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The last time the basketball world caught a glimpse of Jayson Tatum, the Boston Celtics rookie dropped 24 points in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now, he has turned to a familiar No. 24 to unleash hell on an Eastern Conference devoid of LeBron. ESPN’s Chris […]

Kobe Bryant, who spent his childhood in Italy, was already playing grown men twice or even thrice his age. Below is a photo of Bryant matching up against an Italian professional baller, as posted by Redditor r/lakers. One can immediately see the disparity in their size. Bryant was just 12 years old during this time. […]

The term “stan” has become increasingly popular in social media circles over the years and only added to the Oxford English Dictionary last year, 15 years after Eminem’s chart-topping hit “Stan” dominated radio stations and MTV shows. And yes, this will eventually involve Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and all-time great LeBron James. The definition states “an […]

Like all of us, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss has fantasied about the idea of newly acquired superstar LeBron James and Lakers’ legend Kobe Bryant playing together for the franchise. It would be something truly extraordinary to watch. Recently Buss spoke out on the potential of it coming to fruition via The Weekend Podcast. […]

Back in 2013, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban suggested that the Los Angeles Lakers amnesty Kobe Bryant. He might have heard Cuban’s suggestion and responded the most classic Black Mamba manner. Bryant exploded for 38 points against Cubans’ very own team. It was clear that there’s no way Bryant would let the Lakers amnesty him. […]

College basketball Hall-Of-Fame coach John Calipari wanted to draft Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in the summer of 1996 whilst he was head coach of the New Jersey Nets. Of course Bryant was selected by the Charlotte Hornets and then quickly shipped off to the Lakers, where he went on to have a brilliant […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant wins on and off the court. In 2013, Bryant invested millions in BodyArmor, a rehydrating drink for athletes. Today, his $6 million investment is now worth $200 million. Just yesterday, Reuters reported that Coca-Cola has bought a minority stake in BodyArmor to pose a bid against the fast growth of […]

When LeBron James’ Los Angeles mural was desecrated just days after it was made, the greater majority condemned the vandals for setting out on such a cowardly and disrespectful act. In this light, hip-hop artist Ice Cube has recently raised a rather rational argument on why he believes it was the own artists’ fault. Speaking […]

Fresh off of the success of the BIG3’s sophomore season, league founder Ice Cube has revealed that he has his sights set on one of the biggest names in NBA history as a potential participant in next year’s edition. Speaking to sportscaster Rich Eisen on his “Rich Eisen Show” podcast, Ice Cube has made public […]

Rap mogul and BIG3 founder Ice Cube has recently chimed in on the whole LeBron James versus Kobe Bryant debate. With the Los Angeles Lakers recently acquiring the services of James, inevitable comparisons between himself and one of the greatest Lakers of all time have been endless. However, Ice Cube believes that there is no […]

Gary Payton looked back on his 2004 stint with the Los Angeles Lakers, particularly on what went wrong with it. Speaking on The Herd with Colin Cowherd, Payton pointed out a spate of reasons on why the legendary team comprised of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal in their prime, Karl Malone, and himself failed to win a […]

It’s the NBA offseason, so it feels like it’s a good time to just talk about some of the legends of the game. For this piece, let’s look back at that one time when Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant predicted that he would score 50 points or more in a game at least one […]

The sneakerhead community was absolutely pumped when San Antionio Spurs star DeMar DeRozan recently debuted Nike’s latest Kobe Bryant sneakers. Perhaps none more than Los Angeles Lakers incoming sophomore Kyle Kuzma, who took to Twitter to share his enthusiasm. Good lord!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 can’t wait to rock these on the court🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/GyPNsdPWD3 — kuz (@kylekuzma) August 12, […]

Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant’s name is forever etched in the list of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball. Known with the nicknames of “The Black Mamba” and “Mr. 81”, Kobe will be remembered as one of the best clutch players of all-time. Before formally retiring in 2016, Kobe endured numerous […]

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan appears to be the chosen one. This is with regard to being the prime candidate to publicly debut Nike’s latest unreleased Kobe Bryant kicks. This is not the first time DeRozan was among the first to test out an exclusive pair of Nike sneakers, as he has debuted […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic has a future Hall of Fame teammate in Dirk Nowitzki and a future Hall of Famer’s signed jersey in Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s. It’s fun to be the Mavs guard these days. The Slovenian hotshot, who was selected third overall by the Atlanta Hawks in June’s NBA Draft […]

Tuscaloosa had a very special guest recently, as former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant rolled into the Alabama Crimson Tide’s turf on Thursday to give some advice and tips to keep themselves motivated for the upcoming college football season. In front of Alabama’s players and coaching staff, Bryant spoke about what it takes to […]

Ice Cube, hip-hop legend and co-founder of BIG3, admitted that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s farewell game triggered the creation of the basketball league which features mostly ex-NBA players who can still ball. In an interview with Ben Ladner of Sports Illustrated, Ice Cube recalled Bryant’s final game. He said that the idea of starting […]

The NCAA will now allow “elite” high school and prospective college athletes to be represented by an agent, while also permitting players to return to school if undrafted by the NBA, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. This is a huge progressive change, which is paving the way for the removal of the one-and-done era, […]

