Kobe Bryant

A hearing on an initial bid by the union representing rank-and-file Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies to keep the results of an in-progress internal inquiry into the alleged dissemination of photos from the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash sealed was postponed Wednesday, according to an attorney for the county. Lawyer Andrew Baum said the hearing on the request by...

The National Basketball Association just got one step closer to returning. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on a conference call with the league’s Board of Governors, reportedly set a target date of July 31 for the resumption of the NBA season. As of today’s date, the NBA has not finalized the format or the location of when, where, and how...

Basketball Hall of Fame chairman Jerry Colangelo told ESPN that this year’s enshrinement ceremony for Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and five others will be delayed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

What is the greatest basketball team ever assembled? Is it the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls that went 72-10? The 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers that went 15-1 in the postseason? The 2016 Golden State Warriors that went 73-9, but lost in the Finals? For many, the answer is none of those teams. For those that are old enough to remember, the 1992…

LeBron James is a multi-talented force of nature. On the basketball court, he is arguably one of the greatest players ever to play the game. Off the court, he’s a philanthropist, building the I Promise School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio for at-risk children to get an education. In addition to his other charity ventures, James is a...

Many players on the Los Angeles Lakers don’t have personal basketball courts in their homes. Players like Kyle Kuzma, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis have had difficulty getting access to a private gym during the recent stay-at-home orders in California due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, James has not only found a private...

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley is often a forgotten man on the team’s deep roster of talent. The 14-year NBA veteran is averaging just 1.5 points, in just under eight minutes a game this season, both lows for his career. However, Dudley is a vocal leader in the locker room, and considered part of the glue that holds the…

Sheriff Alex Villanueva voiced support Wednesday for legislation that would bar first responders from taking personal photos at crime scenes — a bill prompted by images snapped by deputies at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant. Assembly Bill 2655 would make such photographs a misdemeanor crime, with a maximum punishment of one year in jail and…

The final episodes of “The Last Dance” have aired, yet ESPN has one more program to show about the Chicago Bulls’ sixth championship. ESPN will show “Game 6: The Movie” on Wednesday night at 9 p.m. EDT, following a rebroadcast of episodes nine and 10 of “The Last Dance.” The episode will feature game footage captured by five NBA Entertainment…

In February, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James tweeted out his support of the Dodgers and their players for being “cheated out of winning the title.” He also expressed his anger and disgust with the team that cheated to win that title: the Houston Astros. Now, James is going to make sure fans in Los Angeles never forget what the…

The mother of Dwight Howard’s 6-year-old son died nearly six weeks ago due to an epileptic seizure, the Los Angeles Lakers center says. Although Howard has spent the NBA’s hiatus dealing with the difficult task of explaining Melissa Rios’ death to their son, he is also grateful for the chance to heal from the loss without the daily grind...

The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament outside Los Angeles did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside, according to autopsies released Friday. The reports by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office provide a clinical but unvarnished look at...

The Southern California sports academy previously co-owned by the late Kobe Bryant has retired his “Mamba” nickname and rebranded itself nearly four months after the basketball icon’s death in a helicopter crash.

The brother of the pilot who was at the helm in the helicopter crash in January that killed Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna, claimed in court documents filed Monday that the pilot shouldn’t be held responsible for the incident. The pilot, Ara George Zobayan, was also also killed in the Jan. 26 crash in...

The widow of former Lakers star Kobe Bryant has filed a claim against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for allegedly sharing unauthorized photos of the scene of the Jan. 26 helicopter crash that killed her husband, their daughter and seven others. Vanessa Bryant filed her claim on Friday, alleging that Sheriff Alex Villanueva personally assured her that deputies were…

Vanessa Bryant, got a birthday surprise from her late husband, Kobe Bryant, on her 38th birthday. Bryant shared on her Instagram account on Tuesday, that she had discovered a letter from Kobe a day prior, but waited to open it on her birthday. In the post, which appears to show Bryant’s hand clutching an envelope, she wrote: “Yesterday I...

Vanessa Bryant is feeling the love on her birthday. She shared a heartwarming post on her Instagram on Tuesday, celebrating her 38th birthday, of a picture of what appears to be her hand clutching an envelope and wrote, “Yesterday I found an envelope labeled to: The love of my life. From, Tu Papi,” she captioned the snapshot. “I waited to...