January 22, 2006, holds significant importance for the Los Angeles Lakers and their fans, as it was the day the late, great Kobe Bryant scored a mind-boggling 81 points in a 122-104 victory over the ...

Sam Mitchell has seen his fair share of fiery competitors in the league, both in his 13-year career as a player and later on, as a coach. While he has witnessed many superstars dominate the league, he ...

Legendary NBA head coach Phil Jackson and sports journalist Sam Smith talk about the stars who helped define the sport, including Jordan, Kobe, and Shaq. They spoke with Tonya Mosley about their new ...

— -- This story appears in ESPN The Magazine's May 9 Fame Issue. Subscribe today! BY THE TIME he was 14, Kobe Bryant had made up his mind: His quest for basketball greatness would be a solitary ...

The Athletic has live coverage of Mavericks vs Lakers. LOS ANGELES — Luka Dončić’s Los Angeles Lakers debut, through no fault of his own, was virtually meaningless. Strip away all the pomp and ...

On April 2, 2000, the Los Angeles Lakers traveled to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks in a regular-season game. The Lakers were riding high, led by a young Kobe Bryant and a dominant ...