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In Friday’s 133-118 win against the Chicago Bulls, Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 54 points and pointed to the sky towards NBA icon Kobe Bryant. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among the nine victims that died in a helicopter crash last Sunday.   Kyrie Irving looked up to Bryant as a mentor and […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers believes his team can pay tribute to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant by winning the 2020 Finals. Bryant’s only connection with the Clippers was when he considered signing with the team in 2004, but he also had a close relationship with Rivers, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and […]

This week has been nothing short of a nightmare for the Los Angeles Lakers organization, losing lifelong Laker and retired superstar shooting guard Kobe Bryant, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26. The Lakers, and the whole NBA, have searched for ways to honor the legacy […]

Staples Center has debuted its on-court decals honoring Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Bryant tragically passed away on Sunday in a terrible helicopter crash. Eight other people died in the crash, including Kobe’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Staples Center court decals honoring Lakers legend Kobe Bryant pic.twitter.com/9rV138ZDHa — Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) February 1, 2020 Lakers […]

As a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James revealed on his latest Instagram post that he got a new tattoo. The tattoo, a Black Mamba snake coiling around the numbers 8 and 24 are an obvious tribute to Bryant who was famously nicknamed “The Black Mamba” and wore 8 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will play their first game since the tragic death of lifelong star player Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna last Sunday with Friday’s matchup with the visiting Portland Trail Blazers. While the contest is expected to dim in compare of the celebration and public memorial for the Bryants, the Lakers […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard knows Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center is going to be emotional. After all, it is the first game the Purple and Gold are playing since the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi. Like he was to so many players […]

Stand-up comedian Ari Shaffir had a gig at the New York Comedy Club canceled following controversial remarks about recently deceased Los Angeles Lakers retired star shooting guard Kobe Bryant. According to The Times of Israel, the comedy club canceled Shaffir’s Tuesday set and also issued a statement saying it does not plan on working with […]

Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson will wear a tribute mask for Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on Friday. The mask also honors Bryant’s daughter, Gigi: Kobe Bryant tribute mask. @AnaheimDucks Goalie John Gibson will wear it tonight. pic.twitter.com/UiEHSWUSWv — Liz Habib (@LizHabib) January 31, 2020 The Lakers host the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal bought a fan, Patrick Martin, a laptop after Martin offered his sympathies to Shaq for the recent deaths of Kobe Bryant and O’Neal’s sister, Ayesha Harrison-Jex, who died in October after a battle with cancer. O’Neal and Bryant won three titles together with the Lakers. They are one of […]

After the NBA canceled and postponed Tuesday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers at the Staples Center, the building Kobe Bryant built hosted its next basketball game when the Clippers lost against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. Despite being Bryant and the Lakers’ little brother for most of the future Hall of Fame […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, has posted a heartfelt post on Instagram about the tragic death of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. Bryant and Gianna tragically passed away on Sunday in a terrible helicopter crash. Six other people died in the crash as well: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7_3wtql4hs/?igshid=1mswp6cbr2q43&fbclid=IwAR1q461hX4RXO5oDY5ViVyCsap2TE4pxRPxgvft4rbKccohP0fvqBpP7FEw […]

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. It’s the first game the Lakers are playing since the tragic death of Kobe Bryant. The L.A. Live campus outside Staples Center has become a large Kobe memorial ever since he died this past Sunday in a helicopter accident. Hundreds of thousands of people […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have honored Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna with a moving tribute video. The Blazers face off against the Lakers on Friday. This is L.A.’s first game since Bryant and his daughter tragically passed away in a helicopter crash: For Kobe & Gigi pic.twitter.com/yD8iY4Z5qI — Portland Trail […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Jordan Clarkson, who played with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, is still processing the death of the five-time NBA champion. Clarkson says Bryant, who is this generation’s Michael Jordan, was like Superman: Jordan Clarkson, on Kobe Bryant’s death: “Kob being one of my teammates, my mentor, it just got me […]

The 2020 NBA All-Star Game will honor the late Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant, the league announced Friday. Team LeBron will be wearing the No. 2 jersey to honor Gianna and Team Giannis will wear the No. 24 jersey to honor Kobe. All the jerseys will also feature a patch displaying nine stars, representing the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, the first game the team has played since the tragic death of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Fans at tonight’s Lakers game against the Blazers will receive shirts to honor Bryant: Fans at tonight’s Lakers game against the Trail Blazers will receive these shirts to […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel spoke eloquently about the Sunday loss of franchise legend Kobe Bryant, admitting it’s difficult to strike the right balance between checking in with his players and allowing them some room to grieve. “The biggest thing is that there’s no wrong emotions when it comes to something like this,” […]

Carmelo Anthony has not been with the Portland Trail Blazers in the past few days, putting his status for Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers in question. According to Shams Charania of Stadium, the veteran forward will not play on Friday due to his continued grief over the loss of longtime friend Kobe Bryant. […]

Former NBA center and ESPN personality Kendrick Perkins was feeling himself after sharing an anecdote about the late Kobe Bryant. After honoring the memory of the Los Angeles Lakers great, Perkins soon re-routed to basking in flowers, telling the story of how Bryant once stopped him at a club to tell him he’s one of […]

