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Kobe Bryant selling Newport Coast mansion

Kobe Bryant and wife Vanessa have listed one of their Newport Coast, Calif., mansions for sale for $8.599 million. The mansion, build in 1997, sits on a 20,591 square-foot lot and has 8,471 sq. ft. of living space. There are four bedrooms, seven …

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Kobe posts bikini picture of Vanessa Bryant on Instagram

Kobe Bryant has opened up parts of his personal life to his fans ever since joining Twitter and Instagram this year, and the Los Angeles Lakers star got extra personal on Monday. Kobe is on a tour in China, and he expressed his longing for wife …

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Kobe Bryant took his helicopter to the Dodgers game

Kobe Bryant attended the Los Angeles Dodgers’ game on Wednesday night, and the Lakers star arrived in style. Bryant shared a photo on his Instagram account of him on his way to the game: That picture appears to have been taken from a …

Jim Buss thinks Kobe Bryant will be ready at start of season

Jim Buss infrequently gives interviews, but the Los Angeles Lakers executive sat down with NBA TV during a Lakers Summer League game in Las Vegas on Thursday and provided an update on the status of Kobe Bryant. Buss said that Bryant is well ahead of …

Dwight Howard admits Kobe Bryant was ‘very tough’ to play with

Anyone who watched the Los Angeles Lakers last season knows that Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard were far from being best friends. Howard and Kobe got along about as well as Bryant and Shaq got along during their time together, only the disagreements …

Dwight Howard reportedly wanted Lakers to move past the Kobe Bryant era

There have already been a number of theories floated around about why Dwight Howard chose not to re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, but this is one of the most interesting. We have heard that Howard felt Mike D’Antoni did not give him enough …

Kobe Bryant: I won’t take a pay cut on next contract

Kobe Bryant believes he is one of the top players in the NBA, so he’s not about to give the Los Angeles Lakers a discount on his services, even if a pay cut would help the team. At least, that’s what he said on Wednesday. Bryant was asked …

Kobe Bryant explains why he unfollowed Dwight Howard on Twitter

Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard are no longer teammates, which means Kobe no longer has to play nice with the center. Immediately after Howard made his Twitter announcement that he was signing with the Houston Rockets in free agency instead of the Los …

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Kobe Bryant posts on Instagram response to Dwight Howard decision

Many were eagerly awaiting Kobe Bryant’s response to Dwight Howard’s decision to sign with the Houston Rockets instead of the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency. The Mamba didn’t take long to react. He must have had it planned. …

If this was Kobe Bryant’s pitch to Dwight Howard, no way he returns to Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers brought Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and GM Mitch Kupchak to their Tuesday meeting with free agent Dwight Howard, probably to remind the center of the team’s dysfunctional times last season. They reportedly discussed how …

Kobe Bryant does not want to convince Dwight Howard to stay with Lakers

Kobe Bryant has made it clear that he wants free agent Dwight Howard back with the Los Angeles Lakers, but there is only so far he will go in an effort to sell the big man on sticking with the team. In an interview with Lakers.com, Bryant explained …

Kobe Bryant gives his all-time starting five, highlighted by Larry Bird

One of the most popular questions radio hosts have decided to ask current and former NBA players lately is who they would select for an all-time starting five. Given how many Hall of Famers have played the game over the past six decades, the answers …

Kobe Bryant to Lakers: You have to lock up Dwight Howard

Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard may have had a contentious relationship during the regular season, but make no mistake about it: Kobe understands the importance of Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers. During an interview with 710/ESPN Radio LA on …

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Kobe Bryant memorabilia items still being auctioned

Kobe Bryant recently settled a lawsuit with his parents, who were trying to sell some of the basketball star’s memorabilia. Bryant successfully protested the auction, saying that the items belonged to him and that his mother had no right to …

Kobe Bryant reportedly wants to win at least two more championships

Kobe Bryant has one year remaining on his deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, but that does not mean the future Hall of Famer is contemplating retirement. Bryant suffered a torn Achilles back on April 12, and we all know he would never be one to let an …

Kobe Bryant planning to play beyond next season?

Kobe Bryant is getting toward the end of his NBA career, but it is unclear exactly how many seasons he plans to continue playing. Before he suffered a torn Achilles, there was reason to believe Kobe would play out the final year of his contract next …

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