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It used to be that there was no better closer in basketball than Kobe Bryant, but then Kevin Durant came along. Put two, three or however many guys you want on Kobe and he’ll probably still score with the game on the line and the Lakers …
As we said before, the 2012 postseason is probably the toughest portion of Alex Rodriguez’s career to date. Once considered to be the best baseball player on the planet, A-Rod has been reduced to merely a bat off the bench in certain …
Kobe Bryant responded to former teammate Smush Parker, who blasted him on an Internet radio show Thursday night, allowing the beef between the players to remain in the news cycle for another 24 hours. The sour feelings between the two go back to …
Smush Parker responded at length to Kobe Bryant on Thursday, defending his credentials as a basketball player while saying that Kobe was a bad teammate who never made him feel welcome on the Lakers. Bryant ripped Parker and some other former Lakers …
Kobe Bryant ripped into his ex-Lakers teammates from the franchise’s dark years, and one of those players, Smush Parker, has fired back in response. Kobe Bean was talking about the MVP voting for the ’05-’06 season in which he …
Kobe Bryant has a complete a-hole persona on the floor. He bosses his teammates around, takes control of games when he feels he needs to, and he calls out teammates on a regular basis. It’s all part of that “killer instinct” so many …
Kobe Bryant began talking about passing the Lakers on to Dwight Howard during the team’s media day last week, and now he says he plans to retire after his contract expires in two seasons. Though he wouldn’t say his plan is definite, …
Kobe Bryant has played in the NBA for 16 seasons and been a part of five championship teams on the Lakers, but he says the current Lakers team is the most talented he’s been on. Speaking at media day on Monday, Bryant praised this year’s …
The video featured above was posted on YouTube on Sunday and began making the rounds on the ‘net on Tuesday. The video, put together by YouTube user Mamba2012, is superbly done. It shows Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan matching each other with …
When we think of the physical condition professional athletes have to maintain, we tend to think of them as having extremely strict diets. While that is often the case and certainly helps contribute to their success, it doesn’t mean star …
When Kobe Bryant and the Lakers front office had a rift back in 2007, it may have been more serious than some of us thought. Most Lakers fans never felt as though Kobe was going anywhere, and for the most part I felt the same way. However, Mark Cuban …
In addition to giving the Lakers a better chance to win an NBA championship, the acquisitions of Dwight Howard and Steve Nash may actually help Kobe Bryant’s marriage. But how? As you probably know, Kobe and Vanessa Bryant have been trying to …
Dwight Howard has finally found a new home. Whether you’re a fan of any team that was involved in the trade that sent him to the Lakers or not, you have to be relieved that we no longer have to hear speculation about his future. As expected, …
Kobe Bryant blew up in the second half of the US’s quarterfinals win over Australia on Wednesday scoring all 20 points after intermission. What was his reward for the stellar performance? A drug test. Marc Berman of the New York Post reported …
Kobe Bryant and Stephanie Rice were called out by a few different Australian athletes for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship, leading to Rice addressing the matter. The Australian swimmer says she and Kobe are just friends. “FYI yes …
Kobe Bryant has the type of sarcastic attitude where you can never tell if he’s joking or serious. He’s one of the cockiest players in the history of the NBA, which is also why he is one of the most successful and a lock for the Hall of …
