Sunday will mark five years since Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant ... to the Finals. During the game, he wore a purple armband with the No. 24 on it, an homage to Bryant’s jersey number ...

That seemed to be the case for Kobe Bryant in the final years of his trophy-laden NBA career ... award and two Finals MVP awards. Impossible to foresee was what Bryant did next, building a ...

With 20+ years of basketball writing experience, Raul "Barry" Barrigon has covered NBA All-Star Games, Euroleague Final Four, and EuroBasket, while also interviewing stars from Jerry West to Kevin ...

Kobe Bryant's 2013 "Achilles Game" sneakers sold for a record $660,000 at Sotheby’s, cementing his legacy and Mamba Mentality ...

Kobe Bryant ... He was a two-time NBA Finals MVP, earned 15 All-NBA selections, and was named to the All-Defensive Team 12 times. Bryant also made 18 All-Star appearances and secured two scoring ...