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Nike announced in 2023 that they will be continuing the Nike Kobe Bryant brand and expanding releases, many based on classics from the legend’s playing days. Ahead of Christmas 2023, Nike will release the most iconic colorway of one of Bryant’s most popular sneakers – with a serious twist. Check out our Sneakers news for […]

The WNBA has slowly but surely been trending upwards in popularity. With more and more players entering the mainstream conversation, there have been more and more eyes on the women’s game. Well, any new viewers tuning into the 2023 WNBA All-Star Weekend certainly got a good taste of the action. Seattle Storm star Jewell Loyd […]

Right now, Atlanta Hawks superstar Trae Young has one kid, Tydus Reign Young, who just turned one a few weeks ago. The two-time All-Star is now about to become a father of two, and he’s made his announcement with a special ode to the late, great Kobe Bryant. Young took to Twitter on Friday to […]

It’s no secret that the late, great Kobe Bryant could have joined the Los Angeles Clippers on a couple of occasions throughout his illustrious 20-year career. For starters, the Clippers passed on Kobe during the 1996 NBA Draft, going instead for Lorenzen Wright as their No. 7 overall pick (the Los Angeles Lakers scooped up […]

The Orlando Magic took on the New York Knicks in Summer League action on Wednesday with the hope of showcasing the team’s young talent. Jett Howard, the team’s first rounder out of Michigan, showed up in a big way. The Magic have been busy revamping the team this offseason and a trade for Pascal Siakam […]

NBA 2K24 was announced last week, with Lakers’ Legend Kobe Bryant named cover athlete for two different versions of the game. The NBA 2K24 announcement trailer brought good news for next-gen console players by confirming cross-play. However, PC players weren’t as fortunate since they’ll be receiving the last-gen version of the game again. The news […]

Kendrick Perkins doesn’t just believe Kobe Bryant has a better basketball narrative than LeBron James, but “the best story” of any player in NBA history. Why? The way the Los Angeles Lakers legend “worked his way back to the top” after a 2003 rape accusation threatened to derail his career entirely. Perkins’ remarks came on […]

2K Sports has unveiled the cover for NBA 2K24, featuring the legendary Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant, as fans had anticipated. However, upon closer inspection, a minor error on the cover has been noticed, raising questions about the image used, Sports Illustrated reports. The “Kobe Bryant Edition” and “Black Mamba Edition” are already available […]

Kobe Bryant – the legendary Black Mamba – is the NBA 2K24 Black Mamba Edition and NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition cover athlete. Kobe Bryant is the NBA 2K24 Cover Athlete for NBA 2K24 Black Mamba Edition and NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition Bryant, the Eighth Wonder of The World, is the NBA 2K24 cover […]

Christian Wood is still without a team but the belief is that it won’t be too long before he finally ends his time in the NBA purgatory AKA free agency. The only real question is which team will he eventually sign up to play for. The Los Angeles Lakers are among the teams being linked […]

In case you forgot, Kobe Bryant actually had a sponsorship deal with Adidas early on in his career. He was Adidas’ golden boy as the German athletic apparel giants poured a lot of time, effort, and money into building their basketball brand around the Los Angeles Lakers icon. It wasn’t long, however, before Kobe cut […]

Vanessa Bryant has emerged victorious in her legal battle connected to her late husband Kobe Bryant’s investment in BodyArmor, resulting in a substantial award of over $1.5 million, according to TMZ Sports. Vanessa Bryant Wins Big in Kobe's BodyArmor Lawsuit https://t.co/d5tKmvo3C1 — TMZ (@TMZ) June 27, 2023 The dispute stemmed from Coca-Cola’s acquisition of BodyArmor […]

There weren’t many people who would wave off Kobe Bryant in crunch time. Jeremy Lin tried it once, and even though his shot went in, the damage had been done. From the moment the Los Angeles Lakers traded away Shaquille O’Neal to the Miami Heat in 2004, Bryant was the undeniable face of their franchise. […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is best known for his long and storied career with Nike, releasing 13 signature sneakers during his playing days. Bryant also had a short stint with adidas and popularized the “Crazy 8” and Top Ten models. There’s one rare exclusive sneaker from Reebok, however, that was worn by Bryant […]

In case any of you forgot, this is not D’Angelo Russell’s first stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was drafted by LA as the No. 2 overall pick back in 2015, and he actually had the chance to play alongside the late, great Kobe Bryant during D-Lo’s first two seasons in the league. Another […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be credited for one of the best free agent signings in league history because of their swoop on LeBron James in 2018. LeBron is definitely one of the greatest of all time, and for the Lakers to have lured LeBron as a free agent is a monumental win for the […]

Despite previous reports pertaining to the Los Angeles Lakers potentially trading away their No. 17 overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, LA ultimately decided to keep their pick. They had their eyes on Indiana standout Jalen Hood-Schifino, who after Thursday’s festivities, is now officially a member of the Lakers. The 6-foot-6 combo guard spoke […]

The new Maxx Crosby tattoo is something you need to see to believe. The Las Vegas Raiders pass rusher got a massive tattoo that covers his whole torso and includes three of the greatest athletes of all time, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Muhammad Ali. Crosby is a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end who put […]

