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The recent free throw misses of LeBron James in the clutch has garnered, yet again, comparisons to Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant. Fans defended Bryant at the expense of James, noting that the former would never botch free throws in a game’s critical moment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=69&v=Q4WkCXoOys8 After James missed crucial free throws which eventually led […]

It’s no secret Kobe Bryant knows basketball. It’s also no secret that with the game on the line, it usually helps if you make your free throws. If LeBron would have just made one free throw in Monday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, the game may have ended very differently. Former ESPN employee […]

Comparisons between Los Angeles Lakers newcomer LeBron James and Lakers legend Kobe Bryant were raised a notch higher ever since James’ move to L.A. over the summer. However, despite how people seem to love to pit these two future Hall of Famers against each other, it was recently revealed by Bryant himself that he has […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has recently shared some insight on his exceptional leadership style. According to the future Hall of Famer, he made it a point to make his teammates feel uncomfortable about themselves and their situation. Excerpts from Bryant’s upcoming book Mamba Mentality were published on The Players’ Tribune, and some of the […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade is going to get a farewell tour this season, the same treatment Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant got in the 2015-16 season. Wade is retiring from the NBA when the 2018-19 campaign ends after having a Hall of Fame career. The South Beach legend played in his first […]

In his heyday, Raja Bell was considered as one of the best one-on-one defenders in the game. His physical and tenacious style made his very effective against guarding the premiere scorers of the NBA. One of those scorers he often matched up with is Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. One of their most memorable […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant believes LeBron James and this year’s Lakers team will surprise a lot of people and be better than most experts think. After James signed with the Lakers, L.A. added Rajon Rondo, Lance Stephenson, JaVale McGee, and Michael Beasley. Pundits around the league weren’t high on the Rondo and Stephenson signings since both players aren’t […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant may be a bit, um, biased when it comes to the team he played for 20 seasons. However, the no-nonsense Bryant knows better than most what it takes to be a playoff team, with five NBA championships and 220 playoff appearances (seventh-most of all-time). So if Kobe believes that […]

Since his retirement from the NBA, former Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant has stayed busy with ventures in his career post his playing days. Bryant has now included another future Hall of Famer in one of his ventures as former NFL star quarterback Peyton Manning is set to join him on his ESPN+ show […]

On Wednesday, ESPN Media Zone pumped out a press release that will get die-hard sports fans excited. For the 2018-19 season, NFL legend Peyton Manning will be joining NBA icon Kobe Bryant on ESPN+’s Detail. Detail — the ground-breaking sports analysis program from Academy Award winner Kobe Bryant and ESPN — is returning for an expanded […]

Los Angeles Lakers newcomer Rajon Rondo recently came across a very interesting piece of history. The former Boston Celtics star learned just how Lakers legend Kobe Bryant defeated him and his Celtics in the Finals almost a decade ago. As it turns out, despite the incident happening eight long years ago, it still hit a nerve […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green is notorious for trash talk and he has been known to go toe to toe with the best of them. Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant are two guys though early in his career that he learned he couldn’t talk trash to. Green opened up in an interview with […]

Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, currently of the San Antonio Spurs, both recalled what pioneering coach Tex Winter preached about hustle. In a tweet, Gasol shared his encounter with Winter, particularly during in his year wearing the purple and gold. One of the brightest basketball minds that I’ve ever known. I’ll […]

Before the Los Angeles Lakers ascended into prominence with the signing of LeBron James, an undecided owner Jeanie Buss sought the advice of a recently-retired Kobe Bryant, who used alliteration from the famed HBO series Game of Thrones to inspire her into making one of the most pivotal decisions during his stint with the franchise. […]

Former NBA coach Tex Winter, a pioneer of the triangle offense that led the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers to multiple NBA championships, passed away on Wednesday in Manhattan, Kansas at the age of 96. One of his long-time pupils, Kobe Bryant, decided to send out a heartfelt dedication to Winter on Instagram. “My […]

Zach LaVine and his family are diehard basketball fans and their dogs can attest to this fact. Well, they won’t be able to tell you that, but their names are revealing. In a video post by the the Chicago Bulls on Twitter, LaVine is seen with a pack of good boys. Two of his father’s dogs […]

The NBA community is abuzz concerning an iconic Kobe Bryant play that took place in a game in 2010. Matt Barnes seemingly faked the ball right at Kobe’s face and Bryant didn’t flinch in the slightest. But Twitter sleuths recently found angles that raise doubts as to whether Barnes was faking the ball directly at Kobe. […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant definitely hasn’t stepped on the brakes after his retirement a few years ago. Bryant, along with Houston Rockets superstar James Harden and other notable athletes, announced the founding of ‘Art of Sport’, a body care product line specifically made for players and sportsmen and women. The five-time NBA champion […]

Ever since he retired, it may not seem like it, but legendary Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant is definitely missed in action. From the 18-time All-star’s, clutch moments, magical shots, and show of alpha male like superiority, there will never be another one like Bryant in the NBA. For everything that he has done […]

LeBron James is the latest superstar to play for the Los Angeles Lakers, effectively filling the void left by Kobe Bryant. James is filling more than just that superstar void; he’s also taking Kobe’s old stall in a newly renovated Staples Center locker room. Kobe stans will be furious. LeBron is in Kobe’s old stall(s) […]

