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Charlotte Hornets swingman Gordon Hayward has been playing in shoes honoring Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Hayward has been sporting his signature Anta Hayward 2s, but this pair has an ode to his personal link with Bryant. The snakeskin shoes (a nod to the “Black Mamba”) feature No. 24 on the heel, and the […]

Steve Nash might find the following set of insights on Kobe Bryant interesting. Klay Thompson’s alter ego “Reporter Klay” revealed how he grew into being the premier two-way player he now is during the Golden State Warriors’ broadcast Saturday night. Klay Thompson is already set to go down as one of the greatest shooters in […]

Damian Lillard’s clutch shot over the Chicago Bulls was the first time a jump ball and a game-winning buzzer-beater occurred on the same possession inside the final 10 seconds since Kobe Bryant did it in 2006. Down five points with 8.9 seconds left, the Portland Trail Blazers entered a crunch time that fans have simply […]

Basketball fans everywhere had a field day on social media after a confusing take on Kobe Bryant’s influence on the NBA game with the Los Angeles Lakers. MJ’s influence — He *is* basketballKobe’s influence — Low top sneakersAI’s influence — Tats/braids/be youSteph’s influence — The 3-pointer What’s LeBron’s influence🤔 — BC (@MrCraw4D) January 29, 2021 […]

Former NBA All-Star Baron Davis honored the memory of the late Kobe Bryant with a personal rap. In the commemorative post, Davis praised Bryant for his accolades and mentality both on and off the court. https://twitter.com/BaronDavis/status/1355032881979027457   Davis played in the league from 1999 to 2012, a span closely intersecting with Bryant’s lengthy career. He […]

LeBron James continues to add his name to the Lakers’ record books and join Kobe Bryant in the process. After scoring 20 points in the first half of Los Angeles’ game against the Detroit Pistons Thursday night, James became only the third player in the last 25 years of Lakers’ history to score at least […]

Many have honored Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant in unique fashion, and Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is the latest to do so. The Warriors star is remembering Kobe and Gianna Bryant with a pair of customized shoes that he put some personal touch on. #GirlDad 💜 @StephenCurry30 pic.twitter.com/eRZed2V143 — Golden State […]

Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the passing of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Fans, players, front office members, reporters, and just about anyone else who’s picked up a basketball celebrated the life of Bryant. That included Cleveland Cavs forward/center Larry Nance Jr., who says he’s forever grateful to the Black Mamba. Nance Jr. […]

Shaquille O’Neal’s daughter, Taahirah, surprised her father with a pair of portraits of “The Diesel” and his late Los Angeles Lakers teammate, Kobe Bryant. Shaq posted a video of the portraits, interspersed with clips from a one-on-one interview O’Neal did with Lakers co-star Bryant back in 2018.   View this post on Instagram   A […]

Ask any card fan about Kobe Bryant and you’ll end up hearing a lot of amazing exploits or anecdotes revolving around his legendary career. Whether it’s his 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors, the five rings he won for the Los Angeles Lakers, or the countless clutch shots that delivered victories, you can be sure […]

Remembering Kobe Bryant will never get old for Trae Young. In honor of Kobe’s first death anniversary, the spitfire guard of the Atlanta Hawks took to Twitter to commemorate his childhood hero prior to their game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. He posted a photo of him during his rookie year talking with […]

In order to honor the legacy of Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant, Rachel Nichols of ESPN asked dozens of players about their experiences with the five-time champion and 18-time All-Star, including Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry. For his part, Curry detailed the “disrespectful” look he received from Kobe during his rookie year. “At […]

On the day of Kobe Bryant’s first death anniversary, several NBA players looked back on their first match up with the Los Angeles Lakers great. Houston Rockets big man DeMarcus Cousins, who was part of the Sacramento Kings during that time, realized that his dreams had actually come true upon seeing Kobe. Cousins fondly remembers […]

The Kobe Bryant stories will never end. A year after the tragic passing of the Los Angeles Lakers legend, Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal shared an amusing anecdote about Kobe’s bizarre tactic to get the ball. Kobe famously gave himself the nickname Black Mamba, noting that the “length, snake, the bite, the temperament” fit his […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash did not just battle with Kobe Bryant for most of their careers, but he also had the opportunity to be teammates with the Los Angeles Lakers legend. Now, on the anniversary of Kobe’s passing, Nash admitted that the tragedy of his death doesn’t necessarily lie in the basketball court […]

Philadelphia 76ers legendary point guard Allen Iverson has become one of the many throughout the NBA landscape and beyond to pay tribute to the late, great Kobe Bryant on Tuesday. With Tuesday serving as the one year anniversary of the Los Angeles Lakers legend’s passing, the Sixers great was short and sweet upon honoring his […]

Along with Michael Jordan, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is considered by many as one of the greatest of all time. While Kobe idolized MJ growing up, it was actually another NBA legend that Bryant wanted to emulate in his own game. Jan. 26, 2021 marks the first anniversary of Kobe’s untimely passing, and […]

It has been a full year since Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, passed away with seven other individuals in a tragic helicopter accident. Houston Rockets point guard John Wall is himself a huge Black Mamba fan, and he recently took a moment to speak about Kobe’s legacy. Wall had nothing […]

Jan. 26, 2021 marks the first anniversary of the untimely passing of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna. Former teammate Derek Fisher was one of the many who commemorated the Black Mamba on this day, with Fisher coming out with an endearing message expressing how Kobe and Gianna continue to inspire […]