Shaun Livingston had a very eventful NBA career — one that spanned 14 years and included no less than nine different teams. However, the league jouryman started off his career with the Los Angeles Clippers way back in 2004 and it was in that same season that he experienced his most unforgettable Kobe Bryant moment. […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers forward and current New York Knicks star Julius Randle had a lot to say about his early years playing with Kobe Bryant. Drafted 7th overall in 2014, Randle was entering a struggling Lakers team that featured an aging, injury-riddled version of Kobe Bryant and not much else. Kobe, who was always […]

As the whole world celebrates Father’s Day, Vanessa Bryant shared an emotional tribute for her late husband and Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant. On Instagram, Vanessa uploaded a video featuring several sweet photos of Kobe along with Gigi and their other children. The Black Mamba had always been a proud #GirlDad, and that’s clear […]

Kobe Bryant was Kyrie Irving’s mentor, and there’s no denying that the late Los Angeles Lakers icon had such a massive impact on the Dallas Mavericks star. Who could forget when Kyrie FaceTimed Kobe after the Cleveland Cavaliers’ epic 2016 NBA Finals comeback? Bryant was more than a mentor to Irving. Even Bryant himself said […]

Jason Segel deals with the trials and tribulations of life how you would imagine a comedy star would: through laughter. In Variety’s Actors on Actors series, the How I Met Your Mother star spoke with Ali Wong about his career, humor, and the Kobe Bryant interview that changed his career, per People. “Comedy found me […]

There is no denying that Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry is one of the greatest ever to play in the NBA. However, it took some time before that sentiment became unanimously clear. Before he arrived in the league and during the early portions of his pro career, there were many doubters about […]

NBA players are some of the most competitive athletes in the world and it’s no surprise that their emotions can sometimes get the best of them. “Beef” between players can start for a multitude of reasons. Some even go beyond the basketball court and beef with their teammates. While there have been too many on-court […]

According to three-time Sixth Man of the Year winner Jamal Crawford, it took him seven years in the league before the late, great Kobe Bryant even acknowledged his mere existence. In fact, Crawford had to score 30 points in the second half of a game against the Los Angeles Lakers for Byrant to give him […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West dropped an eye-opening admission about Kobe Bryant and the Memphis Grizzlies. West said that when Bryant became a free agent in 2004, he wanted to join the Grizzlies, via Podcast P with Paul George presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment. "I met [Kobe Bryant and Rob Pelinka] in a […]

Novak Djokovic knew history awaited him before taking the court on Sunday in the French Open final. After dispatching of Casper Ruud in straight sets to win his third title at Roland Garros, the Serbian superstar quickly donned a custom jacket embroidered with ’23’ on the right chest–the total number of Grand Slams Djokovic now […]

Mike Breen is one of the greatest NBA broadcasters in history. It’s only fitting he shared a nickname with all-time great Kobe Bryant. In 2014, the NBA had players wear nicknames on their jerseys. Kobe Bryant was known as “The Black Mamba,” while Green received a jersey from ESPN written “The Gray Mamba” for his […]

In 2011, Chris Paul was on the brink of joining the Los Angeles Lakers to form a superstar duo with the late, great Kobe Bryant. Then-league commissioner David Stern decided to veto the deal, though, and eventually CP3 ended up on the Lakers’ crosstown rivals in the Los Angeles Clippers. To this day, it is […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the guest of honor at the unveiling of an epic Lakers mural in Koreatown, LA on Monday. The six-time NBA champ revealed that this was a bit of a “sneak attack” for him when he was asked to speak to the crowd in attendance given how he wasn’t […]

In spite of the fact that both Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley have made it abundantly clear that they’re already dreaming about their post-season summer vacation, they’re still on the NBA Finals broadcast for NBA TV. At one point, an epic NBA Playoffs clip between Shaq and his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant […]

Karl-Anthony Towns has discussed what it was like to play a Dream Team including the likes of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James as a freshman. Towns, who was drafted as the number one pick in the 2015 NBA draft, has been a valuable though at times criticized player in the league, but his talent has […]

Some of the best players of all-time have played for the Los Angeles Lakers. Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant are two of those players, and Kendrick Perkins believes Shaq and Kobe are actually the greatest guard/big tandem of all-time, via ESPN on NBA. Kendrick Perkins' list of the top big man/little guard tandems in NBA […]

As good as any NBA star is, they aren’t immune to injuries. Given that basketball is a physical sport, injuries are a part of the game. Unfortunately, injuries, especially serious ones, can have a serious affect on a player’s career. In fact, more often than not, some teams would rather cut their losses by trading […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans won’t be forgetting about Jamal Murray anytime soon. This is after the Denver Nuggets star torched LeBron James and the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals en route to a stunning 4-0 sweep. Jamal Murray was red-hot throughout the series, and it seems like he will be giving LA supporters some […]

Denver Nuggets star guard Jamal Murray is putting is putting the world on notice once again, wreaking havoc in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. With his craftiness and touch, Murray is averaging 27.7 points, 6.1 assists, and 1.7 steals per game in the postseason. He also is shooting 48.0 percent from the field and 39.8 percent […]

In the lead-up to the Los Angeles Lakers’ must-win Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets, Nikola Jokic said that despite his team’s lead, LeBron James’ presence meant there was still an element of worry for the Nuggets. In the first quarter, Lebron showed why. He was absolutely dominant early, scoring 21 points on 7-9 shooting […]

Even as the Miami Heat are up 2-0 in their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Boston Celtics, Caleb Martin sees that the “job” is far from finished. Martin rose to the occasion in the Heat’s 111-105 win over the Celtics on Friday. The fourth-year forward helped out Jimmy Butler quite a bit on the […]