At just 17, Bryant wasn't physically ready for the bruising, hand-check-heavy NBA of the late 1990s. This was an era of hard ...

The late great Kobe ‘Bean’ Bryant, AKA the Black Mamba, was also known as a notorious gym rat. Part of Bryant’s greatness can be attributed to the over 10,000 hours of work [Note: We all ...

Kobe Bryant is being remembered and mourned across the globe today leaving many searching for answers after his sudden death in a helicopter crash in California.

It’s a tough day for Vanessa Bryant and her family without Kobe and Gigi Bryant here to share Father’s Day with the family, but she posted an amazing family photo and message in his honor on ...

But Kobe Bean Bryant was having none of that. With three clutch baskets in the last two-plus minutes of OT, he lifted the Lakers to a 120-118 victory and a 3-1 series lead.

NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal made a clear choice between Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (left) and wife Vanessa Bryant attend an NHL game between the Washington Capitals and the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center. / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Vanessa ...

Bean admitted he thought about retirement in the offseason and even consulted Michael Jordan about his plans. Kobe revealed how he spoke with MJ on the phone on the topic.

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant is among nine people who died in a helicopter crash in the wealthy Southern California residential neighborhood of Calabasas.

He told Matt Barnes while on All the Smoke podcast that high schooler Kobe Bryant made him and other Philadelphia 76ers stars look bad. That performance reminded Maxwell of Michael Jordan.

Though he's now tragically gone, the impact of Kobe Bryant's life and NBA career - which connected several eras in the game - will be felt forever.

Roland Lazenby, a Salem native and NBA writer, published Bryant’s biography, Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant," in 2016.