KOBE BRYANT

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.

Coca-Cola announced Monday it has bought full control of sports drink maker Bodyarmor for $5.6 billion, making it the company's largest acquisition to date.

Vanessa Bryant said she pleaded with the Los Angeles County sheriff to make sure nobody took photographs from the site of the 2020 helicopter crash.

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.

The billionaire doctor has become one of Los Angeles’s most prominent civic leaders, after a boundary-pushing ascent in medicine.

Lawyers want to determine if the widow of Kobe Bryant truly suffered after graphic photos from the helicopter crash site were shared by responders.

Lawyers want to determine if the widow of Kobe Bryant truly suffered after graphic photos from the helicopter crash site were shared by responders.

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.

Vanessa Bryant and others who lost family members in the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant sued Los Angeles County over leaked photos of the crash scene that were allegedly shared.

The Swiss bodybuilder served three years in prison after offering to "go all the way to remove the witness," according to the FBI report.

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.

Terms of the settlement between Vanessa Bryant and the company involved in the helicopter crash were not publicly disclosed.

Plaintiffs in the suit included Vanessa Bryant and her three surviving daughters, John James and Alexis Altobelli, Christopher Chester and his two surviving children and Matthew Mauser and his three children.

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.

The widow of the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant, says she decided not to sell the shoe she designed to honor her daughter, Gianna, yet has seen photos of people in possession of it.

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, claimed the shoes were not approved to be manufactured or sold.

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.

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, claimed the shoes were not approved to be manufactured or sold.

Vanessa Bryant blasts Nike over apparently leaked shoe honoring Gianna

In a recent post on Instagram, Vanessa Bryant slammed Nike after photos of a tribute shoe for her late daughter Gianna surfaced online. On Wednesday, June 2, Vanessa Bryant used her Instagram account to publicly call out Nike. Over a year after Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant‘s tragic passing, photos have surfaced of unauthorized Nike tribute sneakers.

LeBron James has entered unchartered waters.

Anthony Davis had 34 points and 11 rebounds, LeBron James added 21 points and nine assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated their first home playoff game in more than eight years with a 109-95 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

The widow of Kobe Bryant wants more time to gather evidence in lawsuit over helicopter crash photos, but Los Angeles County is fighting back.

Natalia Bryant accepted Kobe Bryant's Hall of Fame jacket Friday. Then, with mother Vanessa Bryant's blessing, she flew back to L.A. the next day for senior prom.

Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa, told Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame audience her husband was "one of a kind."

Kobe Bryant is in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame now, along with contemporaries Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, headliners of a group of nine who got their delayed and long-awaited enshrinement on Saturday night, more than a year after being announced as the Hall’s Class of 2020.

Those that knew Kobe Bryant well believed his Hall of Fame speech would have been as unique as his on-court performances.

Seth Curry scored 20 points, Joel Embiid had 13 points and 11 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers clinched the top seed for the playoffs in the Eastern Conference with a 122-97 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.

Jerry West was the man who brought Kobe Bryant to the Lakers. The former GM reflects on Kobe's career and his relationship with the late basketball legend.

Vanessa Bryant got a private tour to see some of the newly remodeled Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, viewing the exhibit that will honor the life and legacy of her late husband before the rest of the world gets their first look.

Magic Johnson and others have called Kobe Bryant the greatest Laker of all time. But other Lakers greats have expressed less certainty.

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Court documents say two Los Angeles County firefighters could be fired and a third suspended after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his teenage daughter and seven others.

Two Los Angeles County firefighters could be fired and a third suspended after some first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his teenage daughter and seven others, court documents say. The court documents were filed Monday as part of widow Vanessa Bryant's federal lawsuit against Los Angeles County that alleges invasion of privacy. Kobe Bryant and the others were killed Jan. 26, 2020, when the helicopter they were aboard crashed west of Los Angeles.

A fire department probe found that two firefighters had taken crash site photos that "served no business necessity," Vanessa Bryant’s lawyers said in a court filing.

Kobe Bryant's widow has shown no signs of letting up in her lawsuit over photos from the site of the fatal helicopter crash in 2020.

All the proceeds went to the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, which was created in honor of the late Kobe and Gigi Bryant.

To mark what would've been her daughter Gianna's 15th birthday, Vanessa Bryant announced the launch of a clothing line that will go toward charity.

The line will be available in children’s and unisex sizes and all proceeds go to the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation. Vanessa Bryant, widow of NBA star Kobe Bryant, has revealed the first official release for the Mambacita clothing line in honor of their daughter Gianna “Gi Gi” Bryant who died in the fatal helicopter crash with her father and seven others in January 2020. Set to be released on what would have been Gianna’s 15th birthday, Mrs. Bryant shared a preview to the athleisure wear on Instagram.

