Kobe Bryant

Blame for the Los Angeles Lakers’ devolution from title-toting titan to fallen giant is available in excess, ready to be dispersed unto anyone and everyone responsible for the trying—and perhaps lasting—times that lie ahead. This includes Kobe Bryant. But not only Kobe Bryant. Rushes to diagnose the Lakers’ uncharacteristic landslide have, quite predictably, oversimplified and [...]

What if you were told that the reason the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t teeming with superstars not named Kobe Bryant right now is because of Kobe Bryant himself? Would you believe it? Probably. Perhaps most definitely. He’s notoriously hard to get along with—at least until last year—and the countless anecdotes we’ve been made aware of [...]

As time wears on Kobe Bryant has become more skilled at telling it like it is. Years ago he would have been brash and brazen. Now he’s pensive and calculated in a way that makes you place more stock in what he says. So listen up. Commenting on the next collective bargaining agreement—the current one [...]

In his first game, Kobe Bryant proved that he still has it and can still be his old dominant self whenever he may please. Despite the blowout loss against the Warriors (120-105), Kobe continued to mesmerize everyone by showing them that he can still be deadly defensively, and not just in offense. At the end [...]

Step aside Bill Duffy, agent of Klay Thompson. Kobe Bryant is going to handle your client’s contract extension. He’s got this. Shortly after the Golden State Warriors got done raising hell at the Los Angeles Lakers’ expense Thursday night, Kobe went into high-praise mode. “He has the whole package,” Kobe said of Thompson, per the [...]

Bet you wish you had Carmelo Anthony’s connections. In anticipation of acclimating himself and his game to Phil Jackson’s famed triangle offense, Anthony apparently reached out to former trianglers Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, who each won at least five championships playing within the system. Their collective advice to him? Be patient. Be [...]

Kobe Bryant doesn’t handle rejection well. That, or he handles it really well. It depends how you look at it. Someone asked Kobe about Kevin Love being traded to Cleveland Cavaliers, presumably mentioning the many ties to the Los Angeles Lakers he had via the ever-churning rumor mill last season. Kobe responded in kind. Per [...]

After just playing 6 games last season due to another injury setback—Kobe Bryant is determined to make the most out of his time left in his NBA career as he plans to not just play for the entire regular season but also all of the 8 preseason games for the Los Angeles Lakers—which will begin [...]

Nothing like carrying the weight of the Los Angeles Lakers’ world on your shoulders at 36 years old, eh Kobe Bryant? Everyone is waiting for Bryant’s second return. Everyone. Even if you hate him, you want to see him; you want to know if he still has it or not. It’s human nature. And Bryant [...]

With the much awaited 2014-15 season just almost a month away—former Los Angeles Lakers head coach and New York Knicks president Phil Jackson recently talked about the returning Kobe Bryant during his interview New York Post’s Steve Serby. Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan are arguably the best two players who have ever played the game, [...]