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Kobe Bryant has reversed course and is no longer planning to play in the Olympics this summer. During the summer of 2015, there was talk that Bryant, who has announced this season will be his final one in the NBA, had interest in playing in the 2016 …
Kobe Bryant believes it’s Golden State’s time now. Bryant played his final game at Oracle Arena Thursday night, a 116-98 defeat against the defending NBA champions, and Bryant had words of encouragement for Stephen Curry and Draymond …
Byron Scott doesn’t quite seem to be on the same page as Lakers trainers with regards to handling Kobe Bryant’s Achilles injury. Bryant missed a game with a sore right Achilles, and then had to leave the next game early when the soreness …
Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak admitted that the franchise will be prioritizing Kobe Bryant’s farewell over developing their younger players this season. Kupchak told ESPN.com’s Baxter Holmes that the 8-28 Lakers are going to keep …
One of the questions surrounding Kobe Bryant’s farewell season with the Lakers is which jersey number of his will be retired when the time comes. The answer apparently might be: both. Bryant wore jersey No. 8 to start his career, winning three …
Kobe Bryant has missed the last two games with a sore right shoulder. Now Lakers head coach Byron Scott thinks it’s an ailment that could plague the five-time NBA champion for the remainder of the season. Scott was asked about Bryant’s …
Kobe Bryant’s farewell tour made a stop in Charlotte on Monday, meaning he was facing the team that drafted him in 1996. It’s also the team owned by the man Bryant patterned his game after, Michael Jordan. Prior to the Lakers’ game …
Another example of Kobe Bryant’s legendary motivation: after losing to Boston in the 2008 NBA Finals, Bryant reminded himself of the pain by forcing himself to listen to the celebratory songs that were played as the Celtics won the title. …
Kobe Bryant is lapping the field in the first officially released tally of All-Star fan votes, with 719,235 votes in his favor. After his retirement announcement, it’s not an enormous surprise that Bryant looks to be a shoo-in for the game, as …
Kobe Bryant has been playing some inconsistent basketball in his final NBA season, but the 17-time All-Star can still turn back the clock and show us some old moves from time to time. On Wednesday night, Bryant got both Kevin Durant and Russell …
During Thursday’s game between the Lakers and Rockets, Kobe Bryant turned back the clock about a decade when he elevated and threw down a one-handed dunk over Clint Capela. Not surprisingly, Staples Center went crazy. And, it wasn’t just …
The NBA world got a surprise reminder on Thursday night that Flight Mamba still has what it takes to leave the runway when Kobe Bryant dunked on the hopes and dreams of poor Clint Capela in the Lakers’ 107-87 defeat to the Houston Rockets. Part …
Kobe Bryant still has some life left in his old legs. The Los Angeles Lakers veteran brought down the house at Staples Center on Thursday night against the Rockets when he raised up and jammed on Clint Capela: The Lakers’ bench went nuts after …
In the greatest miracle on this side of the Music City, Lakers merrymaker Nick Young finally gave us the basketball unicorn sighting we had always longed for: an assist to Kobe Bryant. Believe it or not, over the span of three seasons in Lakerland …
Kobe Bryant has already announced that he will retire following the 2015-2016 season. But if he changes his mind, an adult film star will be incredibly disappointed. Mia Khalifa, a porn star who keeps up with the happenings of the sports world and …
Kobe Bryant has played like the furthest thing from an NBA All-Star this year, but the fans are almost certain to vote him in now that he has announced he is retiring at the end of the season. However, the league clearly doesn’t want Kobe …
