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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 …
Kobe Bryant defied the crowd’s wishes at the Target Center on Wednesday night and elected to remain on the bench in the final minutes of a close game. Instead, Bryant decided that the Lakers’ youngsters deserved a chance to take a final …
Los Angeles Lakers rookie D’Angelo Russell brought us a phenomenal Kobe Bryant impersonation on Wednesday, even if he didn’t mean for it to be as good as it was. In a game of 1-on-1 with Lakers player development coach Thomas Scott during …
Last month, the when the Raptors and Lakers met in Los Angeles, Jonas Valanciunas suffered a fractured left hand. Still unable to play, the Raptors center was forced to miss to miss the rematch between the two teams on Monday in Toronto. However, he …
Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard D’Angelo Russell and second-year big man Julius Randle played with the second unit Monday night, and it seemed to suit them better. Randle played well with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Russell looked …
The Kobe Bryant farewell tour continued in Toronto Monday night, but the Raptors refused to acknowledge one of the five-time champion’s most historic feats. If you remember, it was against Toronto in 2006 that Kobe dropped a career-high 81 …
This season will, of course, be Kobe Bryant’s last in the NBA. However, a team in Italy would like the future Hall of Famer to suit up for them in the future. Bryant spent part of his youth in Italy as his father played professionally for four …
Kobe Bryant has requested no further pregame gifts or on-court ceremonies from his opponents during his travels this season. Bryant stated that he wasn’t interested in a farewell tour, but in the week since he announced his retirement at the …
