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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kobe.