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Shaq looking on

Shaq has touching Kobe Bryant quote on notable anniversary

Sunday marked the 23rd anniversary of the Los Angeles Lakers’ dramatic comeback against the Sacramento Kings in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, a game punctuated by a memorable Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O’Neal alley-oop. The …

Mike Breen calls a game

Mike Breen’s wife recovered important item from house fire

ESPN broadcaster Mike Breen lost his home to a fire last September, and with it a countless number of priceless NBA memorabilia. Despite the losses, however, Breen’s wife was able to salvage one particularly meaningful memento. Breen spoke to …

Giannis Antetokounmpo warming up

Giannis Antetokounmpo sparks debate with Kobe Bryant post

Giannis Antetokounmpo is doubling down on his recent comments about failure, and now he is bringing in Kobe Bryant into the picture. The Milwaukee Bucks star Antetokounmpo sparked debate on Wednesday by sharing an edited video comparing his own take …

Jayson Tatum puts his hand in the air

Jayson Tatum sparks controversy with T-shirt choice ahead of Lakers game

If Jayson Tatum wanted to get people talking before Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, he certainly succeeded. The Boston Celtics star Tatum arrived to the game wearing a controversial outfit. He showed up in a T-shirt of the late …

Natalia Bryant poses for a photo

Kobe Bryant’s daughter gets restraining order against alleged stalker

Natalia Bryant, the oldest daughter of Kobe Bryant, was granted a temporary restraining order this week from a man she accused of stalking her. TMZ reports that Bryant, 19, received a court-ordered protection from 32-year-old Dwayne Kemp after he …

Jeanie Buss looking on

Jeanie Buss explains her cryptic Kobe Bryant tweet

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss sparked some speculation recently with a tweet about Kobe Bryant that some saw as a criticism of LeBron James. Now, Buss is making clear that no message was intended. Buss wrote on Twitter earlier in the month how …

Celtics' Jayson Tatum warming up

Jayson Tatum has new way of channeling Kobe Bryant during practice

Jayson Tatum is an enormous fan of Kobe Bryant and frequently pays tribute to the Los Angeles Lakers star. He is even managing to do it during practices now, too. During Saturday’s practice a day before Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Tatum was …

Celtics' Jayson Tatum warming up

Jayson Tatum sent text message to Kobe Bryant before Game 7

Jayson Tatum had a big performance in Game 7 against the Miami Heat on Sunday night to help his team advance to the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics star assured Kobe Bryant prior to tip-off that he was not going to squander the opportunity. Tatum …

Jayson Tatum wears an armband

Jayson Tatum pays tribute to Kobe Bryant during Game 7

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum honored the late Kobe Bryant on Sunday during Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. Tatum wore a purple and gold arm band just above his left elbow. The armband featured the number 24 that …

Tracy McGrady smiling

Tracy McGrady shares great Kobe Bryant story

Kobe Bryant was well known for his tireless work ethic and desire to get better at any cost, and basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady knew that from personal experience. On Thursday, McGrady shared a story on WFAN’s “Carton and …

Nick Saban in an Alabama shirt

Nick Saban names 2 NBA players he admires

Nick Saban is arguably the greatest coach in college football history. He has many admirers as a result. But even someone as widely admired as Saban has some people he admires himself. Saban on Monday shared the names of some of the people he …

Lamar Odom warming up

Lamar Odom got neck tattoo of late Kobe Bryant

Lamar Odom has himself a new tattoo, one with personal meaning. Odom revealed in an interview with the New York Post’s Page Six that he got a picture of Kobe Bryant’s face tattooed on his neck. Odom said he was inspired to get the tattoo …

Joel Embiid celebrating

Joel Embiid channeled Kobe Bryant after epic game-winner

It wasn’t quite 81 points, but Joel Embiid definitely pulled a Kobe Bryant in ripping the hearts out of Toronto on Wednesday. The Philadelphia 76ers star center Embiid had a game-winner for the ages in overtime against the Raptors in Game 3 of …

Shaheen Holloway pointing

Old photo of Saint Peter’s coach Shaheen Holloway with NBA legend goes viral

Shaheen Holloway has definitely been about that life for many decades now. An awesome old picture of the Saint Peter’s head coach Holloway with the late Kobe Bryant went viral this week. The photo, posted by Darius Alford on Twitter, was from …

Kobe Bryant in a Lakers jersey

Kobe Bryant estate to continue partnership with Nike

Nike will be able to continue manufacturing new Kobe Bryant gear thanks to a new agreement between the apparel company and the estate of the late basketball star. Vanessa Bryant, Kobe’s widow, shared a statement on her Instagram account …

Shaq sitting courtside

Shaq offended by comparison of 76ers stars to him and Kobe Bryant duo

The tandem of James Harden and Joel Embiid seems to be pretty lethal so far, but Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t want to hear any comparisons between those two and his famous duo. Shaq talked on his “The Big Podcast with Shaq” about …

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