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So much for the bright lights of the NBA Finals proving too much for the Toronto Raptors. Playing in their first championship series in franchise history, the Raptors beat the Golden State Warriors 118-109 on Thursday night, putting the defending champions in their first ever 1-0 hole with the Larry O’Brien Trophy on the line. […]

The 2019 NBA Finals start on Thursday in Toronto, but before we get into that, here is a look at some “under the radar” Finals stats and facts, that I’m sure some of you never knew. Hopefully, players participating this year will break few. Player-related records: 1: Only one, from a total of 68 performances […]

Rap legend and BIG3 founder Ice Cube jokes that Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant “has a restraining order on me.” Ice Cube says he’s been trying to get Bryant to play in the BIG3, but Kobe says no every time the two stars cross paths. "@kobebryant has a restraining order on me." 😂@icecube tells […]

Kobe Bryant’s daughter, Gianna, continues to make headlines with her highlight reel with his club team. A video posted by Baller TV via ESPN showed Gianna knocking down a stepback jumper during an AAU game with her club team. Gianna’s move drew comparison to her father, who has made it no secret that he is […]

Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher claims Kobe Bryant is recruiting Kyrie Irving to the Los Angeles Lakers. Irving becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Boston Celtics. Irving has been more heavily linked to the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets, but Bucher says Irving will consider […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant is reportedly “livid” that his name was mentioned in a scathing report detailing the dysfunction in the Los Angeles Lakers organization, according to ESPN’s Steven A. Smith. While Bryant is by no means involved with the disarray in the organization, an anecdote surrounding his former agent Rob Pelinka, now […]

Rob Pelinka, the current general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers, made his name in the sport by being the agent of the great Kobe Bryant throughout the future Hall of Famer’s illustrious career. Pelinka was a loyal agent/friend to Kobe, always standing behind him through the good times and the bad. The link to Kobe […]

Kobe Bryant and his AAU team made an appearance at a WNBA game on Sunday. According to espnW’s official Twitter account, Bryant and his team were at the Los Angeles Sparks vs. Las Vegas Aces game on Sunday. .@kobebryant and his AAU team are here for @LA_Sparks vs. @LVAces 🐍 pic.twitter.com/gCdhJF5xvT — espnW (@espnW) May […]

According to whispers gathered by Stephen A. Smith, Kyrie Irving — who’ll be one of the top free agents this summer — has been talking to Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant. As posted by Twitter user SagaOfNas, the initial consensus among those close to Irving says that there’s no way that the 27-year-old will […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry joined an elite company, and actually surpassed the achievements of current and former NBA superstars. Curry has now scored the most points in a four-game sweep in a playoff series. The Warriors superstar scored 146 points in their four games against the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2019 NBA […]

Magic Johnson shocked the basketball world at the end of the regular season by stepping down as president of the Los Angeles Lakers, but he still has some advice for the franchise he knows and loves, and that advice is for Kobe Bryant to be a bigger part of things going forward: “I don’t know […]

Recently-retired Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade is mulling over the possibility of forming a team featuring himself, Kobe Bryant, and Dirk Nowitzki. A fan by the name of Tyler Allred tweeted Wade on May 19, saying the three of them “should form a team.” Wade responded with several emojis suggesting it’s something worth thinking about. […]

Dr. Judy Seto is reportedly returning to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. Seto was the Lakers’ former head physical therapist and worked with legend Kobe Bryant. She also has been assisting Orlando Magic point guard Markelle Fultz with his recovery from Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in his right shoulder: Dr. […]

Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant congratulated Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and Toronto Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard for their successful playoff runs so far, and he’s expecting both players to put on a show in the Eastern Conference Finals. https://www.instagram.com/p/BxYxnVfHctD/ Both Antetokounmpo and Leonard worked with Bryant last summer to help improve their game. In return, both […]

Norman Powell was nearly out of superlatives, invoking the name of The Black Mamba himself, Kobe Bryant, after witnessing Kawhi Leonard trot out a supernatural performance to even the series at 2-2. The Toronto Raptors forward led all scorers with 39 points and 14 rebounds, also playing a game-high 43 minutes in a clutch effort […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant has passed Kobe Bryant for seventh place all-time on the NBA playoff 3-pointers list. Durant now has a total of 293 3-pointers made in his postseason career to bump down the Los Angeles Lakers legend, who finished with 292 total threes in the playoffs in his illustrious 20-year career. […]

Washington Wizards big man Dwight Howard did not exactly have the best year of his career during his single season with the Los Angeles Lakers. As a matter of fact, many believed that to have been a failed experiment, which led to Howard walking away from the Purple and Gold the following summer as a […]

Daniel Jones has received more flak than any other player selected in the 2019 NFL Draft. To overcome criticism gleaned from the New York Giants taking him at No. 6 overall in the biggest media market in the world, the former Duke quarterback would do well to embrace “Mamba Mentality,” the mindset championed by Los […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving appreciates Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant breaking his game down on “Detail,” Bryant’s show on ESPN+. Irving has talked about how Bryant is one of his mentors in basketball. After Irving won the 2016 championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers, he facetimed Bryant from the locker room, thanking […]

Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal might have had a change of heart with regards to his all-time starting five. Three years ago, the players he selected to be included in his own version of basketball’s best possible quintet were Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Julius Erving, Karl Malone, and Bill Russell. However, he was asked again […]

It remains to be seen whether Dwayne Haskins will develop into a quality starting quarterback at the next level. Given how he plans to hone his craft and lead his teammates, though, it certainly seems like mindset won’t be what holds the Ohio State product back from reaching greatness. During an appearance on the RapSheet […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made NBA history on Monday night, racing back from a 31-point deficit in the second half to beat the Golden State Warriors 135-131, knotting the teams’ first-round series at one game apiece. Time, unfortunately, is likely to render Los Angeles’ stunning come-from-behind victory moot, at least when it comes to big-picture […]

Almost exclusively hiring executives and coaches with past ties to the franchise has been the Los Angeles Lakers’ undoing for years. The extent of the problem reached its zenith earlier this week, when Magic Johnson held an impromptu press conference to announce his resignation as the team’s president of basketball operations, a decision made at […]

LeBron James suffered through one of his most tumultuous seasons in the NBA during his first stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. For one thing, James suffered the most serious injury of his career halfway through the season – causing him to play in a career-low 55 games. Though he was only able to suit […]

Matthew Knowles, father of R&B queen Beyoncé Knowles, recently threw it way back by posting an old video clip of himself playing one-on-one with Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant. The video was taken from the set of Beyoncé’s now-defunct all-female R&B group from the late 90’s/early 2000’s, Destiny’s Child, music video “Bug a Boo.” Bryant […]

Dirk Nowitzki played his final game as a Dallas Maverick last night, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in the team’s 105-94 loss against the San Antonio Spurs. The 21-year veteran received a lot of appreciation and well wishes from fans and his fellow players. He was also congratulated by some of the guys […]

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade says Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan and Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant are the top-two shooting guards in NBA history. Wade is universally recognized as the third-best shooting guard in league history behind Jordan and Bryant. “It’s Jordan, then Kobe, then whoever else you want to put,” Wade told […]

The future of the Los Angeles Lakers became more uncertain following the resignation of Magic Johnson as the team’s President of Basketball Operations. At this point, no one knows just how thorough the Lakers’ search will be, but they will be pressured to find someone with to fill in the spot vacated by Magic, especially […]

Dwyane Wade is closing in on a storybook NBA career. As of Wednesday, the man we have grown to know as “Flash” will no longer be an NBA player, unless his Miami Heat manage to reach the playoffs. While Wade has shown he still has much left in the tank, the three-time NBA champion is […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest players not only in the history of the franchise but of the NBA as well. He made a name for himself by being an unstoppable offensive force, especially in pressure situations. Opposing teams were not assured of a win as long as the Black […]

The GOAT debate is an evergreen one suited for any occasion, yet it isn’t one NBA players find too hard to decide. According to a survey by The Athletic, polling 117 NBA players, the best player of all time is Michael Jordan, and overwhelmingly so. Jordan took a rousing 73% of the vote, while his two […]

Whit the return of HBO’s hit TV series “Game of Thrones” just less than two weeks away, it’s been all everybody seems to be talking about these days. So much so, that even Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant wants in on the action. Recently, main cast member Maisie Williams, who plays the character of […]

Kevin Durant is, without a doubt, one of the best players in the NBA. The Golden State Warriors superstar is in the midst of another fantastic season. He will arguably be the most sought-after free agent this offseason. But Durant is more than just “good.” In fact, as he continues to rack up All-Star nods and […]

Kobe Bryant recently went on SiriusXM NBA Radio to discuss the NBA season writ large, and, not unexpectedly, the lines of questioning ended up returning to Bryant’s former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the season they’ve had in the first year of LeBron James there: "L.A. don't play, man"#Lakers legend Kobe Bryant thinks LeBron […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade says Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant set an “unbelievable, impossible bar” with his final performance in the NBA back in 2016. In Bryant’s last game ever, The Black Mamba scored a whopping 60 points at Staples Center against the Utah Jazz. It was a performance which captivated the NBA […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant recently posted a video on Instagram explaining how he grew up loving the game of basketball and idolizing legends such as Scottie Pippen and Vince Carter. He also said that he would have loved to play with the Los Angeles Lakers with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv2COC-DFlI/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=14vtt1amjn5su Durant, […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum worked out with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant last summer. Bryant was Tatum’s favorite player growing up. The second-year swingman says it “was a dream come true” to train with the Black Mamba while answering questions in a AMA on Reddit: What was it like to train with […]

One of the most dominant duos in NBA history, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, ruled the league like royalty at the turn of the century. Yet, what could have been a complete domination of the decade by the Los Angeles Lakers turned into arguably the biggest divorce in the league’s modern era. A dynastic reign […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have already been eliminated from playoff contention, so all of their fans are already focused on the offseason — during which they can rebuild through draft, free agency and trades Los Angeles is one of the teams expected to make major moves this summer. However, while everybody is talking about the possibility […]