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Over the weekend, Gayle King opened up about the fallout that resulted from her interview questions about Kobe Bryant. More on that below. To talk about this subject, King chose her best friend, Oprah, during the 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour. “I have moved on,” King said, according to Yahoo. “Is there a scab? […]
One of Kobe Bryant‘s sisters, Sharia Washington, has decided to pay tribute to her late brother and niece, Gianna, by getting a black mamba shaped like the symbol for infinite, with their numbers (2 and 24) tattooed onto her left shoulder blade. You almost certainly don’t need to be told, but this particular snake was chosen […]
Not all money is good money. eBay has shutdown vendors looking to profit off of Kobe Bryant‘s untimely demise by prohibiting the sale of items from Bryant’s memorial service, TMZ reports. The company is actively working to remove all related items from its site because eBay has a policy that stops people from profiting off “human tragedy […]
Kobe Bryant was a true renaissance man. Not only was he one of the greatest basketball players of all time, but he was also well-versed in the arts. He may have even had a rap career if a certain legend of the genre didn’t intervene. During a recent conversation with Entertainment Tonight, LL Cool J recalled […]
People packed into the Staples Center on Monday to remember Kobe and Gianna Bryant. Although he was unable to make the service, superstar jeweler Ben Baller created a piece in memory of the late legend. Baller took to Instagram where he showed off a pendant dedicated to Kobe. The double-sided piece featured Kobe’s “Sheath” Nike logo on one side. On […]
Stars and fans swarmed the Staples Center for the public memorial service of Kobe and Gianna Bryant on Monday. This celebration of life was opened by a performance from Beyonce. Beyoncé decided to eulogize Kobe and Gianna by singing “XO,” from her 2013 BEYONCÉ album. “I’m here because I love Kobe, and this was one of his favorite […]
A couple of weeks ago, the NBA made it clear that it was going to load up its All-Star Weekend with tributes to Kobe Bryant, including having the teams wear the numbers 2 and 24 on jerseys with patches that would display nine stars for each victim who died in the helicopter crash that claimed the […]
Prior to Sunday night’s All-Star Game, Jennifer Hudson performed a special planned tribute to Kobe Bryant. Hudson delivered a stirring rendition of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway‘s 1972 hit, “For All We Know.” The performance was announced by the league on Thursday, as this year’s ASG took place at Chicago’s United Center. Note that Chicago is Hudson’s hometown: Hudson’s […]
The world is still reeling from the passing of Kobe Bryant. An avid basketball fan and son of Chicago, former president Barack Obama used his speech during the NBA All-Star Weekend Newsmaker Brunch to acknowledge Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s deaths, as well as the seven others killed during the helicopter accident. “That loss is something that I know […]
Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who died on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash, has been named a finalist for the 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, and retired WNBA player Tamika Catchings were also announced as finalists. NBA coach Rudy Tomjanovich, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey, men’s college coach Eddie Sutton, and NCAA women’s basketball coach Barbara Stevens were also on […]
