On December 18, 2017, the Los Angeles Lakers retired Kobe Bryant's No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys during a halftime ceremony at Staples Centre. The soon-to-.

Reality pushed the Chicago native the same way. After a torn ACL and seeing Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett handle the offense just fine, Allen realized scoring wasn't his path. The Celtics, led by head coach Doc Rivers, didn't need more points — they needed resistance. Someone to make opponents second-guess every dribble, cut, and shot.

Giannis Antetokounmpo recalls feeling Kobe Bryant’s unforgettable aura during a private workout that still shapes his mindset today.

Kawhi Leonard isn’t the most vocal superstar, and sometimes that makes NBA fans think he’s very humble. Recent scandals and stories have proved that Leonard has an edge to him, though. And he thinks highly of his own game,

After winning the Emirates NBA Cup, Tyler Kolek of the Knicks recreated an iconic championship photo of Kobe Bryant with the trophy.

The game-used ball from Game 6 of the 2000 NBA Finals, which was signed by Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and the other 10 players on the 1999-00 NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, has sold at auction for $508,

The NBA is a star-powered league, and there was no bigger star for two decades than Kobe Bryant. The Los Angeles Lakers legend won the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award four times during his historic career. In 2020, the league renamed the award after Bryant ...

In the locker room, Kolek revived an iconic championship photo by Kobe Bryant. He was seen holding the trophy in front of him, his head down. Bryant popularized that photo after the 2001 NBA Finals. Knicks sophomore Tyler Kolek recreates the Kobe championship photo pic.twitter.com/AfXKgybBQl