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Kobe Bryant's shoes from his "Achilles ... tie the game at 109 before exiting with the injury. The Lakers went on to win, 118-116. Bryant was limited to just six games the following season but ...

Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Kobe Bryant and eight other people, including his daughter. The Los Angeles Lakers organization and the ...

On Tuesday, the Lakers introduced Doncic to the Los Angeles media. During the press conference, Doncic was asked about Kobe Bryant. The question Doncic was asked mentioned the famous story of when ...

Just for Kobe ... Doncic and Lakers fans. Doncic took it a step further and updated hix X profile handle with a photo with him meeting Kobe in that moment, and then a picture of Bryant with ...

NBA great Kobe Bryant learned ... apparently Slovenian. A clip recently resurfaced of Bryant playfully trash-talking Luka Doncic during a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks.

His 20-point performance against the Clippers marked his 28th consecutive game scoring in double figures, making him the first Lakers guard to accomplish that feat since Kobe Bryant in the 2012-13 ...