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Newly acquired Los Angeles Laker Rui Hachimura has chosen No. 28 to be his jersey number. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss says it's to pay homage to Kobe and Gianna Bryant.

January 26, 2023, is the third anniversary of the death of Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others who perished in a helicopter crash in California.

Thursday marks three years since the world received the devastating news that beloved NBA great Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.

Klay Thompson received motivation from Kobe Bryant that helped him through the toughest moment of his career. Three years after Bryant's death, it's still driving him.

A jersey that Kobe Bryant wore for 25 games during his MVP season is being sold at auction by Sotheby's.

Also, our NBA panel analyzes the league's latest scoring outburst and if LeBron James is somehow improving his legacy.

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell dropped 71 points in a historic night as he helped the team beat the Chicago Bulls in overtime.

In a season where big numbers have become the norm, Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell put up the biggest numbers of all Monday night.

Donovan Mitchell scored an NBA season-high and franchise-record 71 points -- equaling the eighth-most in a game in history -- as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from 21 down to beat the Chicago Bulls 145-134 in overtime.

Natalia Bryant, the 19-year-old daughter of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, filed a temporary restraining order against a 32-year-old man on Monday in California.

Shaquille O'Neal declines to go in-depth on his feud with Kobe Bryant, specifically Bryant's allegations that O'Neal had paid hush money to women.

Yankees catcher Jose Trevino went above and beyond for career day at his son's school, showing up to class in his full uniform and gear.

Many American stars from other sports have deep-rooted passion for the World Cup. But Kobe Bryant might stand out.

Forbes shares income information on 13 departed celebrities, coming from posthumous catalog sales, business deals, license acquisitions and more.

LeBron James scored 26 points and Anthony Davis added 23 to help the Los Angeles Lakers to their first win of the season with a 121-110 victory over the Denver Nuggets.

LeBron James has just one player left to catch in his pursuit of the NBA's all-time scoring record.

Kobe Bryant was determined to set the tone for Team USA at the 2008 Olympics, so he blew up his Lakers teammate Pau Gasol's screen in a game against Spain.

Readers react to the $31-million award to Vanessa Bryant and her co-plaintiff because sheriff's deputies and firefighters took and shared crash scene photos.

Bindi Irwin took her daughter, Grace, to the Australia Zoo and the toddler marveled at a picture of her late grandfather, Steve Irwin.

Her co-plaintiff Chris Chester, whose wife and daughter were also among the nine people killed in the crash, was awarded $15 million.

A jury found that Los Angeles County must pay Vanessa Bryant for emotional distress caused by deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the bodies of the NBA star and his daughter.

A jury ruled that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant's widow $16 million after deputies and firefighters allegedly took and shared photos of the crash scene.

A federal jury has found that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant’s widow $16 million for emotional distress caused by deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the bodies of the NBA star and his daughter taken at the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed them.

Marc J. Spears recalled the odd story about the Lakers star on what would have been his 44th birthday.

Vanessa Bryant's trial against LA County has revealed first responders were quick to share photos of the site – and even quicker to delete them.

Vanessa Bryant testified for three hours over photos of her husband and daughter's bodies shot and shared by deputies and firefighters.

Vanessa Bryant testified for three hours over photos of her husband and daughter's bodies shot and shared by deputies and firefighters.

Vanessa Bryant testified for three hours over photos of her husband and daughter's bodies shot and shared by deputies and firefighters.

Vanessa Bryant testified about her reaction to learning that deputies and firefighters had shared photos of her husband and daughter's bodies at the site of the helicopter crash that killed them.

Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa testified she was only beginning to grieve the loss of her husband and their 13-year-old daughter in a helicopter crash when she was faced with the fresh horror of learning that deputies and firefighters had shared photos of their remains.

Bryant, 40, was the final plaintiffs' witness in the federal trial of consolidated lawsuits filed by her and Chris Chester, an Irvine financial adviser who lost his wife and daughter in the same crash.

A documentary on the 2008 U.S. men’s basketball team known as the “Redeem Team,” with executive producers including LeBron James and Dwayne Wade, will premiere on Netflix this fall.

Several key Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputies testified on Monday in the fourth day of Vanessa Bryant's trial against LA County for crash site photos of Kobe and Gigi Bryant.

The Memphis Grizzlies are in line to be part of the NBA's Christmas showcase for the first time.

