Gilbert Arenas praises Kobe Bryant’s rise from benchwarmer to legend, calling him an “American hero” and the mindset everyone ...

Kobe's clearly not indestructible and, at his age, is bound to tire out if he's asked (or tries) to do too much. If the Lakers are trying to win, they'd do well to preserve Bryant's abilities by ...

"Scoring 81 points wasn't surprising to me" - Kobe implied his career-high that many wasn't a matter of if but when ...

"Just be careful out here, Paul" - Pierce recalls Kobe cautioning him to keep his guard up in L.A., not knowing he grew up in ...

Kobe Bryant may be gone, but his "Mamba Mentality" lives on. Five years after his death, ... 2020, at age 41, alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others.

West was there when the 17-year-old Bryant had the most impressive pre-draft workout he’d ever seen. Even though he left the Lakers in 2000, West continued to study Bryant from afar, first as an ...

Kobe Bryant was destined for greatness. Kobe Bryant moments after the Charlotte Hornets selected him with the 13th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. Credit: Courtesy of Jeremy Treatman Destiny, though, m… ...

Kobe Bryant told ESPN in 2010 that Joe Bryant was "a great basketball mind" and credited his father with teaching him the game from a young age. John W. McDonough /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images ...