Roland Lazenby, a Salem native and NBA writer, published Bryant’s biography, Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant," in 2016.

Today we remember, with special affection, a player with a unique and overwhelming personality, who left his mark on an ...

In the five years since Kobe Bryant and eight others died in a helicopter crash, the Hall of Fame hoopster's legend has only ...

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Hall of Fame basketball legend Kobe Bryant may be gone, but his signature "Mamba Mentality" lives on. Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020, at age 41, alongside his ...

Nestled in a peaceful corner of the quaint Italian city of Reggio Emilia sits a tiny playground with basketball hoops glued on opposing walls.

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Following his retirement from the NBA, Kobe Bryant moved on quickly to other projects he was passionate about to stay busy with his newly found free time. Those projects led the 20-year Los ...

The Los Angeles Lakers' social media offering on Sunday morning was both delightfully sweet and devastatingly sad.

It has been five years since the fatal helicopter crash that killed Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and the other seven passengers on board. In the immediate aftermath ...

By Emmanuel Morgan and Matt Stevens Emmanuel Morgan, who covered Kobe Bryant’s death in 2020, reported from New York. Matt Stevens reported from Los Angeles. Jan. 26, 2025 On the side of a gym ...