom to take a jab at none other than the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of their much-anticipated rivalry showdown at the TD Garden. Tatum probably thought it was […]

January 26th will forever be a day mentally marked on every basketball fan’s calendar in honor of Kobe Bryant. That applies whether you’re a fan of the game or one of its superstars such as Stephen Curry. The Golden State Warriors point guard made sure to dedicate a post to the Los Angeles Lakers icon […]

The starters for the NBA All-Star game were announced on Thursday and as expected, the Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James was among them for the Western Conference. With his most recent All-Star selection, James made a bit of history. This will be his 19th All-Star appearance and 19th consecutive appearance as well. Not only did […]

Thursday is the three-year anniversary of the tragic passing of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash in Southern California that also took the lives of many others. And by no surprise, Kobe stories are coming out of the woodwork as we remember one of the greatest to […]

The Cincinnati Bengals may have beaten the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round, but in Kobe Bryant fashion, Joe Burrow emphasized to everyone that it’s still too early to celebrate. After all, they haven’t really won anything. Speaking to reporters after their 27-10 win over the Bills on Sunday, Burrow heaped praise on the Bengals […]

When talking about some of the most motivated players in the history of the sport, you can’t not have Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant as part of the conversation. Kobe’s drive was second to none, and his incessant desire to improve his craft is legendary — at times, to a fault. Kobe worked with […]

Stephen A Smith is one of the most outspoken broadcasters there is on the air today. This man is as fearless as it gets as he openly speaks his mind without any hesitation whatsoever. As it turns out, however, Stephen A once found his match in Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant. Smith recently guested […]

There are few bigger names in the history of the NBA than the late, great Kobe Bryant. The Los Angeles Lakers legend was an icon of the sport, and there’s no denying that the impact he’s had on the game of basketball is immense. This is exactly why it comes as no surprise that Kobe […]

The Utah Jazz welcomed Donovan Mitchell in his return to Salt Lake City Tuesday night — and then handed the Cleveland Cavaliers a 116-114 defeat, thanks to a huge clutch performance from Jordan Clarkson. The Jazz shooting guard unloaded nine points with just two minutes remaining in regulation to erase Cleveland’s lead and put Utah […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans from the mid-2000s will be very familiar with Smush Parker. Apart from being the starting point guard for the Lakers for two seasons, Parker was also well known for being a bit of a nemesis of the late, great Kobe Bryant. Let’s just say that the Lakers icon wasn’t very fond […]

The loss of Kobe Bryant continues to sting years after his tragic death, and stories about the late Los Angeles Lakers legend will never get old. One popular story involves the time he and Jimmy Fallon went on a beer run during a 1996 party. Kobe fans who happened to watch his guest appearance on […]

Russell Westbrook’s Los Angeles Lakers tenure hasn’t been the smoothest. His fit with LeBron James hasn’t been the best, and the Lakers have felt the effects of losing their depth in the trade that brought Westbrook to town. Nevertheless, one can never question Westbrook’s commitment to winning, and he showed that he had the heart […]

When Kevin Durant tore his Achilles in 2019 when he was still with the Golden State Warriors, Kobe Bryant was one of the first people to text and show support to him. And sure enough, the late Los Angeles Lakers legend did it in the most Kobe way possible. According to Durant, Bryant had a […]

With a lot of NBA players starting their careers during their late teens, the league is filled with young players. Although back in the day the NBA required players to go through four years of college eligibility, a lot of things have changed since then. For this piece, let’s take a closer look at the […]

Victor Wembanyama is the undisputed top prospect of the 2023 NBA draft — there’s no denying this. But if it weren’t for the seven-foot Frenchman, G-League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson would likely be the consensus number-one pick. Henderson is starring on both ends in his second season with the Ignite. In a recent interview with […]