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal had a unique relationship on the Los Angeles Lakers, which is why Shaq is deeply affected by The Black Mamba’s death. As a part of his coping mechanism, Shaq decided to talk about Kobe’s antics when he was alive. One of the things he brought up was how a young […]

There is no doubt that Shaquille O’Neal has been one of the most affected by the untimely loss of former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant. O’Neal recently took part in the NBA’s tribute show for Bryant, in which the big man spoke about his grief and how difficult it has been for him to […]

LOS ANGELES – Before he became a superstar in the NBA, Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George was simply a kid in Palmdale who looked up to the same hero as everyone else in Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant. The Los Angeles Lakers legend tragically passed away with his daughter, Gianna, and seven other people in […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ Paul George is considering honoring Kobe Bryant with a jersey number change. As the NBA continues to mourn the death of Bryant, George is thinking of switching his jersey number. The veteran forward currently wears No. 13, but he’s thinking of going back to No. 24. No. 24 was the jersey […]

New details surrounding the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of NBA icon Kobe Bryant and eight others emerged on Thursday. Initial reports revealed that harsh weather conditions did play a factor in the helicopter crashing. The helicopter collided to a fogbound mountainside in Calabasas, California last Sunday. But as it turns out,  the Sikorsky […]

In Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young joined Kobe Bryant as the only two players with 25 points and 10 assists before halftime. Young was those most affected by the deaths of Kobe Bryant and her daughter Gigi. Young actually had the opportunity to meet the two, with Bryant citing […]

The Los Angeles Clippers honored Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant with a tribute video which was narrated by Paul George. The Clippers’ beautiful tribute video for Kobe Bryant, Gigi Bryant, and the other victims of the helicopter crash, narrated by Clippers’ star Paul George, followed by a moment of silence. pic.twitter.com/pEBsFvAcqK — Tomer Azarly […]

The achievements of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on the NBA hardwood are well known. For years, people of all backgrounds gravitated to a special place: being a witness to the next logic-defying achievement Bryant would make for the Lakers. Managing to win five-championships, earn 15 All-NBA nominations, 18 All-Star appearances, and two scoring […]

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry spoke to TNT’s Allie LaForce on Thursday to discuss the tragic death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Curry, like the entire NBA community, is hurting at the moment: Steph Curry on Kobe Bryant's passing: "It hurts, as a father, knowing the hole he's not able to […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are leaving Kobe Bryant’s retired jerseys uncovered as they host the Sacramento Kings at Staples Center on Thursday night, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. Clippers players also wore warm ups with a “KB24” patch stitched on the front and the No. 24 on the back as they honor Bryant, who–along with […]

Indiana Pacers All-Star shooting guard Victor Oladipo admits he’s sad he was never able to meet Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in person. Bryant and Oladipo only had a few chats over the phone: “I talked to him a few times on the phone, texted with him a few times, but I never got […]

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka issued an official statement on the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant, calling Bryant his “best friend” and Kobe’s daughter Gianna–who also perished in Sunday’s helicopter accident–his “goddaughter:” Rob Pelinka released a very beautiful statement just now. It begins: “On Sunday, I lost my best friend and my sweet […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant helped New Orleans Pelicans big man Jahlil Okafor overcome the street fight incident he went through during his rookie season with the Philadelphia 76ers. Okafor is one of the players who is changing his jersey number to honor Bryant. “I went through an incident my rookie season and had […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has gotten a Kobe Bryant tribute tattoo, per TMZ. The Lakers trained outside on a football field on Thursday as they get ready to play their first game since the tragic death of Bryant. LeBron James Reveals Kobe Bryant Tribute Tattoo https://t.co/uh8vnSZPAz — TMZ (@TMZ) January 30, 2020 The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers trained outside on a football field on Thursday as they get ready to play their first game since the tragic death of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Lakers head coach Frank Vogel says the team is getting lost in the work as their form of group therapy: Frank Vogel was the lone […]

When a disgruntled Kobe Bryant wanted out of Los Angeles in 2007, the Lakers understood they had to shake things up to build a championship roster around the “Black Mamba.” On Feb. 1 of 2008, the Lakers made a splash, trading a number of players and draft picks to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for […]

Before the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Orlando Magic on Sunday — the day Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant tragically passed away in a helicopter crash — Clippers star Kawhi Leonard had some words of encouragement for his teammates. Clippers shooting guard Landry Shamet told reporters on Thursday that Leonard told the team to […]

Like many others, Houston Rockets All-Star James Harden is taking the loss of Kobe Bryant hard. The two shared a close bond, despite the fact that they played on opposing teams. In fact, many view Harden as Kobe’s original protégé. Harden cried before Monday night’s game against the Utah Jazz. It was just one day […]

The NBA has announced major changes to the All-Star Game format, including a tribute for the late Kobe Bryant. Quarters will consist of a mini-game to benefit charity before an untimed fourth quarter with a target score will decide which team walks away with the win. Scores will be reset back to 0-0 at the […]