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Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Samaki Walker was once punched in the face by Kobe Bryant. When the incident took place in 2002, then-coach Phil Jackson downplayed it. “It’s just kid’s play, it’s juvenile stuff,” Jackson said at the time. …
Kobe Bryant is still marshaling his young Lakers charges around. According to a report, Bryant ripped into his teammates following the team’s 121-103 loss on Saturday at Portland. He even went as far as to call out DeAngelo Russell and Julius …
Peyton Manning and Kobe Bryant are two of the greatest players in the history of their respective sports, and New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall sees a lot of similarities between them at this point in their careers. Appearing as a guest on …
Kobe Bryant will finally have a lot of spare time on his hands for the first time since he’s been an adult once he retires from professional basketball in a few months. While he’ll undoubtedly be busy with his family and potential …
Don’t expect to see Kobe Bryant analyzing basketball on your television anytime soon. The Laker icon shed some more light on his post-playing career on Saturday, and his plans don’t involve broadcasting. Kobe has said before that he's …
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 …
