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Former Los Angeles Lakers point guard Derek Fisher experienced many playoff games and nail-biter moments in the Western Conference team’s quest for five NBA championships in the millennium. He also shared the backcourt with recently deceased and soon-to-be Hall of Fame inducted shooting guard Kobe Bryant. Fisher, 45, a retired pro after 18 years in […]

Since officially retiring in 2013, former NBA MVP point guard Allen Iverson has been an ambassador to the game of basketball and unofficial cheerleader and supporter of many professional players. Once a contemporary and rival to Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard and fellow Hall of Fame inductee Kobe Bryant — who passed away in a […]

The 2020 Hall of Fame class is one of the best we have ever seen, as NBA legends Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant have all been inducted. Garnett spoke on what it means to go into the Hall of Fame with Duncan and Bryant, as well as former WNBA star Tamika Catchings: “To […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most storied franchises in NBA history. With the second most titles in league history, the Hollywood-based franchise featured some of the biggest stars the game of basketball has ever seen. Most would know the Lakers for their great big men over the years, but they also had […]

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar looked back on the tragic death of Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant. For the soccer star who had a personal relationship with the Black Mamba, the basketball icon’s death deeply affected him. Speaking with Vogue Men Arabia, Neymar shared that he and Kobe had a special bond. Neymar is pretty […]

Jamal Crawford couldn’t stop crying when he heard that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had passed away. Bryant and Crawford had a pretty close relationship. In fact, Crawford said that the Lakers icon “had such a giving heart” in an interview with Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson. “Kobe was just out-of-this-world good. He was out-of-this-world […]

Three-time Sixth Man of the Year Award winner Jamal Crawford insists that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant should be on the cover of NBA 2K21. Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal previously said it’s going to happen. With that said, Crawford got excited about the idea. “Oh without a doubt,” Jamal Crawford told Brandon “Scoop B” […]

The Spanish Basketball League is auctioning sneakers autographed by Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. All the money will go to coronavirus relief: The Spanish League is auctioning sneakers autographed by the late Kobe Bryant (still doesn't feel real). All money goes to the fight against coronavirus 🙏 You can bid here: https://t.co/GXC1rMgy3j pic.twitter.com/DH4xPRVYHY — […]

Basketball Hall of Famer and Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley made an appearance on ESPN’s Get Up Monday morning, and shared some major praise for some of the newest inductees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. When host Mike Greenberg asked Chuck about his memories of facing a young Kobe Bryant at […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies, he had a reputation of being soft. That all changed once Pau became teammates with Kobe Bryant, claims Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce. Pierce and the Celtics defeated Kobe, Pau and the Lakers in the 2008 Finals. However, the Lakers got their revenge […]

Now that the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 has been announced, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith took to comparing two of the best NBA players of this remarkable class. Smith said Tim Duncan had a better all-around carer than Kobe Bryant, as the two will soon be enshrined as Hall of Famers along […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley has just opened up about the exact moment the team found out about the untimely passing of the great Kobe Bryant. Speaking to Michael Lee of The Athletic, the Lakers veteran shared how shocked he and the rest of the team were when they first learned about Kobe’s accident. […]

Basketball legend Allen Iverson made sure to welcome the 2020 Hall of Fame class, particularly his fellow ex-NBA stars Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett. @HoopHall 2020!!! Don’t get no better than than this. “The Black Mamba”, “The Big Fundamental” & “The Big Ticket. Welcome to the club!!! pic.twitter.com/l8naKlXH7M — Allen Iverson (@alleniverson) April 6, […]

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay grew to idolize former Los Angeles Lakers legend and Philly native Kobe Bryant. Naturally, Slay is ready to put on for Kobe’s favorite team. The former All-Pro said he plans to do whatever the Eagles need him to do in order to help the team win in 2020, via Tim […]

Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook sent out congratulations to the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame class, one headlined by NBA greats Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. Westbrook hailed the trio as inspiring athletes and people, saying each of them “inspired me as a young buck growing up.” Kobe, KG and Duncan inspired a […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant will formally be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Aug. 29, and many of his fans, family, and friends have been sharing memories of The Black Mamba in the wake of Saturday’s announcement of the historically prolific 2020 class. Comedian Kevin Hart shared an on-brand […]

Former Golden State Warriors guard Monta Ellis has recently opened up about the toughest opponent has had had to face in his entire career. It comes to no surprise that the first name that came to his mind is none other than Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. “I used to have some good one-on-ones […]

Jerry Colangelo sat down with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant to gauge his interest in playing for Team USA back in 2006, just a few days after Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. Bryant was very interested in playing, but Colangelo told the Lakers icon: “We may need you to be the […]

