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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 …
Charles Barkley is revealing something surprising about a fellow NBA great. Appearing this week on Draymond Green’s podcast for The Volume, Barkley said that the late Kobe Bryant very nearly joined TNT’s “Inside the NBA.” …
So many people have their Kobe Bryant stories, and now that he has passed, it never gets old hearing those stories. One such great Kobe story came from Chandler Parsons. Parsons was a guest on this week’s episode of “All the Smoke.” …
A new book about Mike Krzyzewski has been making some headlines since excerpts were published. At first, a story went viral that discussed how Coach K disagreed with Duke’s pick for his successor. Now, another story is making headlines. On …
Cooper Kupp had another Los Angeles sports legend in mind during the Rams’ championship parade on Wednesday. Kupp showed up at the parade wearing a Kobe Bryant Lakers jersey. The jersey had both of the late NBA legend’s jersey numbers on …
Wednesday marked the two-year anniversary of the fatal helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other people in California. One local artist worked extremely hard to pay tribute to the victims. Dan Medina, a sculptor …
Wednesday officially marked two years since Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna, and seven others tragically died in a helicopter accident. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith paid tribute to Bryant in a segment this week, but many were upset with the way that …
Coby Bryant wore No. 7 during a season in which he was named the best player in the nation at his position, but the Cincinnati cornerback decided to change jersey numbers for the biggest game of his college career. He had a great reason for it. …
An executive for the Charlotte Hornets can see a bit of the Mamba Mentality in LaMelo Ball. Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak spoke this week with SI’s Chris Mannix for a feature on the 20-year-old Hornets star Ball. While Kupchak said that he would not …
Charles Barkley has said in the past that it bothers him when superstar players only reach out to him after he criticizes them but never after he compliments them. Apparently that happened once with him and Kobe Bryant, and it left Chuck with a story …
Nike is no longer manufacturing Kobe Bryant sneakers after the NBA’s legends contract with the company expired earlier this year. That is apparently a huge disappointment to many players around the league, as the shoes are quite popular. So …
The son of one former Los Angeles Laker made a decision with some Kobe Bryant memorabilia that he would probably like to have back. Ron Artest III, the son of retired NBA champion Ron Artest (who now goes by Metta Sandiford-Artest), spoke this week …
An old tweet from Kobe Bryant went viral on Tuesday night after the Milwaukee Bucks won the championship. Giannis Antetokounmpo made his first All-Star team in 2016-2017, which was his fourth year in the league. Antetokounmpo was on a clear …
Devin Booker is one of several young NBA stars who worked with Kobe Bryant before the Hall of Famer tragically died last year, but the Phoenix Suns star does not think comparisons between him and Kobe are appropriate. Booker has been outstanding in …
A Nike shoe that was designed to honor Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna has recently somehow leaked, and Vanessa Bryant is extremely upset over the situation. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Vanessa explained that she designed the shoe in honor …
Jack Flaherty paid tribute to Kobe Bryant with the cleats he wore on Monday. Flaherty, who is from Los Angeles and grew up in the city, pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals in their game against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Flaherty wore purple and …