Emily Tauscher provided jurors with a gruesome mental image of the photos allegedly snapped by the defendants.

"He's still my best friend," Lakers GM Rob Pelinka told the court while weeping. "Kobe was like having a true superhero as a best friend."

Vanessa Bryant's invasion of privacy lawsuit says a deputy showed photos of her husband's remains to bar patrons and a firefighter showed them to off-duty colleagues.

Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa seeks compensation for photos taken of her husband's corpse that were circulated after he was killed in a helicopter crash.

A lawyer for the widow of Kobe Bryant told jurors that a “culture of callousness” led Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters to share photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and other victims of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the Lakers star, his 13-year-old daughter, and seven others.

"These rings will just sit in a safe, it cannot help me. I have to do something positive," he said.

In March 2021, an LA Sheriff's deputy, who is also embroiled in Bryant's lawsuit, was recorded apparently kneeling on a handcuffed inmate's head.

A Los Angeles prosecutor says the killing of Nipsey Hussle was premeditated by a man charged with fatally shooting the Grammy Award-winning rapper outside his clothing store three years ago.

A person with knowledge of the decision says Darvin Ham has accepted an offer to be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.

A jersey worn by Kobe Bryant in his rookie season, including two playoff games, will be sold at auction.

The Los Angeles Lakers have fired Frank Vogel.

The story of Lusia Harris only gets better: It’s now won an Oscar.

The D.C. Superior Court judge found the reporter did not demonstrate her editors had "discriminatory motive" when they reassigned her.

The wife of the late sports legend says the proceeds from Gigi's shoes will be donated to the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, the nonprofit charitable organization.

Antawn Jamison knows what it's like to play basketball with Michael Jordan in a pickup game while in college — and what it's like to go up against MJ in the NBA, too.

Michael Jordan gave way to LeBron James in the NBA of the 2000s, just as traditional forms of communication began to yield to the birth and growth of new media.

Kyrie Irving scored a career-high 60 points, most in the Nets’ NBA history, to lead Brooklyn to a 150-108 victory over the Orlando Magic.

John C. Reilly competes with sports trivia for the spotlight in "Winning Time," HBO’s star-studded drama about the Los Angeles Lakers’ Showtime era.

By Alex KennedyOn March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain put together arguably the greatest performance in NBA history, scoring 100 points in the Philadelphia Warriors’ 169–147 win over the New York Knicks. Sixty years later, no player has seriously challenged Wilt’s 100 points. “That record will never be broken,” Klay Thompson told NBA Flashback. “That’s just different.”“Do I think we’ll ever see someone score 100 points again? Be sure to listen to this week’s episode of “NBA Flashback” that celebrates Wilt.

Kobe Bryant set Chandler Parsons and the Rockets up at a nightclub in LA, then surprised Parsons by picking up the bar tab.

By Alex KennedyOne of the rarest Kobe Bryant cards in existence recently sold for $2 million, setting an all-time record for a Kobe card and placing it among the most-expensive basketball cards of all-time. The card was a 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Emerald Kobe Bryant, and the deal was brokered by PWCC Marketplace. “It’s more desirable than even a Kobe Bryant rookie card or a Kobe Bryant autograph. “These Precious Metal Gems variants are arguably the most desired insert card in the entire world. “This price is driven both by the quality of card and by the reverence for Kobe Bryant,” Craig added.

The NBA celebrated its diamond anniversary with a sparkling tribute to honor 75 years on the hardwood floor.

LeBron James is getting the chance to live out his childhood All-Star dream.

The National Basketball Association revealed new trophies for its All-Star Game, including a massive change to the Kobe Bryant trophy awarded to the game's MVP.

Spike Lee will direct a multi-part documentary for ESPN on Colin Kaepernick that features extensive interviews with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and access to his personal archive.

Vanessa Bryant will be recognized as one of the leading women in sports at an event during Super Bowl week.

Ex-NBA player Kwame Brown is giving the side-eye to a Kobe Bryant tribute-post of Dwyane Wade’s transgender daughter wearing a […] The post Kwame Brown slams Dwyane Wade over Zaya’s Kobe Bryant dress: ‘Disrespectful’ appeared first on TheGrio.

The statue's sculptor said he wanted to make the project as a "healing process for fans."

