los-angeles-lakers
Page: 14
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 […]
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 […]
Los Angeles comedian Ari Shaffir has faced severe backlash following comments he made about the late Kobe Bryant. Now, Shaffir has shared a lengthy statement where he explained that it’s a bit he does whenever a celebrity dies: “Every time a beloved celebrity dies I post some horrible shit about them,” he wrote. “I’ve been doing […]
Kobe Bryant was the NBA’s greatest heel on the court, for the way he ruthlessly ripped the hearts out of his opponents and their fans. But off the court, Bryant understood the power of his celebrity and human connection. On Monday, Facebook user, Kristen O’Connor Hecht, shared a story on how Kobe took time away from his […]
On Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers players, coaches, and staff got together at their El Segundo, California practice facility for the first time since Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others tragically died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, ESPN reported. Sources told ESPN that after players did a light workout, the team shared stories […]
Following his death on Sunday, Kobe Bryant‘s studio (Granity Studio) has made Dear Basketball, the Oscar-winning short that was written and narrated by Bryant back in 2017, available online for free. Variety adds that the five-minute and 22-second film can be found on dearbasketball.com, as well as on Vimeo. The short, which won an Academy Award […]
A Change.org petition requesting that the NBA switch their logo to a Kobe Bryant silhouette, following his death, has racked up 700,000+ signatures and counting. That petition‘s aim simply states: With the untimely and unexpected passing of the great Kobe Bryant please sign this petition in an attempt to immortalize him forever as the […]
As news of Kobe Bryant’s passing rippled through the world on Sunday, many NBA players were left to process the news as they were readying themselves for Sunday’s games. The Houston Rockets were set to play against the Denver Nuggets, and the Toronto Raptors were to square off against the San Antonio Spurs. Before the Nuggets-Rockets game—the first […]
NBA trade season is finally upon us and though there haven’t been many rumors out there yet, Chris Haynes of Yahoo! is reporting that the Lakers and 76ers are interested in trading for Derrick Rose. Now, if you haven’t been paying attention, Rose has been one of the better PGs in the NBA this season […]