"I've stolen so many of your moves, it's not even funny," Bryant said. For many, Bryant was seen as the spiritual successor to Michael Jordan, but Baylor's influence on his game ran much deeper. Not ...

When people ask me what I do in my free time, I’m going to say basketball all the time,” she said. “Because basketball is who ...

You’ll never take LA away from the Lakers, you guys get it. There was a good stretch of like the Lakers kind of being pretty ...

Editor’s Note: A new series “Kobe: The Making of a Legend” traces ... proved the most crucial of the entire game, sinking a 21-foot buzzer-beater to give the Lakers a 101-99 victory over ...

The most recent team in those four leagues to win three straight championships was the Los Angeles Lakers with Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant in the 2000-02 NBA Finals. Only two NFL teams have ...

Over the past two weeks, numerous communities have been affected by the raging fires in Los Angeles, resulting in extensive loss and destruction. For many people, this means losing a lifetime of ...

When New York street artist Andaluz finished his Costa Mesa mural honoring Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others who lost their lives in a Jan. 26, 2020, helicopter crash ...

The basketball world took to social media Sunday to pay tribute to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash five years ago along with eight other passengers ...

You can find her on X @ValentinaMrtnz_ Languages: English, Spanish. On Jan. 26, 2020, Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant, and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash. The devastating news sent ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant attend an NBA basketball game between ...

As news of Kobe Bryant's death disseminated on this day five years ago, the sports world went from denial, to disbelief, to shock, and eventually acceptance. One of the greatest hoopers of all ...