Larry Brown Sports
Brown Bag it, Baby
Metta World Peace opened up about the Lamar Odom situation in a recent interview in which he shared his and Kobe Bryant’s reaction to hearing the news of their ex-teammate’s overdose at a brothel in Nevada. Metta and Odom go way back to …
Opening up the 2015-16 season with averages of 15.8 points per game, 32.3 percent shooting from the field, 20.6 percent shooting on 8.5 attempts per game from deep, and a minus-15.7 net rating through four games, it looks like Father Time has finally …
While many people recognized Kobe Bryant’s support of former teammate Lamar Odom as a genuine gesture by a truly concerned friend, others criticized the Lakers superstar. After the Lakers’ exhibition game in Las Vegas Tuesday night, …
Kobe Bryant may self-admittedly not have many friends, but there’s no denying that he will be there for a teammate when it’s a life or death matter. Bryant arrived at a Las Vegas hospital Tuesday night to be there for former teammate …
Lakers forward Julius Randle has never really gotten a chance to fully show off his stuff ever since The Curse of David Stern’s Veto claimed another victim and he broke his right leg in the Lakers’ regular season opener last year. But …
Kobe Bryant is being tested at the small forward position during training camp by Lakers coach Byron Scott. The Lakers’ first training camp runthrough saw Bryant play the wing with D’Angelo Russell and Jordan Clarkson in the backcourt, …
The peerless Kobe Bryant has been known by many names over the course of his 19-year NBA career. The Black Mamba, Kobe Bean, Vino, Kobe Wan Kenobi, Chucker Cheese, Ground-Hog Day, Kobrick Koffee. OK, maybe I made up the last three. But if the …
Now 38, Paul Pierce knows that he simply won’t be able to play the minutes he did when in his prime. He’s comfortable with that, and he understands that the ultimate goal is realistically for him to be healthy and ready to go when playoff …
Kobe Bryant is entering his final season with the Los Angeles Lakers and many have assumed based on reports that the legendary player will retire after the year. Not so fast, my friends. Speaking with the media on Friday, New York Knicks president …
Kobe Bryant is reportedly ready to return to his usual practice routine ahead of schedule. When Kobe was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff back in January, the hope was that he would need nine months to recover and be ready by the time Los Angeles …
Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson has only spent a little over a year enrolled in the Mamba Academy of Higher-Level NBA Basketball. But he’s already picked up some nifty tips and tricks. On Tuesday, the 23-year-old did a picturesque impression of …
Los Angeles Lakers fans were outraged last week when D’Angelo Russel, their team’s No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, tweeted that Tracy McGrady may have been the greatest player of all time. “Honestly Tracy McGrady might …
Seven-time Grammy Award winning artist Taylor Swift performed at the Staples Center on Friday night and was fittingly surprised onstage by the man who brought the building seven NBA Finals appearances. Resident Lakerland legend Kobe Bryant made a …
Kobe Bryant could very well retire after the 2015-2016 season, but will his basketball career last a few months after that? USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo revealed on Thursday that he has spoken to Kobe about the 2016 Olympics in Rio de …
It looks like new Laker Brandon Bass wants to make sure his tenure in Los Angeles starts off on the right foot. And that means observing the Golden Rule of Lakerland: “Thou shalt speak highly of the Mamba.” In an interview with Terrance …
It is widely believed that the 2015-2016 season will be Kobe Bryant’s last in the NBA, but the only person responsible for making that decision is not yet convinced. In a recent interview with Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports, Bryant said that he …
