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It looks like Brian Shaw is on the verge of returning to the Los Angeles Lakers. Brad Turner of the LA Times reports that the Lakers are nearing a deal for Shaw to become Luke Walton’s lead assistant coach. Brian Shaw and the Lakers are nearing a deal for him to become Luke Walton's lead […]

Kobe Bryant may no longer be in the NBA, but his work ethic and desire to learn from others with success have not wavered one bit. After Bryant works out in the morning these days, he heads to his publishing and production company to “kick around ideas” for stories. Because of his status as one of […]

If you haven’t forgotten, there is still an open invitation from executives at TNT for Kobe Bryant to join the show Inside The NBA as a co-host with the current crew. Since his retirement, Kobe has been silent on the invite, even after Charles Barkley first mentioned on live TV that there is a spot for him, if […]

Kobe Bryant‘s last career game was one for the ages, and someone paid a hefty price to own a part of that history. According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, a piece of the floor from the Staples Center used during the game sold online for $179,100 to an anonymous buyer, with the proceeds going to the Laker […]

Nike just announced what will be the final colorway in the line of the Kobe 11 shoes, from his last signature pair as a player in the NBA. This specific shoe, mainly in the color black, was designed to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant‘s nickname The Black Mamba. It appears to be what would’ve been essentially a […]

Lakers legend Kobe Bryant went out in a shower of confetti and praise after capping his career with a 60-point performance and a last-minute win in his final game. The five-time NBA champion and 18-time All-Star was praised across the league by players and coaches of past and present, along with copious writers, broadcasters, and fans […]

We haven’t seen many players in the history of the NBA, let alone these days, who have the same kind of motor that Kobe Bryant demonstrated throughout his 20-year career. His will to win was second to none, he was willing to pay the price that others weren’t to come out on top, and he […]

Kobe Bryant ended his epic 60-point career finale with a great farewell speech, that itself had its own great ending: Mamba out. We’ve already seen Barack Obama copy Kobe’s closing phrase in recent weeks, and now Coach K is getting in on the action too. At the Duke graduation ceremony this weekend, Mike Krzyzewski ended […]

It’s clear that Stephen Curry is now the face of the NBA. After winning his second consecutive MVP during a historic season in which the Golden State Warriors went 73-9, it would appear fans can’t get enough of the baby-faced assassin. According to sales on the NBA’s official website, the 2015-16 MVP led the league […]

Kobe Bryant just completed an incredible 20-year career in the NBA, but his hard work ethic hasn’t slowed down one bit. Now that his attention has shifted from the basketball court, Bryant is staying very busy with his company, Kobe Inc. One of their first big moves is to cement the Black Mamba moniker as […]

It looks like recently retired Lakers star Kobe Bryant is not done with his former teammate Shaquille O’neal after all. No, he has not announced that he’s joining the NBA on TNT. Kobe has decided to train this summer with Shaq’s son, Shareef O’Neal. Shareef told TMZ that Kobe offered to train with him this […]

It’s been about a month since Kobe Bryant‘s final NBA game, and while most of the basketball world is focused on the postseason as it continues into its later stages, people are still talking about Bryant dropping a 60 burger to cap off his career. Include Gordon Hayward in the conversation. The Utah Jazz‘s star player […]

R. Kelly felt the wrath of the internet when he posted a photo of him watching Kobe Bryant‘s final game on a tiny TV. Fans replied to his tweets with everything from questioning if that TV was really an iPad to Zoolander references. https://twitter.com/BryceM88/status/720510124582944770 But now the musician is getting the last laugh. At a […]

Los Angeles Lakers former superstar Kobe Bryant is still working and his first project is about to start . Before his retirement, he wrote a “Dear Basketball” poem for the Players’ Tribune. Many fans loved the poem, so Kobe is now collaborating with Sports Illustrated to bring the poem to life in a video production. The short film […]

On Sunday, Disneyland was treated with the presence of a magical celebrity. That’s right – Kobe Bryant had a family day out at Disneyland. Enthusiastic fans all around the park were starstruck as the Mamba walked among them. Hundreds of tweets, snaps, and photos surfaced the Internet. Los Angeles Lakers fans flocked to find Kobe in […]

It’s a well-known fact that Kobe Bryant was a bit of an alpha male throughout his 20-year NBA career. To be a leader on five NBA championships and rank third on the all-time scoring list, you kind of have to have a dominant personality. However, there may be no better chart to show Bryant’s alpha […]

President Obama and the White House recently held the final correspondents’ dinner under this administration, and it gave an unexpected moment with an NBA player as the motivation for it. If you recall Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant ended his farewell speech directly after his last NBA game with the phrase “Mamba Out” and a mic drop. Obama decided to […]

Now that the Los Angeles Lakers have hired a new head coach, there remains the question: how will the players will be used efficiently and what type of system fits the current Lakers squad the best. The Lakers were supposed to run a Princeton movement system under former coach Byron Scott, but with a lack of […]

As we all knew, Kobe Bryant went out with a bang with his 60-point farewell performance followed by a departing speech where he ended by saying ‘Mamba Out’ Turns out President Barack Obama was closely watching Kobe Bryant’s final antics and decided to end his final Correspondents’ Dinner at the White House in a similar […]

With all the hype surrounding Drake’s recent “Views From The 6” album, the NBA on TNT crew decided to try and make their own album covers. Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith all had great ones, but Shaq’s was easily the greatest. The crew roasted him so bad in regards to Kobe Bryant, they […]

