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Lakers planning to wear Black Mamba jerseys later in NBA playoffs

The Los Angeles Lakers have plans to honor Kobe Bryant with special jerseys if they advance in the NBA playoffs this year. The Lakers are set to face the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs for a best-of-seven series. If they …

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Derek Carr planning to honor Kobe Bryant with arm sleeve this season

Derek Carr is a huge Kobe Bryant fan and planning to honor his idol this season. The Las Vegas Raiders quarterback told reporters on Tuesday that he is planning to wear an arm sleeve this season to honor Kobe, who wore one when he played. “What …

Vanessa Bryant

Vanessa Bryant argues against venue change for wrongful death lawsuit

Vanessa Bryant is suing the helicopter company and pilot’s estate over the deaths of her husband Kobe and daughter, Gianna, and the defendants want the case to be moved to a different county. Not surprisingly, Vanessa is arguing that having the …

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Instagram adds special note to Kobe Bryant’s page

It has been nearly six months since Kobe Bryant died in a tragic helicopter crash, and the NBA legend’s Instagram page remains active with more than 20 million followers. As of this week, the account now contains a special message. Instagram …

Vanessa Bryant posts emotional Father’s Day tribute to Kobe

It has been five months since Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash, and Sunday was likely a very difficult day for the Bryant birthday. While many families were celebrating Father’s Day, Vanessa Bryant posted a photo …

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Bucs CB changing his jersey to No. 24 as Kobe Bryant tribute

Kobe Bryant’s death hit those who grew watching him play particularly hard, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis is no exception. Speaking with reporters this week, Davis said that he was changing his jersey number from No. 33 to …

Kobe Bryant signed book for Klay Thompson with perfect message

Kobe Bryant died on January 26, but his legacy lives on strong. Klay Thompson shared photos on Instagram Live Friday of his copy of “The Mamba Mentality“, which is Bryant’s book. Thompson called the book his “basketball …

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Vanessa Bryant gets tattoos of messages from Kobe, Gigi

Vanessa Bryant is permanently memorializing her late husband and daughter, Gigi, through tattoos. Vanessa shared videos on Instagram Wednesday of her getting tattooed. She said that she got a tribute to Gigi on her wrist. “Shoutout to …

Shareef O’Neal pays tribute to Kobe Bryant with jacket

Shareef O’Neal was close with Kobe Bryant and paid tribute to the late former Laker with a cool jacket. Shareef, who is the son of Shaquille O’Neal, shared a photo on Instagram Saturday that showed him wearing the style of jacket that …

Daniel Rodriguez seemed to dedicate UFC win to Kobe Bryant

Daniel Rodriguez won his UFC fight on Saturday night and then appeared to dedicate his win to Kobe Bryant. The 33-year-old fighter beat Gabriel Green via unanimous decision in their welterweight fight at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns at the UFC APEX …

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Ex-Kobe Bryant teammate shares story of seeing him again days before his death

Tarik Black got to see Kobe Bryant one last time before Bryant’s tragic passing in January, and it is a memory that will stay with him forever. Speaking this week with Matt Tait of KUsports.com, the former Los Angeles Lakers big man shared the …

Robert Horry dishes on wild Kobe Bryant-Michael Jordan similarities

Watching ESPN’s highly-acclaimed documentary “The Last Dance” proved to be an eerie experience for Robert Horry. Appearing this week on “Wireside Chat” with Houston Rockets broadcaster Craig Ackerman, Horry said that the …

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Kobe Bryant’s sports academy makes puzzling decision to remove ‘Mamba’ from name

The Mamba Sports Academy was appropriately named in honor of Kobe Bryant after the NBA legend invested in the business venture back in 2018, but that name is changing now that Bryant is no longer living. Sports Academy CEO Chad Faulkner, who …

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Rep for pilot of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter says passengers responsible for deaths

An investigation into the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others back in January remains open, but there has been plenty of finger-pointing in the wake of the tragedy. The latest comes from the pilot’s …

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Vanessa Bryant files legal claim over photos taken of helicopter crash site

Vanessa Bryant is still sorting through much of the legal fallout from the helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe and daughter Gianna back in January. The latest step she took was on Friday, when she filed a legal claim over some unauthorized …

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Mario Chalmers shares touching Kobe Bryant story

Mario Chalmers is offering a moving story about Kobe Bryant days after Bryant’s posthumous appearance on ESPN’s “The Last Dance.” In an interview this week with EuroHoops, the former Miami Heat guard Chalmers revealed that …

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