The widow of Kobe Bryant announced on Friday that she will be launching the Mambacita clothing line on May 1, the birthday of her late daughter Gigi.

"My hope will always be to allow Kobe's fans to get and wear his products," Vanessa Bryant said. " I will continue to fight for that. Kobe's products sell out in seconds. That says everything."

Michael Jordan will present Kobe Bryant for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame next month.

Earlier this month, a federal judge ruled that Bryant could obtain the deputies' names. Within two days of the crash, at least 10 members of the department had obtained photos, the lawsuit claims. In one instance, the suit claims Cruz showed the photos to a patron and bartender at a bar, "using his fingers to zoom-in on his phone." In another instance, the suit claims Russell texted photos of the victims' remains to a personal friend, who later indicated the photos showed the remains of a child. The suit additionally alleges that several of the named officers made false statements regarding their possession of crash site photos during a prior department investigation.

Earlier this month, a federal judge ruled that Bryant could obtain the deputies' names. Within two days of the crash, at least 10 members of the department had obtained photos, the lawsuit claims. In one instance, the suit claims Cruz showed the photos to a patron and bartender at a bar, "using his fingers to zoom-in on his phone." In another instance, the suit claims Russell texted photos of the victims' remains to a personal friend, who later indicated the photos showed the remains of a child. The suit additionally alleges that several of the named officers made false statements regarding their possession of crash site photos during a prior department investigation.

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2017, file photo, from left, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, wife Vanessa and daughter Natalia Diamante Bryant are seen before an NCAA college women's basketball game between Connecticut and UCLA, in Los Angeles. Vanessa Bryant says she is focused on finding the light in darkness in an emotional story in People magazine. She details how she attempts to push forward after her husband, Kobe Bryant, and daughter Gigi died in a helicopter crash in early 2020. Vanessa Bryant said her devotion to her daughters Natalia, Bianka and Capri have been a saving grace. Vanessa Bryant said she wants to honor her husband and daughter’s legacy by creating opportunities for young female athletes.

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020, file photo, images of Kobe Bryant are displayed as fans enter Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse for an NBA basketball game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New Orleans Pelicans in Cleveland. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced Tuesday, March 2, 2021, that the 2021 induction ceremony will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on October 30. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)CLEVELAND – The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 2021 induction ceremony will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on October 30. President and CEO Greg Harris said the ceremony's move to the fall will likely stick, going forward, news outlets reported. Last year’s ceremony was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and eventually replaced with an HBO special honoring the inductees.

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is calling on the NBA to change its logo to incorporate an image the late Kobe Bryant. His remarks came after Irving shared an Instagram post Wednesday with Bryant donning his signature No. 24 Los Angeles Lakers jersey in front of the NBA logo. "I thought that making him the NBA logo would be an amazing way to immortalize him in the NBA forever." While not officially acknowledged by the league, the current logo is a silhouette of NBA Hall of Fame player Jerry West.

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) goes to the basket in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)New Orleans forward Zion Williamson now can be called an NBA All-Star, and only three others in the game’s 70-year history have gotten there at a younger age. Phoenix’s Chris Paul is an All-Star for the 11th time, and Brooklyn’s James Harden is one for the ninth consecutive year. The rest of the reserves include Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons, Boston’s Jayson Tatum and Orlando’s Nikola Vucevic from the Eastern Conference, along with the Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Clippers’ Paul George, Utah teammates Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, and Portland’s Damian Lillard from the Western Conference. But this will be his first time in the All-Star Game itself.

(AP Photo/Jim Mone)The voters have spoken: They wanted LeBron James of the reigning champion Los Angeles Lakers to be an All-Star captain, again. James and Durant were revealed Thursday as the leading fan votegetters in the Western and Eastern Conferences for the All-Star Game, meaning they’ll be captains for the matchup in Atlanta on March 7. James will start for the 17th time, extending his record, and Durant is an All-Star for the 11th time. James — the leading overall votegetter this year, with more than 5.9 million votes from fans — and Durant will then pick their teams, with the rosters for Team LeBron and Team Durant to be revealed March 4. The game has been criticized by some of the league’s top players, James included, who voiced concerns about having it during a pandemic.

For the G League Ignite, it was a beginning. Hes one of the former NBA players in the G League bubble at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida this month, as part of the Santa Cruz Warriors. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)For the G League Ignite, it was a beginning. On Feb. 10, 2021, he had 18 points for Santa Cruz — and had no complaints. “Can’t wait for the next game.”The 18 teams in the G League bubble will all play 15 games in the regular season.