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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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
Kobe Bryant’s role won’t be getting scaled back anytime soon, at least according to Byron Scott. “I would never, never, never do that,” the Lakers coach told ESPN’s Baxter Holmes on Friday about the possibility of …
Even when you take into consideration how badly he has struggled this season, Kobe Bryant was still far worse than expected in Tuesday night’s loss to the Golden State Warriors. The tape says it all. Kobe tied a career-worst shooting mark by …
Nick Young seemed to take a shot at Kobe Bryant after the Los Angeles Lakers were blown out 111-77 in a loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. Kobe led the Lakers in attempts but just was 1-of-14 from the field in the defeat. Young …
The Golden State Warriors are rolling. The Los Angeles Lakers? Not so much. So we all know what is going to happen when the two teams get together Tuesday night, right? Kobe Bryant isn’t willing to concede just yet. After the Lakers fell to …
Byron Scott is under fire again, this time for leaving Kobe Bryant in for 37 minutes in another Lakers loss Friday night. With the Lakers down 13 and seven minutes left, Bryant had already logged 31 minutes. Scott left him in anyway, and he ended up …
Kobe Bryant has not ruled out playing another season beyond the current one, but it would take a significant change for him to not retire this summer. Whatever that means. On Thursday, Kobe said on Mike Krzyzewski’s SiriusXM Radio show that he …
