Tag: Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers' head coach Luke Walton (AP Photo/Kim Raff)

NBA: Kobe’s Oscar win better than 5 NBA titles?

Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton isn’t ready to believe that Kobe…

March 6, 2018

Jordan Clarkson of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks against Golden State’s Kevin Durant during their NBA game which the Warriors won, 116-114, in overtime. (AFP)

NBA: Durant lifts GSW past Lakers in OT

Kevin Durant scored 36 points and hit a tiebreaking 22-foot jumper with…

December 20, 2017

Former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant poses with his family during a halftime ceremony where the LA Lakers retired his No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys. (AP)

NBA: Lakers retire Kobe’s No. 8 and 24 jerseys

Although Kobe Bryant has been asked many times, he still isn’t sure…

December 20, 2017

At left, in a Jan. 25, 2013, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant goes up for a dunk during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, in Los Angeles. At right, in a July 12, 1996, file photo, Kobe Bryant, 17, jokes with the media as he holds his Los Angeles Lakers jersey during a news conference in Inglewood, Calif. Two numbers go into the Staples Center rafters when the Los Angeles Lakers retire the jerseys of Kobe Bryant, the five-time NBA champion and top scorer in franchise history. (AP)

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LA Lakers to retire 2 Kobe jersey numbers

The Los Angeles Lakers will retire both of Kobe Bryant’s jersey numbers…

December 19, 2017

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NBA: Spurs sign Manu for 2 more years

San Antonio legend Manu Ginobili re-signed with the Spurs on Thursday in…

August 26, 2017

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NBA: Mavs, Nowitzki reach deal

Dirk Nowitzki has a deal with the Dallas Mavericks that sets him…

July 7, 2017

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NBA: No regrets, says Pierce

Paul Pierce said Sunday he departs the NBA with ‘‘no regrets’’ despite…

May 1, 2017

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NBA: Cavs take 3-0 lead

LeBron James led a second half assault as the Cleveland Cavaliers set…

April 21, 2017

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Magic’s 1st pick: Yup, Kobe Bryant!

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson on Tuesday said he is keen…

February 16, 2017

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Magic wants to run ‘Showtime’ anew

Decades after orchestrating hardcourt plays that gave birth to the ‘Showtime’ era,…

February 12, 2017

NBA: James, Wade set to join Kobe, Oscar

Wade enters this year’s Christmas Day quintupleheader as the league’s leading active…

December 25, 2016

NBA: Miami honors Shaq

Shaquille O’Neal fulfilled a promise in 2006 to bring Miami its first…

December 24, 2016

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3rd daughter for Kobe

Former Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant and his wife, Vanessa, shared…

December 22, 2016

Executioner’s last hurrah

Former world champion Bernard Hopkins will call time on his 28-year boxing…

December 17, 2016

Phelps’next plunge could be into Silicon Valley

Michael Phelps wants to dive into Silicon Valley's investment opportunities as he…

December 3, 2016

NBA: LeBron reaches another milestone

For all of LeBron James’ achievements, from MVP awards to NBA championships,…

November 12, 2016