Kobe Bryant

LeBron James joined Carmelo Anthony in the free-agent ranks Tuesday, officially opting out of his contract with the Miami Heat, and the whole world went bonkers. And the Los Angeles Lakers started drooling. We all know they have cap space. How could we forget? This has been years in the making. This is the summer [...]

While the ‘Beethoven’ colorway of the Nike Kobe 9 Elite Low doesn’t come out until mid-August, we have news that a purple pair will come out sooner. Known as the ‘Hyper Grape’ Kobe 9 Elite Low, this purple colorway of the latest Kobe Bryant sneaker features all the top-of-the-line traits that Nike has available in [...]

When Nike unveiled the Kobe 9 Elite, many would-be consumers would be turned off by the height of the sneaker but Nike has the remedy for that with this lowtop version. We were first introduced to the Kobe 9 Elite Low a few months back with the two colorways that saw a limited release overseas [...]

Dear Donald Sterling, Please just go away. Signed, A lot of people The Los Angeles Clippers owner is making headlines again—which isn’t to say he ever stopped making headlines. He hasn’t. Not since he was recorded making racially charged comments and banned from the NBA for life. This time, though, he’s looped Kobe Bryant into [...]

Kobe Bryant is going to be one happy camper. According to ESPN’s Chris Broussard, the Los Angeles Lakers interviewed Byron Scott for their head coach position on Tuesday. Personally, I’m not sure what impresses me more: The fact that the Lakers are entertaining a coaching prospect Kobe is known to love, or that the team [...]

On the heels of another delusional tirade by banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling, the Clippers lost 104-98 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. How? How does the team with the best floor leader (Chris Paul), the best coach (Doc Rivers), and best frontcourt (Griffin/Jordan) lose a playoff series? In the critical game 5, the Clippers blew [...]

Times are a changing. One day, you’re Kobe Bryant, ruler of the Los Angeles Lakers. Your will be done. Don’t like Shaquille O’Neal? He’s gone. Championships? Got ’em. Comparisons to Michael Jordan? Check. Then, quite suddenly, you’re old, going on 36 and fresh off a season that saw you appear in just six games. You [...]

Dante Exum is a wanted man. Excuse me, I mean wanted kid. The electric 6’6″, 18-year-old Australian guard is one of the most highly coveted prospects of this year’s NBA draft. Though he still figures to go behind Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker, and perhaps Joel Embiid, he’s listed as a top-five pick in most [...]

Take that, Dwight Howard. Of the many, many mysteries and questions that exist between Kobe Bryant and his previous and current Los Angeles Lakers teammates, the bond shared by Pau Gasol and himself is not one of them. The two are friends. Close friends. From what they’ve both said about each other over the last [...]

I give up. When it comes to matters of Mike D’Antoni and the Los Angeles Lakers, I give up. Their relationship is complicated, compounded by being a big-market team in the midst of the worst season in franchise history and playing host to an overwhelming number of rumors and speculation and questions and various other [...]