Nike continues to expand the sneaker archive of Los Angeles Lakers’ legend Kobe Bryant with a plethora of releases throughout the significant year of 2024.
There’s no question that NBA legends deserve a statue. It is a way for fans and teams to honor a particular player for his legacy and contributions to the game of basketball.
Every Los Angeles Lakers fan will tell you how important Kobe Bryant is to the team and the city. Not only did he elicit oohs and aahs from the crowd with his high-octane scoring, but he also brought a certain kind of confidence and intensity that could only be compared to one Michael Jordan.
Sometimes, conversations about the NBA’s all-time greatest players can get too toxic or chaotic. Fortunately, former Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady set the record straight on haters who continue to say that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant isn’t top five all-time player.
April 13, 2024 marked the eighth anniversary of Lakers’ legend Kobe Bryant’s last NBA game in which he bid farewell to the league with 60 points. The day was designated as this year’s “Mamba Day” by the Bryant family and Nike celebrated with three new releases of retro Kobe sneaker models.
In the early 2000s, the Los Angeles Lakers were a powerhouse in the NBA. They had Shaquille O’Neal in his prime and an up-and-coming superstar in Kobe Bryant.
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had a plethora of unforgettable moments over the course of his 20-year career but on April 14, 2004, he really outdid himself.
The Los Angeles Lakers had arguably the greatest offseason in NBA history in 1996, as they signed Shaquille O'Neal in free agency and acquired the draft rights to Kobe Bryant.
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is admired by basketball fans around the world for his success and inspiring mindset. As a result, he ranks high on most fans’ GOAT (Greatest of All Time) list.
In a post on his Instagram today, NBA legend Tracy McGrady came to the defense of his old friend and NBA competitor, Kobe Bryant. As he argued why Bryant is a top 5 NBA player ever, he explained why playing with Shaq should not be held against him.
Without a doubt, it is the greatest sendoff game in sports history. Everyone remembers where they were when Kobe Bryant scored 60 points in his career finale, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a win over the Utah Jazz.
On April 12, 2013, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant made two clutch free throws after a torn Achilles injury against the Golden State Warriors. Despite
During his legendary career with the Los Angeles Lakers, NBA icon Kobe Bryant had many battles against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference playoffs.
In February outside of Crypto.com Arena‚ formerly Staples Center‚ several errors on the newly unveiled Kobe Bryant statue were noticed. The Los Angeles Lakers were able to identify the errors and make the necessary corrections.
Kobe Bryant memorabilia remain highly sought-after by collectors. The latest sale of the late icon’s Los Angeles Lakers jersey is proof of that. A game-worn Bryant jersey just sold for close to $2 million in an auction.
The unveiling of the statue of Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant back in February was one of the most anticipated moments of the entire year. The first
The Los Angeles Lakers are righting some wrongs with their recently-unveiled statue of the late Kobe Bryant.
NBA legend Kobe Bryant‘s statue outside Crypto.com Arena had two misspelled names and one misspelled word. Corrections to the Bryant were completed on Tuesday (4/9). Bryant’s statue is of his 81-point game during the Los Angeles Lakers-Toronto Raptors game on January 22, 2006.
Kobe Bryant was one of the players who was all about work. His stories from the Team USA practices are the best example of how intense the Mamba Mentality was.
Speaking on the “Podcast P” show, two-way guard Paul George looked back on the time when Kobe Bryant came to the rescue during a party gone wrong. George explains how he was nearly on the hook for thousands of dollars in drinks before Kobe Bryant heroically paid for the entire bill.
A championship ring from Kobe Bryant that was gifted to his father just sold at an auction for nearly $1 million. According to multiple reports, the ring, which is from the 2000 Los Angeles Lakers team, was purchased for $927,000.
Murray willed the Hawks to an improbable overtime win over the Celtics on Thursday night.
A piece of NBA history, Kobe Bryant‘s 2000 Los Angeles Lakers championship replica ring, is currently fetching bids upwards of $141,000 in an auction.
The Lakers plan to fix the spelling errors on the Kobe Bryant statue unveiled outside the Crypto.com Arena last month.
Despite the spelling errors, the response to the Bryant statue, designed by artist Julie Rotblatt-Amrany, has been largely positive.
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