Kobe Bryant

Former Knicks head coach David Fizdale has joined his hometown Los Angeles Lakers as the lead assistant coach on Frank Vogel’s staff. The Lakers also hired John Lucas III as an assistant coach and named Roger Sancho their head athletic trainer Wednesday. Fizdale was the Memphis Grizzlies’ head coach for 101 games from May 2016 until November 2017, leading them…

The Los Angeles Lakers have traded the rights to Marc Gasol back to the Memphis Grizzlies, where the 36-year-old center spent his first 11 NBA seasons. The Lakers also sent a second-round pick in 2024 and cash to Memphis on Friday in exchange for the draft rights to Chinese big man Wang Zhelin. ESPN then reported the Grizzlies intend to…

DeAndre Jordan is back in Los Angeles, and this time he’ll be chasing a championship from the Staples Center locker room that has a few more trophies in it. The longtime Clippers center signed with the Lakers on Thursday, filling their penultimate roster spot as the 10th 30-something player on the 17-time NBA champions’ remarkably experienced roster. Jordan is...

From online tributes to visiting the hundreds of Kobe and Gianna murals around Southern California, people are remembering the basketball legend on Aug. 24.

Russell Westbrook was a Lakers fan from childhood, and he skipped school to attend their championship parades. After he became close friends with Kobe Bryant, they spoke about the responsibility and honor of playing for this decorated franchise. Yet even after Westbrook became an NBA superstar with the autonomy now available to basketball’s best players, he figured the timing...

Carmelo Anthony realized the time was finally right to join forces with his friend LeBron James. Whether James and the veteran-led Los Angeles Lakers can help Anthony win his first NBA championship remains to be seen. “Most people will say we should have gotten together years ago, early in our career, but we were on two different paths. It just…

Vanessa Bryant previously slammed the lawsuit claiming her mother was trying to “find ways to extort a financial windfall from our family.”

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to rebuild their roster around their new superstar trio. After acquiring Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards in a draft day trade on Thursday, the Lakers agreed to terms with free agents, Dwight Howard, Trevor Ariza, Kent Bazemor, and Wayne Ellington on Monday. On Tuesday, the team was active again, reportedly agreeing to terms with…

In the words of Mase, “Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.” The Los Angeles Lakers held a reunion on Monday when they agreed to terms with free agents Dwight Howard, Trevor Ariza, Wayne Ellington, and Kent Bazemore. All four players are former Lakers, joining the team for their second stint, and in Howard’s case, his third stint in the...

The Los Angeles Lakers are acquiring All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards for three players and this year’s first-round draft pick.

A lawmaker from Orange County has asked Congress to declare Aug. 24 as Kobe Bryant Day.

“When I was out there tonight, I was singing to her and I wanted to make her proud, so I think I did that,” Matt Mauser said

Matt Mauser sings with the cover Band Tijuana dogs. He’s also a crooner in the style of Frank Sinatra. He says his career exists because he and his wife worked on it together throughout their 15 years of marriage. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, July 6, 2021.

A settlement agreement was reached in the crash that killed Laker great and eight others. As reported on Tuesday, June 22, 2021.

There will be one lasting image of the Los Angeles Lakers 2021 season. It will undoubtedly be the moment that Anthony Davis, after giving it everything he had to start in Game 6, collapsed to the floor midway through the first quarter and began to cry. He knew, just like we all did, that his strained left groin wasn’t healthy…

A new mural honoring Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was unveiled Thursday in the heart of Hollywood.

Vanessa Bryant isn’t pleased after the footwear she envisioned as a tribute to her late daughter has appeared online.

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