The NBA player passed away on 26 January 2020
The Bryant family celebrated an exciting but poignant day over the weekend. They marked what is lovingly known as Mamba Day with the Mamba Day Tournament. The kids’ basketball tournament seems to have been held yesterday, a day after April 13, which is the anniversary of the late Kobe Bryant’s final NBA game in 2016.
Readers of the L.A. Times Sports section express their opinions on the Lakers' problems, Reggie Bush and the Heisman Trust, and Caitlin Clark.
Re: Canucks tickets are skyrocketing, so is sports and entertainment now the exclusive realm of the rich? To answer the question J.J. Adams has posed: The answer is yes, sports and entertainment tickets have always been a luxury item for the wealthy and anyone else who is willing to max their credit cards to catch some […]
The Lakers are going to have to defend against CJ MCollum, the Pelicans guard who races into three-point shots from all angles on the court. The Lakers are going to have to defend against forward Brandon Ingram, their former first-round draft pick, who has become one of the toughest shot-makers in the NBA. The Lakers are going to have defend against Herb Jones and Trey Murphy III on the perimeter, two capable three-point shooters. They're also going to have to defend against Zion Williamson, the...
Despite writing this letter each week, I still wonder why so few of us write real ones anymore. I was thinking of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, who corresponded frequently but met only once: ‘The present racial crisis in this country carries within it powerful destructive ingredients that may soon erupt into an uncontrollable explosion,’ More
I arrived in the City of Brotherly Love on a recent Friday evening tired, hungry and with places to go. The Liberty Bell wasn’t on my mind, or even Independence Hall. I was looking for Kobe Bryant’s Philadelphia. The late Los Angeles Lakers superstar spent the majority of his life in Southern California — but he never forgot his hometown. It’s where his father, Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, starred at La Salle University and played for the 76ers. Where Kobe first achieved national prominence as a prep...
What is pickleball, and what do you need to play? Here's the lowdown on the recreational and competitive sport.
The college sports landscape has undergone some dramatic changes since the start of the NIL Era, and we could be on the verge of another dramatic paradigm shift courtesy of a new law that’s now in effect in the state of Virginia. It’s been close to three years since the Supreme Court issued the decision […]
Keyshawn Johnson is joined by his son Keyshawn Jr. on the All Facts No Brakes podcast to talk about all of the latest sports news including a look back on Keyshawn's commercial with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and former ESPN anchor Stuart Scott. Keyshawn shares some advice he received from Scott on transitioning to TV and recalls Kobe teaching him about signing autographs.
We live in an era where people judge everything in history or culture by today’s standards. We call this phenomenon “presentism,” which
Vanessa Bryant marked what would have been her 23rd wedding anniversary with her late husband, Kobe Bryant, in a heartfelt Instagram post.On April 18, she shared a collage of four images capturing a memorable date night with Kobe, where he was clad in a suit and tie, and she dazzled in a sparkly gold dress. The photos showed the couple sharing smiles, a dance, and kisses. Vanessa, 41, captioned the tender moments, "Happy Anniversary @kobebryant ❤️ #23," and paired it with the song "Anniversary"...