Kobe Bryant will retire after tonight’s Lakers – Jazz game. Before he was a fading star on a sinking ship, he was an awesome basketball player whose signature move appears to be the 360-degree dunk.

Kobe Bryant's entry into the Los Angeles Lakers was a breath of fresh air for a legacy franchise trying to regain its past glory. With the talented and dominant big man Shaquille O'Neal joining the ...

For the first time since winning the event in 2008, Dwight Howard was back in action at the dunk contest - this time as a part of All-Star Saturday in Chicago. His round one slam - a tricked out 360 ...

With everything most people know about Kobe Bryant, it is still a little-known fact that Bean comes from a basketball family. Kobe’s father, Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, played eight seasons in the NBA ...

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant tore his right rotator cuff in the Los Angeles Lakers’ latest defeat, the club announced Thursday. Bryant injured his right shoulder in the second half of the Lakers’ loss at ...

In a pivotal moment that shaped the trajectory of his career, Larry Nance Jr. shared a revealing anecdote about the profound impact Kobe Bryant had on him during his early days in the NBA. Recounting ...

Check our Sneakers news for more upcoming releases and breaking content! During his senior season at Lower Merion High School, Kobe Bryant averaged 30.8 PPG, 12 RPG, 6.5 APG, and four steals per game, ...

LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant is a five-time NBA champion, and now he's also an Oscar nominee thanks to a film he made with animator Glen Keane. Bryant is hoping to make a slam dunk at the Oscars with ...

(AP) — Kobe Bryant is taking a pass on the slam dunk contest, no matter what Shaquille O'Neal has in mind. Bryant nearly burst out laughing Thursday when asked about O'Neal's idea that the Lakers ...