Kobe

Shaq and Kobe Bryant are back together, well…in a commercial. NBA 2k has released a new ad where Shaq delivers an acceptance speech after being names the cover athlete of the video game’s Legend Edition. While thanking his people, a miscue with the teleprompter ensued. “But most of all, I’d like to thank Kobe Bryant,” [...]

Although he retired earlier this year, Kobe Bryant is still releasing heat for the ball court. The all new Nike Kobe A.D. is set to debut later on this month. Kobe’s first post-retirement shoe continues the tradition of lightweight, low-profile on-court footwear. The shoe features a Zoom Air unit in the heel, Lunarlon foam in [...]

The Kobe Bryant farewell tour from the NBA isn’t over just yet. The city of Los Angeles has declared August 24th, 2016 “Kobe Bryant Day.” A ceremony will also be held tomorrow to commemorate his NBA career. The city wishes to acknowledge Kobe’s philanthropy as well as his basketball accomplishments. It will acknowledge his charity [...]

The last night of the NBA season can either be an extreme bore, if all playoff berths and seedings are locked up and the majority of teams decided to rest their players, or the final night can be special. Usually a special closing night of the regular season is a result of a division crown [...]

The Kobe Bryant farewell tour is down to its final six games, and it is becomingly more and more apparent that these are the final two weeks we will ever see the maniacally competitive legend ever grace an NBA court or any court for that matter on a professional level. Even though Kobe didn’t necessarily [...]

When Billy Donovan left the University of Florida to coach the OKC Thunder, he landed in one of the best coaching gigs in the league. But in just a few years, it’s possible that it could be one of the worst. Kevin Durant becomes a free agent this summer and Russell Westbrook the year after. [...]

Dirk Nowitzki provided us with another vintage Dirk moment last night in Los Angeles, knocking down one of his classic stepback jumpers over Julius Randle with less than two seconds left in the Mavericks 92-90 win in Los Angeles. Nowitzki knocked down the game winner right in front of the Lakers bench and Kobe Bryant, [...]

With the kind of run Steph Curry has been on, it’s not surprising that he has the NBA’s top selling jersey. He’s young and trendy among kids. LeBron James is now the old man that everyone’s used to, so it makes sense that he trails Curry in jersey sales. And Kobe? Well, he’s the ageless [...]

Kobe Bryant has been embarking on his farewell tour for some time now and the first ballot hall of famer’s incredible career is winding down but the Mamba still has a little juice left on certain nights and is still reaching lofty milestones. Kobe played well in a 118-115 loss to the Kings in Sacramento [...]

With every great scorer, there’s always somebody who is perceived as being the best at shutting him down. Or, at least coming close to it. Now that Kobe has decided to call it career at season’s end, he sat down with TNT’s Ernie Johnson to reflect on certain aspects of his career. Among the many [...]