Today is a bad day for Kobe Bryant stans who have held the Los Angeles Lakers legend to the ultimate pedestal throughout and after his illustrious career. Aerial photo footage of the infamous no-flinch highlight that has made Bryant the Chuck Norris of the NBA world was dispelled today, as it turns out Matt Barnes […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is not interested in making a cameo in Space Jam 2 where current Lakers star LeBron James will be the protagonist in the movie. In an interview with Access, Bryant jokingly said he’ll direct the film instead of being in it. “Being in front of the camera for me […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball is usually seen playing hoops in a pair of Big Baller Brand kicks. However, the Chino Hills native decided to wear a variant of Kobe Bryant’s signature shoe during Wednesday’s practice session. Lonzo Ball (@ZO2_) rocking Kobe’s during the second day of training camp #Lakers pic.twitter.com/Xebsl6Nb6i — Ryan […]

Phil Jackson, the legendary head coach who guided the Los Angeles Lakers to multiple championships in the 2000s, initially thought that Kobe Bryant treated the game of basketball with disrespect. As reported by Kit Rachlis of The California Sunday Magazine, Jackson shared his observation on Bryant’s first All-Star game. At first, Jackson saw that Bryant […]

Rajon Rondo, who’s now part of the Los Angeles Lakers, recently discovered how Kobe Bryant beat them in the 2010 NBA Finals. As reported by Mike Trudell via NBA.com, the ex-Celtic revealed that prior to sitting for the interview, he found exactly how Bryant beat them in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals. Rondo […]

Even after retiring, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant wakes up at four o’clock in the morning to work out. In a wide-ranging interview with Lewis Howes, Bryant, among other things, discussed in detail how he has adjusted from 20 years of playing professional ball to working on other endeavors outside of the sport. When […]

Last year’s draft class was a pretty deep one in terms of the number of rookies who made significant impact for their respective team. Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell, the two rookies that were leading the Rookie of the Year Race for the majority of the year, both put up gaudy numbers and led their […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s post-retirement resume includes mentoring and passing on knowledge to some of the NBA’s up-and-coming stars. Bryant’s services are definitely in demand, as the 5-time champion surely has a lot of knowledge and advice to offer these young players on how to be more effective on the basketball court. One […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is keeping busy in retirement and the latest news is that he contacted the best-selling novelist Paulo Coehlo about possibly working together per Lucas Pastore of UOL. “Kobe Bryant phoned me about three months ago. He wanted us to do something together, maybe a book written with four hands.” […]

Toronto Raptors swingman Kawhi Leonard was putting in work this summer, as a recent photo saw him posing next to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in what could be seen as an omen for those hoping he stays in Toronto past this 2018-19 season. While Bryant has been known to help plenty of people, […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma has been putting in the work during this offseason and with the help of none other than franchise icon Kobe Bryant. The up-and-coming Lakers young star went to work with The Black Mamba, hoping to elevate his game that much more after a breakthrough rookie season. “Yeah I did,” […]

Seattle may have lost its SuperSonics over a decade ago but the city has now earned itself a championship courtesy of the WNBA’s Storm. Rightfully so, the team’s 3-0 sweep of the Washington Mystics in the Finals caught the attention of NBA stars such LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, among others. Breanna Stewart was the […]

For 20 years in the league, Laker Legend Kobe Bryant has dazzled us with his array of scoring outbursts, impossible shots, and clutch game winners. It was a sad sight for the league and especially the Lakers to see the beloved Hall of Famer hang it all up. With former Cavalier star LeBron James moving […]

Kobe Bryant has been known to be a master motivator for current NBA stars like Isaiah Thomas, Devin Booker, and others hoping to take their careers to greater heights. His advice hasn’t always been reserved to post-retirement sessions, as he once did with former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Pau Gasol after winning the gold medal […]

Since retiring, Kobe Bryant has become a mentor for current players around the NBA and WNBA. The latest player to call upon Bryant’s wisdom is Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks. Parker posted an Instagram on Tuesday where she is working on her footwork with the all-time great. Not many players were more meticulous […]

Despite already being two years removed from being an active NBA superstar, stories about Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant’s work ethic continue to emerge to this day. This time around, Jonathan Abrams of Bleacher Report shares a story about how Bryant pretty much single-handedly established what is known today as the Olympic Breakfast Club. This […]

Everybody loves nostalgia. Everybody also loves a feel-good story. This is exactly why the basketball world is egging on Kobe Bryant to come out of retirement, lace up his sneakers, and don The Purple and Gold for one last hurrah. Bryant, who just turned 40, retired from the game in 2016. And boy did he […]

USA Basketball went on a mission after returning home with a bronze medal in the Athens 2004 Olympics, committed to bringing back the gold under a clean house led by front office guru Jerry Colangelo. Former Lakers great Kobe Bryant, who was fresh off an NBA Finals loss to the Detroit Pistons, would prove the […]

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka is one of Kobe Bryant’s closest friends. The former knows the latter like the back of his hand. So when Pelinka notes a Bryant characteristic that is evident in Rajon Rondo, then that is enough reason already to believe so. Appearing on ESPN 710, Pelinka recalled an observation out […]