The statue was carried by the artist, Dan Medina, to a trail near where Bryant, his daughter and seven other people died in a helicopter crash.

The statue was carried by the artist, Dan Medina, to a trail near where Bryant, his daughter and seven other people died in a helicopter crash.

Lawyers for Los Angeles County failed in their bid to persuade a federal judge to end Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit over gruesome photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, her daughter Gianna and seven others.

The Dallas Mavericks are set to retire Dirk Nowitzki's No. 41 against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors.

Cincinnati star Coby Bryant changed his number from 7 to 8 for the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl against No. 1 Alabama.

Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio has suffered a season-ending left knee injury.

Los Angeles County's treatment of Vanessa Bryant, who lost her husband, Kobe Bryant, and daughter Gianna nearly two years ago, shows cracks in the case over crash scene photos, legal experts said.

Nic Claxton threw down a tiebreaking alley-oop over LeBron James with 40.7 seconds left, and James Harden and the Brooklyn Nets returned from a week-long COVID-19 hiatus to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 122-115.

The NBA’s Christmas message to its teams was a refrain it has been using for weeks: Get boosted.

The NBA's five-game Christmas Day slate will be played as scheduled, but with many big names absent.

"When my girls are assigned their family tree, I do not want them searching my husband's and daughter's names to discover their remains," Bryant said.

"Almost two years after the crash, no LASD or LACFD photos have been posted on the Internet, released in the media," the County's attorneys wrote.

Jayson Tatum scored 37 points and the Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles 130-108 in Lakers star LeBron James’ return.

The Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles will be renamed Crypto.

Almost 30 years before she worked on Kyle Rittenhouse's defense team, Jo-Ellan Dimitrius helped select the jury that acquitted O.J. Simpson.

A judge has ruled that Kobe Bryant’s widow must turn over her therapy records to Los Angeles County in her lawsuit claiming she suffered emotional distress after first responders shared photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star and his teenage daughter.

NBA star's Infinite Acquisition wants to merge with a company in the food, sports, health or cryptocurrency space.

The settlement must now be approved by a court.

As part of Vanessa Bryant's lawsuit, Los Angeles County sought to compel psychiatric evaluations for her and others to determine if they truly suffered emotional distress over crash scene photos.

A federal judge says Kobe Bryant’s widow won’t have to undergo psychiatric testing in her lawsuit over graphic photos of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, her 13-year-old daughter and seven others.

Coca-Cola bought the remaining stake in sports drink BodyArmor, including the 10% once owned by Kobe Bryant.

Coca-Cola has completed its acquisition of sports drink brand BodyArmor.

Kobe Bryant’s widow said she pleaded with the Los Angeles County sheriff to make sure no one takes photographs from the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, and he reassured that the area had been secured.

Los Angeles County is seeking to compel psychiatric evaluations for Kobe Bryant’s widow and others to determine if they truly suffered emotional distress after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, his teenage daughter and seven others.

The Milwaukee Bucks are staying home for Christmas, which is becoming an annual perk for reigning NBA champions.

Russell Westbrook is realizing a childhood dream by coming home to play for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Minnesota Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson is among the NFL players who took advantage of a rule change allowing more options for jersey numbers this year.

Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James have long wanted to be on the same team.

Major international basketball is back in the Tokyo area for the first time since a memorable world championship in 2006.

Jayson Tatum was 15 when he made his first USA Basketball national team.

Jason Kidd is coming back to Dallas again, this time to replace the coach he won a championship with as the point guard of the Mavericks 10 years ago.

Kobe Bryant’s widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others.

Denver’s Nikola Jokic was the runaway MVP this season, which made it a virtual certainty that he would also be an All-NBA first-team selection.

Kawhi Leonard and Paul George each scored 31 points — the second straight game they have both had over 30 points — and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Utah Jazz 118-104 in Game 4 Monday night to even their Western Conference second-round series at two games apiece.

The Phoenix Suns completed a four-game sweep of Denver to reach the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2010.

Nikola Jokic was revealed Tuesday as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for 2020-21, making him by far the lowest draft pick ever to win the award.

Devin Booker scored 22 of his 47 points in a phenomenal first quarter, and the Phoenix Suns won their first playoff series since 2010, eliminating the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers with a 113-100 victory in Game 6.

LeBron James has entered unchartered waters.