Former Phoenix Suns owner and current Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Hall of Fame Jerry Colangelo says Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant “knew he was really special” at a young age. Colangelo remembered Bryant coming to Phoenix for a pre-draft workout in 1996 and just had a feeling Kobe was going […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson says it breaks his heart to know that we won’t get to hear Kobe Bryant’s Hall of Fame speech. Kobe was named an NBA Hall of Famer on Saturday: Magic Johnson on Kobe Bryant being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame: "It breaks my heart that he won't […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. It’s just two months after his tragic passing in a helicopter crash. With that being said, few people around the NBA know Bryant as well as Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka. Pelinka served as Bryant’s agent throughout the shooting […]

Kobe Bryant was a five-time NBA champion and a former MVP of the league. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest players in the history of basketball. Now, Bryant will posthumously be awarded with the one of the highest honors in the game as a member of the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame class. Shortly […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was officially named to the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Class, joining fellow NBA icons Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan as well as WNBA superstar Tamika Catchings in a loaded class. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss reacted to the news on Saturday, noting Bryant’s competitiveness on the floor as well […]

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class for 2020 is now official and will be highlighted by Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Tamika Catchings, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. Rudy Tomjanovich, Barbara Stevens, Eddie Sutton and Kim Mulkey will also be inducted. While every Hall of Fame class is star-studded, […]

When talking about the deadliest starting lineups the NBA has seen over the past two decades (and perhaps even ever), there’s little doubt that the 2017-18 Golden State Warriors will be at the very top of any list. We will be discussing this championship-winning side more later on, but before that, we also have four […]

In his piece for The Players’ Tribune, Pau Gasol talked about how he’s “missing” Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant a lot right now during the coronavirus pandemic. Gasol says he’s never been around a guy like Kobe who responded to adversity so well. “I’m really missing Kobe these days, and the things he taught […]

Former NBA All-Star Pau Gasol delivered a powerful message through The Players’ Tribune where he talked about using Kobe Bryant’s mentality to get through the coronavirus. The virus has pretty much forced everyone into lockdown. Sports — including the NBA — are either postponed or canceled, and people are worried about their jobs and future […]

Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett will be inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame for the Class of 2020, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball @Hoophall Class of 2020, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Formal announcements will be […]

Chicago Bulls Hall of Fame writer Sam Smith did an AMA on Reddit recently and shared an awesome story involving Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and Bulls icon Michael Jordan. As we all know, Jordan and Bryant were two of the fiercest competitors in NBA history. Kobe was basically Jordan 2.0. Smith recalls a […]

Los Angeles Lakers great and basketball icon Kobe Bryant may be gone but his spirit is living on forever. In the latest music video by hip hop star Drake, he displayed Bryant’s legendary 8 and 24 jerseys as a shout out to the departed star. In his music video for the song Toosie Slide, notice […]

When Chris Paul and Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant teamed up on All-Star teams, it was pretty much over for everyone else. Paul remembers beating “the hell out of people” with Kobe as his teammate in All-Star Games: .@CP3 and Mamba had that same hunger 💯 pic.twitter.com/9lWPCZ79Yw — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 2, 2020 […]

As part of a recent appearance on the All The Smoke podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, 10-time NBA All-Star Chris Paul lamented the fact that he never got to play alongside Lakers icon Kobe Bryant. In 2011, the NBA vetoed an epic trade that would have made Paul and Bryant teammates in Los […]

WNBA legend Sue Bird told an epic Kobe Bryant story involving Paul Pierce after the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics in the 2008 NBA Finals. Piece and the Celtics defeated Kobe and the Lakers in six games. Pierce won Finals MVP and Bryant’s quest for championship number four came up short. Bird […]

In what is the first post submitted since his tragic death earlier this year, the Instagram page of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant noted the release of The Wizenard Series: Season One on Tuesday. “Welcome back to Dren!,” the post reads. “We hope you are all ready to catch up with the West Bottom Badgers for […]

The 2019-20 NBA season can be tagged as the breakout year of Boston Celtics swingman Jayson Tatum. After being named an All-Star for the first time, he followed it up by recording a strong February that led him to win the Player of the Month honor for the Eastern Conference. Now, joining John Goodman’s “Good […]

Danny Green used to guard Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant all the time back when he was on the San Antonio Spurs, so he knows firsthand how difficult it was to stop the Black Mamba. During an interview with Omar Raja of ESPN, the Lakers sharpshooter talked about Bryant’s elite scoring ability and how […]

The towel Kobe Bryant hanging over his shoulders as he addressed the Los Angeles Lakers crowd for the final time on April 13, 2016 was just sold for over $30,000. The buyer is reportedly a Lakers fan and items collector who apparently has dreams of creating a Lakers museum based in Souther California (via Amanda […]

By now, everyone knows Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving had a very close relationship. To recall, Irving actually FaceTimed Bryant from his locker after the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals in seven epic games. That’s just one anecdote detailing […]

In an Instagram Live interview, Carmelo Anthony of the Portland Trail Blazers reminisced about his early basketball years. The story of when Melo gained Kobe Bryant’s respect especially warmed every fan’s heart. Talking to Dwyane Wade, the Blazers veteran recounted a night against the Los Angeles Lakers, back on his rookie year with the Denver […]