The Sports Report: Is Kobe Bryant one of the 10 best players in NBA history?
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Kobe Bryant not in NBA’s all-time top 10? Shaq thinks it’s ‘criminal’
Shaquille O’Neal has an issue with a recent ranking of the all-time best NBA players.On Monday, Bleacher Report released its list of the “top 100…
Kobe Bryant has one more lesson for LeBron James — how to retire
The news seemed routine.The ramifications could be resounding.Late last month, LeBron James exercised his $52.6 million player option with the Lakers for next season. It…
Dodgers unveil Kobe Bryant bobblehead to be given away Aug. 8
Kobe Bryant was in a great mood as the Lakers assembled in El Segundo for their 2009 media day.And for good reason. The Lakers had…
He created the beloved Kobe and Gianna Bryant mural. L.A. taggers keep defacing it. ‘It hurts me’
Weathered and bumpy, the wall hidden among the surplus clothing stores of the Fashion District was hardly the perfect canvas. But artist Sloe Motions’ vision…
Tyrese Haliburton quotes Kobe Bryant after his own Achilles injury
A day after having to leave the biggest game of his life, Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton shared his first public comments since tearing his…
Natalia Bryant graduates from USC with a nod to dad Kobe
Natalia Bryant, the eldest daughter of late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, got an A-list round of applause online after she graduated Friday with…
Kobe and Gianna Bryant mural covered up with graffiti in downtown L.A.
Someone has tagged over one of downtown Los Angeles’ Kobe and Gianna Bryant murals.In a Monday Instagram post, the account @Kobemural shared before-and-after photos of…
Vanessa Bryant on UConn championship: ‘Gigi would’ve loved being there’
Gianna Bryant was a basketball prodigy who was “hell-bent” on one day playing basketball at Connecticut. That’s what her father, Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, told…
Six years later, Kobe Bryant greets Laker Luka Doncic in new L.A. mural
Casual fans might assume Kobe Bryant never crossed paths with Luka Doncic. After all, Bryant retired three years before Doncic debuted at age 19 in…
Kobe Bryant remembrances: Readers share thoughts of tragic day
Jan. 26, 2025 4 AM PT Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020, along with Newport Beach…
How a Nuggets fan ended up painting Kobe Bryant mural in Venice Beach
Artist Chris Carlson lives in Denver. He is a Nuggets fan. He may not have been the most obvious choice to paint a mural in…
Kobe and Gianna Bryant book to highlight 100-plus worldwide murals
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…
Vanessa Bryant says ‘Job finished’ after Dodgers win World Series
Job finished.It’s a succinct way of phrasing what the World Series-champion Dodgers accomplished this season, after years of regular-season dominance followed by postseason disappointment.It’s also…