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Luke Walton

Luke Walton declines Kobe Bryant’s help offer for now

Kobe Bryant isn’t the first guy Luke Walton is calling to ask for help straightening out the Lakers. The Lakers are in the middle of a rough stretch that includes losses in five of their last six games. Their most recent defeat was by a …

Carmelo Anthony

Kobe Bryant advising Carmelo Anthony on how to deal with Phil Jackson

New York Knicks president Phil Jackson has a penchant for making occasionally blunt comments about his team and his players in the media. Carmelo Anthony is getting used to dealing with it. According to Anthony, he and Kobe Bryant have often …

Kobe Bryant, wife Vanessa welcome third child

Now eight months removed from the final NBA game of his career, Kobe Bryant is ready to take on a new challenge — and it has nothing to do with basketball or business. TMZ has learned that Bryant and his wife Vanessa welcomed their third child, …

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant on if he misses playing: ‘Not even a little bit’

Retirement is treating Kobe Bryant well, and he isn’t looking back. Speaking at the launch of his latest signature Nike shoe on Tuesday, Bryant was asked if he missed playing. “Not even a little bit,” said Bryant, per Ramona …

DAngelo Russell

D’Angelo Russell: Lakers home opener without Kobe Bryant ‘felt like a home game’

There is a sense around the Los Angeles Lakers that Kobe Bryant’s retirement has allowed them to move forward as a franchise. Guard D’Angelo Russell told Adrian Wojnarowski of the Vertical that the team’s home opener, a 120-114 win …

DAngelo Russell

D’Angelo Russell: There is freedom in Kobe not being around

Whether he’s handling video cameras or talking with reporters, D’Angelo Russell isn’t exactly the most tactful. That remained the case when Russell spoke with ESPN’s Sam Alipour for a feature in ESPN The Magazine. Russell, who …

Luke Walton

Kobe Bryant once destroyed Luke Walton in practice for showing up hungover

Kobe Bryant may be retired, but his ruthless competitiveness is still felt up and down the Los Angeles Lakers organization. New Lakers head coach Luke Walton, who was teammates with Bryant on the Lakers for nine seasons, recently appeared on The …

DAngelo Russell

D’Angelo Russell admits Lakers’ development stalled because of Kobe Bryant farewell

If D’Angelo Russell is to be believed, the 2015-16 Los Angeles Lakers season went about as poorly as it possibly could have for the team’s young guns. Russell told Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times that he never felt that he got the …

Dirk Nowitzki caveman

Dirk Nowitzki would prefer to go out like Tim Duncan rather than Kobe Bryant

Dirk Nowitzki knows he’s nearing the end of his NBA career, and he has an idea of how he’d like to go out. Nowitzki spoke to SI’s Beyond the Baseline podcast and when asked if he’d rather go out like Kobe Bryant or Tim Duncan, …

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Phil Jackson: Kobe Bryant ‘was always sensitive to criticism’

Phil Jackson once labeled Kobe Bryant “uncoachable,” but years after making the remark, he’s clearing up what he meant by it. The latest edition of Today’s Fastbreak’s Phil Jackson Chronicles focuses on Jackson and …

Kobe Bryant: ‘A real competitor’ would not be intimidated by Warriors

Kobe Bryant wouldn’t be scared of the Golden State Warriors, and he doesn’t think you should be either. Bryant appeared on Thursday’s edition of “The Jim Rome Show” and said he was happy for Kevin Durant, but he …

Kobe Bryant has great response to jersey retirement question

Now that Kobe Bryant has called it quits on his playing career, the discussion of which of his uniform numbers should be hanging from the rafters at Staples Center can ramp up. He isn’t giving any hints which one it might be, though. Bryant, of …

Kobe Bryant to have own day in Los Angeles on August 24

Kobe Bryant has been among the more prominent members of the Los Angeles sporting landscape and community for the past 20 years. On Wednesday, the city will honor him in a special way. It was announced on Monday that August 24, 2016 will be …

Kobe Bryant called ‘a–hole’ in show produced by LeBron James

LeBron James may actually have very little to do with the comedy series “Survivor’s Remorse,” but he is listed as one of the show’s producers. So I guess, in a way, LeBron is guilty of having called Kobe Bryant an …

Kobe Bryant, wife Vanessa expecting third daughter

Kobe Bryant retired from the NBA only a few months ago, and he wasted no time expanding his family. Kobe and wife Vanessa announced on Instagram Tuesday that they are expecting their third child — a girl — which would give them three …

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Snoop Dogg got Kobe Bryant cool custom car as retirement gift

Snoop Dogg is an LA native and a longtime Lakers fan, so he had lots of great years getting to watch Kobe Bryant play for his favorite team. On Wednesday he decided to pay Kobe back. Kobe shared a photo on Twitter of the awesome custom car Snoop got …

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