Towel anyone? Most likely you aren’t in need of one right now, but there is one particular towel you won’t be able to find in any store, physical or online. This one is the towel that Kobe Bryant used in the last game of his career as a Los Angeles Laker. Sure it might be an ordinary […]

Kobe Bryant may be out of the NBA, but he’s not even coming close to escaping the public eye. The Black Mamba appeared on the Wednesday edition of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” earlier today, and he wasn’t there to just talk basketball. RELATED: Kobe Bryant’s wife gives her own farewell message With the assistance of Ellen, Bryant […]

As the NBA bade farewell to a legend last week, Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa took to Instagram to give her own farewell message. In her post, Bryant spoke of the unseen sacrifices she and the couple’s daughters Natalia and Gianna made to support such an incredible career. Bryant’s account is private, but Vibe.com was able […]

When Kobe Bryant announced his retirement in November, he set the internet on fire. The tweet, which linked to his goodbye poem ‘Dear Basketball’, was retweeted quite a few times. In fact, it was the most retweeted tweet from an athlete the entire year. RELATED: JaVale McGee trolls Thunder after Game 2 with awesome Twitter […]

According to Basketball Reference, there are only 6 active NBA players that are a 100% lock for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Those six players are  Kobe Byrant, Tim Duncan, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Dwyane Wade, and Dirk Nowitzki. Six active NBA players are a 100% lock to make the Hall of Fame, according to @bball_ref… https://t.co/0GR4LsGXkJ […]

There is a chance of seeing Kobe Bryant on TV again. Not to say that it will ever happen, but TNT’s Inside the NBA could possibly get a lot more star power. That would be possible if all things align to make the impossible, possible. Just this month both Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley offered […]

Kobe Bryant‘s final season resulted in a lot of hype for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Black Mamba himself. There’s was so much buzz for Kobe’s last game that someone listed a bag of air from his last game on EBay that eventually reached a bid of $15,300. However, eventually EBay caught on to […]

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, you come across an auction for a bag of air. But this just isn’t any bag of air, it’s the bag of air from Kobe Bryant’s career finale. For a bid of $15,200 or more, you could win a bag of air from the Laker legend’s final […]

While Kobe Bryant will say goodbye to the Los Angeles Lakers, Jordan Clarkson remains confident he won’t this offseason. The 23-year-old Clarkson will be a restricted free agent this summer. Although the Lakers have struggled over the past couple of years, the young guard has proven to be Los Angeles’ most consistent player over that […]

Kanye West considers himself a creative fellow, and dabbles in fashion quite often. It won’t take much to find him showing his touch off in his own personal wardrobe. Not long ago the Los Angeles Clippers revealed a new team mascot, and shortly after Kanye asked owner Steve Ballmer if he could re-design their mascot on twitter. […]

Kobe Bryant‘s farewell game in which he dropped an astounding 60 points for the Lakers on Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz is one that will never be forgotten by Lakers fans, Kobe fans, NBA fans, and sports fans around the world. After 18 All-Star selections, 5 NBA Championship rings, and spending 20 years in the purple and […]

Before Kobe Bryant‘s finale, Bleacher Report released a hilarious Game of Zones episode the Mamba’s retirement party. Now that he’s officially done, they’ve rolled out two “deleted scenes” where Kobe and Michael Jordan chat. One of the scenes sees MJ absolutely troll Kobe about his ring count: The other scene contradicts its twin, with Jordan […]

The Buss family has been intertwined with Lakers history for a long time. For Jeanie Buss, the retirement of Kobe Bryant and the season-long farewell tour to honor him is the perfect way to pay respects to one of the all-time Purple & Gold players. She told ESPN before the Mamba’s final game: “We had […]

The Los Angeles Lakers came into this season with expectations that it would be a rebuilding year, but a recent article written by Michael Pina brings to light the notion that Kobe Bryant’s farewell tour negatively affected the progression of the Lakers’ young nucleus during the 2015-2016 NBA season. Knowing that the Lakers would not be fortunate enough to compete for an NBA […]

Kobe Bryant’s final regular season game was the most expensive to go to of any regular season game from any sport in history. It’s safe to say that if you dropped major cash to be at Kobe’s final game, then Kobe must mean the world to you (or you just have a lot of money). Luckily for […]

Kobe’s final game was remarkable. The game was entertaining, Kobe was having fun, and the post-game speeches were great. It was a perfect ending for one of the best players of all time. Many people thought that fans had to be out of their minds to pay so much money to go to just one regular […]

Wednesday evening was an incredible night for basketball. At the exact same time that Kobe Bryant was dropping 60 points in his final career game, the Golden State Warriors set the NBA record for wins in a single season at 73. It was tremendous to watch, but it posed a little bit of a conundrum […]

While most of the basketball world and the city of Los Angeles focused in on Kobe Bryant‘s final NBA game at Staples Center on Wednesday night, thousands of Angelenos attended the Dodgers game that evening just up the freeway. The two franchises have deep rooted histories in the city, and the Dodgers organization made sure […]

The day after Kobe Bryant‘s NBA career wrapped up with a fitting send-off performance, the Los Angeles Lakers cleaned out their lockers following the worst season in franchise history. Still, on this day, the focus remained on Bryant. When one of the game’s all-time greats drops 60 points before saying goodbye, there’s obviously going to […]