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Friday night will mark the first time that the Los Angeles Lakers will play in the Staples Center since Kobe Bryant’s tragic passing. To commemorate the moment and honor Kobe’s memory, fans will be gifted shirts bearing his jersey numbers, 8 and 24. USA Today’s Sandy Hooper shared the news on Twitter, writing that there will be “one number for […]
Following the death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others, his family has issued a statement asking for privacy while criticizing the media for the false reports that emerged soon after the news first broke. “We are disappointed in some media’s broad use of unnamed sources and blind quotes, and remind everyone that the […]
For years, an awkward photo of Jonah Hill sitting courtside next to Kobe Bryant had been sort of a meme. The picture showed a very young Hill looking uncomfortable at a Lakers game, with Kobe in the background draped in towels. Taken by his older brother Jordan Feldstein, who died of a heart attack in 2017, […]
For many, a hat is more than just a hat. It’s a definition of self without having to say a single word. It tells people what you want them to know. It informs others of your team allegiance. It can also show them where your heart lies. Lids is aware of the importance that a hat […]
The Los Angeles Lakers will not play in the Staples Center until tomorrow, but when they do, it looks like LeBron James will be sporting a new tattoo in honor of the Black Mamba. James shared on his Instagram Live that he was in the process of getting some ink in the form of a black […]
NBA fans are on the fence about the league’s elaborate new All-Star Game format. Among the most glaring changes, the first three quarters will serve as mini-games played for charity. The team with the most points will win $100,000 for their assigned charity and the score will reset at zero at the top of each quarter. At the end of the […]
The Memphis Grizzlies and New York Knicks got heated near the end of their Wednesday night game, with Elfrid Payton taking issue with a move from Jae Crowder. The resulting scuffle meant that Payton, Crowder, and Marcus Morris were all ejected from the game during its closing moments. Morris addressed the situation in a post-game […]
Vince Carter checked into Tuesday’s game between the Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks with 2:13 remaining in the first quarter to an exceedingly warm welcome. The eight-time All-Star started receiving ovations from Raptors fans (again) beginning five years ago—the team’s 20th anniversary—when he represented the Memphis Grizzlies. That moment brought him to tears as he gazed […]
It has now been a handful of days since the news that Kobe Bryant, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others, tragically passed away in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. Calling the death shocking is an understatement. It still doesn’t seem like reality. Since the news broke, there has been an outpouring of […]
Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram on Wednesday to thank everyone who has sent their prayers and offered their support since the untimely death of her husband Kobe, her 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others on Sunday. Accompanied by a photo of the entire Bryant family, Vanessa spoke on how her, Natalia, Bianka, and Capri will try to move forward in light […]
