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 ...

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

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

"I don't like this kid 'cause Magic was my guy," confessed the "Black Mamba," adding that he believed it was the first time ...

"I found myself having to defend myself a lot, because growing up in Italy, a lot of kids said, 'Well, basketball here is ...

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

Natalia Bryant gives dad Kobe Bryant a nod with a message on her USC graduation stole. After Jeanie Buss delivers her diploma ...

In the years following the Showtime era, the Los Angeles Lakers entered unfamiliar territory — irrelevance. The once-feared ...

The Lakers attempted to trade him to the New Orleans Hornets in the failed Chris Paul deal. Feeling discarded, Odom requested ...

Her diploma was presented by Jeanie Buss, daughter of late Lakers owner Jerry Buss, who acquired Kobe Bryant’s rights from the Charlotte Hornets, who drafted Bryant straight out of high school ...

First released in 2010, the "Lower Merion" Nike Kobe 5 is rumored to be receiving the Protro treatment and returning in 2026.