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Kobe Bryant

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Kobe Bryant received offer from Italian team Viola Reggio Calabria

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 requests no gifts or ceremonies before road games

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 …

Byron Scott Lakers

Kobe Bryant told Byron Scott he was retiring in the middle of a game

Byron Scott was the first to know that Kobe Bryant would be retiring after the season. As it turns out, he found out during the middle of a game when Bryant abruptly informed him. Scott said on Friday that Bryant casually informed Scott of his …

Chris Bosh

Chris Bosh calls Kobe Bryant the ‘greatest player of my generation’

Chris Bosh called Kobe Bryant “the greatest player of my generation” in a radio interview on Friday. “He’s the greatest player of my generation,” Bosh said, via ProBasketballTalk. “He was that guy after Mike that …

Tony Allen

Kobe Bryant says Tony Allen was closest to being a ‘Kobe-stopper’

Tony Allen has long been considered one of the best one-on-one defenders in the NBA, and one of the game’s best all-time players recently paid him a huge compliment. In an interview with TNT’s Ernie Johnson, Kobe Bryant was asked who came …

Kobe Bryant get black mamba named after him at Zoo Atlanta

For some years now, Kobe Bryant has embraced the The Black Mamba nickname. He’s rocked shoes with snakesin on them and reportedly even hisses like the dangerous snake when he wants the ball. Speaking of snakes, Bryant will now have one named …

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Kobe Bryant has funny response to question about him coaching

Don’t expect Kobe Bryant to go from starring on the court to patrolling the sidelines. The retiring Los Angeles Lakers star led his team to a 108-104 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday by scoring 31 points, including a couple of big …

Kobe Bryant fans from Italy paid $8,500, quit jobs to go to 76ers game

When Kobe Bryant announced over the weekend that he is retiring at the end of the season, ticket prices for Lakers games at all venues went through the roof. Tickets for Tuesday night’s game against 76ers — Kobe’s last in …

Sixers honor Kobe Bryant with special pregame ceremony (Video)

Kobe Bryant announced his 20th season would be his final in the NBA on Sunday, prior to the Lakers’ game at Staples against the Pacers. Fittingly, Los Angeles’ first road game since that day was in Philadelphia and, as expected, the …

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Lakers trying to decide which Kobe Bryant jersey number to retire

With Kobe Bryant officially announcing his plans to retire from the NBA upon the completion of the 2015-16 season over the weekend, the Los Angeles Lakers are beginning to plan out the finer points of how to send the Black Mamba out into the sunset. …

LeBron James has great quote about not facing Kobe Bryant in Finals

When Kobe Bryant retires at the end of the season, the book will officially close on the possibility of ever seeing him and LeBron James face off in the NBA Finals. And for that, LeBron blames himself. Each of the last nine NBA Finals has featured …

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Jerry West: It’s painful watching Kobe Bryant

You know Kobe Bryant is having a miserable season when the man who brought him to the Los Angeles Lakers is having a hard time watching him play. Jerry West, who orchestrated the trade that brought Bryant to the Lakers in 1996, recently said it has …

Kevin Durant rips media for treating Kobe Bryant ‘like sh–‘

Kobe Bryant has played horribly this season, but Kevin Durant does not feel that the five-time NBA champion’s poor play warrants the criticism he has received in the media. When asked on Monday about Bryant announcing his decision to retire at …

Lakers give letter from Kobe Bryant to fans attending game

On Sunday, Kobe Bryant announced this season would be final one via a poem written for The Players Tribune. That same day, the Lakers played a home game against the Pacers. Those who attended the game were given a special souvenir. Upon entering …

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Kobe Bryant love letter to basketball looks just like Michael Jordan’s

Kobe Bryant made his retirement announcement in seemingly unique and original form. Bryant wrote a poem published at The Players’ Tribune that served as his love letter to basketball. It was creative, heartfelt, and got across his point well …

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant announces he will retire after the season

Kobe Bryant has made it official: He is retiring after the season. Bryant wrote a love letter of sorts to the sport of basketball for The Players Tribune. He talked about falling in love with the game when he was six years old and how he spent so …

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