In his 20-year NBA career, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant was known to play through injuries, gutting out entire games with broken fingers and sprained ankles. But an Achilles tear is not something he could play through, and it cost Bryant an entire season during the back end of his career. Because this was […]

Utah Jazz standout Donovan Mitchell’s memorable putback slam last season was posted side-by-side to a Kobe Bryant dunk, and the two plays turned out to be eerily similar. Shout out to House of Highlights for this amazing find. https://www.instagram.com/p/BmElHPuF-5w/ The side-by-side comparison was edited to perfection; it was as if the words of veteran commentator […]

Six-time Pro Bowl participant Terrell Owens was inducted to the NFL Hall of Fame on Saturday. In his acceptance speech, the 44-year-old gave a shout out to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, stating how the latter served as an inspiration for Owens throughout his career. In the touching moment, Owens thanked Bryant for his […]

LeBron James and Kobe Bryant are two of the greatest players in the history of the NBA. Both James and Bryant are known for their incredible playoff performances, but LeBron has done something Kobe never did. According to Reddit user Celticsfor18th, James recorded a Game Score of 40 or higher in three playoff games in […]

There was a time in the league when Matt Barnes and Kobe Bryant were rivals in the court. The nature of their rivalry bordered on the extreme. Although Barnes was not a superstar and merely a role player back in the day, he was just as competitive as those of the elites like the Los […]

Rams quarterback Jared Goff may anger some L.A. fans with his preference for Stephen Curry over Kobe Bryant. When Sam Alipour of ESPN The Magazine asked Goff to choose between the two, the 23-year-old quarterback had this to say about the Golden State Warriors guard and the Los Angeles Lakers legend: “Curry! Come on, that’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a dream off season so far as they signed the world’s greatest player in LeBron James. President of basketball operations Magic Johnson and Lakers’ General Manager Rob Pelinka got the deal done as Johnson secured James’ services after a three hour conversation at James’ home in LA. Now that […]

A few days ago, former Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille O’Neal successfully planted a rumor that Kobe Bryant could be planning to come out of retirement to play with LeBron James in Hollywood. So many took it seriously that Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, had to take to social media to dispel gossips about Kobe’s NBA return. Well, […]

In the recent weeks, numerous people have speculated and hoped that Los Angeles Lakers legend and future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant would come out of retirement and play again for the Lakers alongside LeBron James. Even Bryant’s former Laker teammate Shaquille O’ Neal told TMZ in a recent interview that Bryant was coming back […]

With LeBron James now donning the purple and gold, former Los Angeles Lakers big man Shaquille O’Neal declared that his former partner-in-crime Kobe Bryant is about to make a return. In PodcastOne Sportsnet’s The BIG Podcast with Shaq, the big man spoke about the rumor he was spreading about Bryant making a return to the Lakers. […]

Kobe Bryant has been evaluating talent for most his NBA career, and now that he’s retired, he’s put those skills to work during his recent partnership with ESPN, sprouting “Detail” — a show that shines a much different light in players and team’s offensive and defensives schemes. Bryant recently worked with Boston Celtics forward Jayson […]

The charismatic Shaquille O’Neal wasn’t short of bold predictions when asked about a potential return to the league to play alongside his former running mate LeBron James, this time wearing a purple-and-gold uniform. “Nah, I’m done, man,” a hulking O’Neal told TMZ Sports as he was leaving the Budweiser LIVE five-on-five charity basketball tournament in Downtown […]

Despite Kobe Bryant being having last played basketball in a Lakers uniform over two years ago, at least one fan thinks it is possible that Kobe still has some game left in him. Aspiring 19-year old rapper Trippie Redd had an eyebrow-raising prediction when questioned on the future of the Laker organization. Per TMZ, the teenager […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant and Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum got into a little heated Twitter conversation earlier this week. This came after McCollum had Durant on an episode of his podcast last week where Durant told the young Blazers guard his team had no chance to make it out of the […]

Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, one of the top rookies last season, is working out with none other than Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Yes, you read that right — the past and the future of rival franchises, together. Below are some photos of Bryant and Tatum, as posted on the latter’s Instagram […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are only two years removed from saying goodbye to their longtime star Kobe Bryant, as he headed for retirement. Yet it only took two years for them to reload with another all-time great, signing LeBron James to a four-year, $154 million deal to don the purple-and-gold. While James could bring his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers caught the biggest fish this summer, when they signed LeBron James to a four-year, $153 million deal. And by doing so, the Lakers have increased their chances not only of making it to the playoffs for the first time since 2013, but also of making it all the way into the […]

Sylvester Stallone is the latest to weigh in on the new Kobe Bryant and LeBron James dynamic in Los Angeles. A reporter from TMZ asked Stallone a hypothetical situation wherein there’s only one table left in a restaurant. To whom will he give the last table? The current Lakers superstar in LeBron or the L.A. […]

The Golden State Warriors have brought aboard another All-Star caliber talent in center DeMarcus Cousins on a one-year, $5.3 million for next season. However, there are questions about what type of player he will be once he returns from a torn Achilles tendon that has historically changed careers for many NBA players. With that in […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young was a recent subject of Kobe Bryant’s ESPN show Detail, which probably almost made the former Oklahoma Sooners hotshot swoon. Young acknowledges the attention he drew from the future Hall of Famer shooting guard by posting a message on Twitter to let Bryant know that he’s taking down notes. I’m […]