“They didn’t know him as Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers superstar.” Bryant had a complicated relationship with the City of Brotherly Love. His father, Joe, played for the Philadelphia ...

By Emmanuel Morgan and Matt Stevens Emmanuel Morgan, who covered Kobe Bryant’s death in 2020, reported from New York. Matt Stevens reported from Los Angeles. Jan. 26, 2025 On the side of a gym ...

Kobe Bryant is gone. I’m screaming right now ... the owner of what would become the WNBA’s best franchise, the Los Angeles Sparks. Bryant’s affinity for women’s basketball was well ...

KOBE BRYANT STATUE: Lakers unveil first of three planned Kobe ... “I first met Kobe when his dad was coaching the Los Angeles Sparks, and I was on the Sparks’ broadcast team. I knew then how much ...

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant died Jan. 26, 2020 at age 41. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.

Bryant was also an assistant and later head coach for the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks for two different stints in 2005-2007 and ...

For Hamby, now with the Los Angeles Sparks, Bryant saw an aspect of her game she didn’t even know she had. “If Kobe tells you you can play defense, you can play defense,” she quipped. Five years after ...

He joins Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and James as the only Lakers players to have at least 45 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a game. -via Los Angeles Times ...

Dončić made his LA debut on Monday night, but what he does in between the games will determine his legacy in purple and gold.

KOBE BRYANT STATUE: Lakers unveil first of three ... “I first met Kobe when his dad was coaching the Los Angeles Sparks, and I was on the Sparks’ broadcast team. I knew then how much passion ...