It has been one year to the day since the tragic passing of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, and the NBPA has decided to honor him with 450 custom jerseys. The players’ association is honoring the late Black Mamba with custom jerseys to be given to active players on last season’s rosters. 1/450 💜💛 One […]

January 26, 2020 will be remembered forever for sports fans everywhere, and for good reason. It has been one year to the day of the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi in a helicopter crash, and the world continues to mourn the death of one of the greatest athletes in history. Bryant’s ex-teammate […]

Part of Kobe Bryant’s legacy will always be his unwavering confidence. Even before he entered the NBA, Kobe always thought highly of himself and knew he could take on any challenge. On the Rejecting the Screen Podcast, host Noah Coslov was joined by former NBA player Rex Walters who shared several stories about Kobe Bryant […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson had a long string of tweets in remembrance of fellow Lakers great Kobe Bryant on the one-year anniversary of his tragic death. Johnson began by saying he prayed for Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, and Kobe’s daughters. This morning I prayed for Vanessa Bryant and the girls. 🙏🏾 — Earvin Magic […]

American rapper and Los Angeles Lakers fan Snoop Dogg honored Kobe Bryant with a song last year for the ESPY Awards, and the tribute still gives us chills on the one-year anniversary of his death. Check it out here if you haven’t seen it, or even if you have: One year. A tribute to Kobe, […]

There are cities across the United States that are remembering Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna on the first-year anniversary of their tragic deaths, including Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Besides Philadelphia and Los Angeles, Bryant and his daughter Gianna will be honored with a plaza in an Italian town that he lived in as a […]

With the one-year anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s death on Tuesday, athletes across the world are speaking out on the legendary basketball star. While commemorating Bryant’s legacy, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors shared how Bryant’s efforts to grow the WNBA and women’s hoops in general inspired him. Via Sports Illustrated’s Howard Beck: “The fact that […]

Like most players in the league, Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard wanted to pick the brain of one of the game’s best players in Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant back then. The two players immediately formed a bond when Lillard first came to the league back in 2012. As his career progressed […]

It’s a sad day for many, as it’s been a year since the world lost Kobe Bryant. To avoid dancing in the mud, and instead of focusing solely on the tragedy, we’re going to look at Kobe Bryant MVP relevant information. Or, more accurately, just how many the Los Angeles Lakers icon should have won. […]

Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, shared a message on her Instagram account on the one-year death anniversary of her husband and daughter, Gianna. A letter came from one of Gianna’s closest friends named Aubrey Callaghan. The letter shared that the 13-year-old was a humble person who didn’t fail to lift up the spirits of the people […]

For so many years, LeBron James carried the Cleveland Cavaliers on his back. On Monday night, he defeated the Cavs nearly all by himself with the Lakers. A scorching-hot LeBron James dropped a season-high 46 points in his return to Northeast Ohio, propelling the Lakers to a 115-108 win at the RocketMortage FieldHouse. It marked […]

In the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, LeBron James exploded for 46 points. This makes James the oldest Laker with a 40-point game since Kobe Bryant’s 60-point explosion in his final career game. James’ scoring outburst guided the Lakers to a 115-108 victory over the Cavs. He shot 19-of-26 from […]

After numerous battles inside the court, it was Kobe Bryant’s efforts outside the NBA that really stuck with former two-time All-Star Zach Randolph. After his last season with the Sacramento Kings in 2019, Randolph enrolled his eldest daughter MacKenly to Kobe Bryant’s Team Mamba, a basketball training camp for a bunch of talented seventh and […]

A year after the tragic death of Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi Bryant, Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty said she honors their legacy every single day by using her platform and trying to lead by example. In a story by Cassandre Negley of Yahoo! Sports, Ionescu, who has […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers hosted LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. The Cavs took this as an opportunity to honor the late, great Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on the eve of his death anniversary. The Cavs showed a tribute video honoring the Black Mamba prior to tip-off (h/t ClutchPoints on Twitter): The […]

Jan. 26, 2021 will mark the first year anniversary of the untimely passing of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Having had a close personal relationship with the fallen legend, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving was one of the many who were deeply affected by the tragedy last year. To honor the Black Mamba on […]

Former Los Angeles Times columnist Arash Markazi dropped the first look at a documentary film about the Kobe Bryant murals around the City of Angels. The documentary, entitled “Sincerely, Los Angeles” will focus on the stories of the people behind the murals in the aftermath of Bryant’s tragic death last January. I can't wait for you all […]

The late Kobe Bryant treated his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate in Pau Gasol as one of his closest friends in the league. Due to their special bond, the Gasol family was left in shock after hearing the news of Bryant’s death along with his daughter Gianna who was both caught in a tragic helicopter […]

Former NBA veteran Pau Gasol recalled the moments leading up to the trade that sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers. Apparently, he crossed paths with the Bryants while working out in a hotel gym in his hometown of Barcelona during the summer of 2007. “It’s crazy how that happened,” Gasol said via ESPN. “There […]

Nearing the one-year anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s passing, his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate and close friend in Pau Gasol took the courage to narrate his experience after hearing the tragic news. “You start getting in this trance where you’re completely frozen,” he said via ESPN. “You’re just stuck in complete shock. You can’t believe […]