Kobe Bryant was one of eight finalists announced as candidates for enshrinement into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, a decision that came as absolutely no surprise in his first year of eligibility

Vanessa Bryant is honoring the legacy of Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant. The wife and mother announced a change in name to Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Sports Foundation on her Instagram account.

After LeBron James passed Kobe Bryant for third on the NBA’s All-Time scoring list, Dwight Howard said,  “We don’t appreciate each other as much as we should as humans. We should appreciate people while they are alive.” He was speaking about both Bryant and James’ accomplishments as players in the NBA. Less than 12 hours later, Bryant, his daughter...

I hope you have a box of tissues nearby. The Los Angeles Lakers opened up their doors and their hearts to a sold out crowd at Staples Center on Friday night. It was the first time the organization that Kobe Bryant played with for 20 years took the court for a game after the helicopter crash that killed nine people,…

The Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers will not be taking the court on Tuesday, January 28 after the sudden and tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. The NBA announced in a statement on Monday, that the game would be postponed and rescheduled at a later date out of respect to the Lakers organization. “The National Basketball…

If you’re a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers, you’re quite aware of the many superstars who have donned the purple and gold over their illustrious careers. From Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James, each of these legends helped lift the Lakers to glory, as they passed the torch down...

If you’re a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers, you’re quite aware of the many superstars who have donned the purple and gold over their illustrious careers. From Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James, each of these legends helped lift the Lakers to glory, as they passed the torch down...

A 2007 portrait of Kobe Bryant is on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Bryant died on Sunday in a helicopter crash.

Basketball is one passion that Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, had in common. On Sunday, NBC News confirmed that the pair died in a tragic helicopter crash in the Los Angeles area.

Fans, players, teams and others took to social media Sunday as the news of Kobe Bryant’s sudden death spread. His 13-year-old daughter and seven other people also died in the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star. Sergio Quintana reports.

Former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant was among those killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, Sunday morning near Los Angeles.

Kobe Bryant created a wealth of memories, overcame a host of setbacks and reached a multitude of milestones during his 20-year NBA career. Here are key moments in the career of the five-time champion and 18-time All-Star. July 1, 1996 Los Angeles Lakers general manager Jerry West boldly trades his starting center, Vlade Divac, to the Charlotte Hornets for Bryant,…

Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. The Los Angeles Lakers star played 20 years in the NBA, inspiring athletes everywhere.

The injury-riddled Golden State Warriors were unable to keep pace with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night in a 120-94 loss at Staples Center.

LeBron James and Arnold Schwarzenegger are among the celebrity evacuees as a wildfire in Southern California has grown to engulf more than 70 acres.

The Kincade Fire in Northern California has burned over 66,000 acres and destroyed 96 structures.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets are heading home from China, their roles as unwitting participants in a geopolitical drama that neither team had any role in starting or escalating now over. The Nets beat the Lakers 91-77 in Shenzhen, China on Saturday, capping a two-game preseason series in China that was overshadowed by the fallout from a tweet...

The NBA will complete its trip to China in silence. Saturday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets to end this year’s NBA China Games series will be played as scheduled in Shenzhen, though there will be no news conferences for players or coaches before or after that contest. The NBA came to that conclusion after talking...

In response to the NBA defending Daryl Morey’s freedom of speech, Chinese officials took it away from the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets. All of the usual media sessions surrounding the Lakers-Nets preseason game in Shanghai on Thursday — including a scheduled news conference from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and postgame news conferences with the teams — were canceled....