Kobe Bryant led the Lakers through those years, winning the only MVP award of his career in 2007-08 and finishing within the ...

Kobe Bryant went to his idol Michael Jordan for advice after the Los Angeles Lakers lost the 2008 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. MJ gave the Black Mamba a reality check. The Celtics, led by ...

Check out these 16 throwback photos of Kobe Bryant that show the Black Mamba’s early life and NBA career from the late ‘90s ...

BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. -- A North Carolina man created an honorary casket for Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other people who died in the January helicopter crash. Fletcher Collins, of ...

NBA great Magic Johnson knows all about the Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics rivalry. He participated in it throughout the 1980s. He led the Lakers to two titles in three NBA Finals appearances ...

NBA veteran Ricky Davis looks back on his intense battles with Kobe Bryant at the famed UCLA runs in California.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- LeBron James said knowing this will be Kobe Bryant's last season is "truly sad for me" and that he regrets that the pair never faced off in the NBA Finals. "I didn't hold up my ...

Kobe Bryant in his prime, was the kind of scorer who made defenders question every life choice that led them to guarding him.