Harry How/Getty Images Kobe Bryant smiles at halftime as both his #8 and #24 Los Angeles Lakers jerseys are retired at Staples Center on December 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

The late Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant, met his wife, Vanessa Bryant, in 1999, and the couple got engaged just after six months of dating each other in 2000, and also got married in early 2001. And like ...

Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, in Philadelphia. Named after a city in Japan, Bryant is the son of former NBA player Joe “Jellybean” Bryant. In 1984, after ending his NBA career, the ...

Vanessa Bryant has stayed widely out of the spotlight following the January 2020 death of her husband, Kobe Bryant, and daughter Gianna Bryant. Kobe and Gianna died at ages 41 and 13, respectively, in ...

Basketball is a team sport by heart and practice, but it is also one that can be dominated by the individual. Few other individuals in NBA history dominated the game as soundly as Kobe Bryant, and ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have found so much success over the years as a franchise. But one of the sweeter NBA titles in the history of the team came from the 2008-09 season. On June 14, 2009, the Lakers ...

What sparked the NBA legend's 81-point masterpiece? Former Raptors coach Sam Mitchell helps break it down, 20 years later. Shaun Powell On Jan. 22, 2006 Kobe put up his iconic 81-point performance.