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Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving wants the NBA to change its logo to honor Kobe Bryant

During the fourth quarter, James got into a brief verbal confrontation with a female fan who pulled down her mask to make a point.

One year after a tragic helicopter crash took the lives of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and seven other people on board, we reflect back on the year that was and the legacy he leaves behind.

The Los Angeles Lakers are continuing to recognize Kobe Bryant’s role in inspiring the team’s special season by incorporating his memory into the design of their championship rings.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat, 106-93, in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to claim their record-tying 17th NBA Championship in team history.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat Sunday, giving them their 17th championship title.

The matchup is set, with the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers emerging as the last two teams standing in the chase to be crowned champions of the most tumultuous season in NBA history. The Heat won the Eastern Conference title Sunday night, finishing off Boston a day after the Lakers won the Western Conference crown.

In 2013, Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel had his team one win away from reaching the NBA Finals. Instead, he was thwarted by then-Miami Heat forward LeBron James and never reached his dream of coaching in the Finals. Seven years later, Vogel is now the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, and instead of staying up all night…

The Los Angeles Lakers planned to get together Wednesday night to watch basketball, which is about all they’ve been able to do lately. Soon enough, they’ll get to play it again. For now, their competition comes from video games. Their superstar player is also adept at those, as coach Frank Vogel revealed when asked what he’s learned about LeBron...

Kobe Bryant was not only an NBA legend and soon-to-be Hall of Famer, he was also a bestselling author. Bryant has published multiple books under his Granity Studios label, and his fifth book was just released on Tuesday. Before Kobe Bryant’s tragic death on January 26, 2020, the Los Angeles Lakers legend was working on a new book for young…

LeBron James keeps hearing the same questions. How’s it going? How’s the bubble?

The Southern California sports academy previously co-owned by the late Kobe Bryant has retired his “Mamba” nickname and rebranded itself nearly four months after the basketball icon’s death in a helicopter crash.

The brother of the pilot who was at the helm in the helicopter crash in January that killed Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna, claimed in court documents filed Monday that the pilot shouldn’t be held responsible for the incident. The pilot, Ara George Zobayan, was also also killed in the Jan. 26 crash in...

The Los Angeles Lakers qualified for and received approximately $4.6 million from the government’s Paycheck Protection Program, which was established to provide relief to small businesses suffering during the coronavirus pandemic. The Lakers eventually returned the money, according to NBC News.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has been posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame according to an official announcement by the organization on Saturday. Bryant played 20 seasons in the NBA, all with the Los Angeles Lakers. Over those 20 years, he was an 18-time NBA All-Star, the 2007 NBA MVP, a two-time NBA Finals MVP,…

Kobe Bryant memorabilia has inevitably increased in value since the five-time NBA Champion’s sudden and shocking death on January 26, 2020. As an example, one avid collector snatched up a towel that Bryant draped over his shoulders during his farewell speech following the final game of his NBA season on April 13, 2016. Bryant finished with 60 points in the…

The latest installment in Kobe Bryant’s “The Wizenard” book series was released on Tuesday, the late NBA player’s widow revealed in an Instagram post, NBC News reports.

The number of known coronavirus cases within the NBA has doubled to 14.

As the coronavirus continues to disrupts sports across the globe, athletes, coaches, and owners have joined together to help those affected by the pandemic. On Saturday, the Los Angeles Lakers, L.A. Clippers, and L.A. Kings, three teams that each call Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles their home, have joined together to provide financial support for the myriad of...

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James changed his tune a few days after saying he would never play without fans in the arena. The NBA has been discussing possible changes with the growing concern over the coronavirus.