Before all the fame, all the accolades, and all the rings for Kobe Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers, the legend of “The Black Mamba” began as a child. Some rare photos of Bryant’s childhood memories ...

In 1996, the Hornets held the 13th pick and selected a skinny 17-year-old guard straight out of Lower Merion High School in ...

Kobe Bryant was a Los Angeles Lakers icon for a generation, but things could have gone very differently on his draft day in 1996. The Charlotte Hornets selected Bryant with the 13th overall pick ...

The Charlotte Hornets should seriously consider bringing in former New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau as a special ...

Kobe transcended what an NBA star was ... happened the deal would've been called off entirely, leaving Bryant a member of the Hornets. Divac said that his trepidation about being traded to ...

Kobe Bryant and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Neither played a single game in teal. Here’s how those trades shaped decades of ...

The Charlotte Hornets' franchise-altering trades on draft night have become cautionary tales in NBA history, letting two ...

It's the 20th anniversary of arguably the worst trade in NBA history. On June 26, 1996, the Hornets drafted Kobe Bryant and wasted no time in dealing him to the Lakers for center Vlade Divac.

Kobe Bryant has played for only one team during ... Yes, back in 1996, Kobe was selected by the Charlotte Hornets. True story. The Hornets drafted Kobe No. 13 overall in the 1996 NBA draft and ...

Kobe Bryant was a perfectionist. Charlotte Hornets lead assistant Jay Triano learned how true that was in 2008 as part of the U.S. Olympic coaching staff. He mentioned to Bryant he’d started ...

Kobe Bryant played 20 seasons for the Los Angeles ... After the Lakers GM Jerry West closed a deal with the Charlotte Hornets to acquire Bryant on draft night, the Hornets almost backed out ...