As a veteran in the league, Gary Payton had the chance to mentor a young Kobe Bryant. He shares how he guided Kobe, what made him special early on, and the advice he gave that helped shape the Mamba ...

Everyone from athletes to business executives have embraced Kobe Bryant's "Black Mamba" mentality, and now, CNN is taking an intimate look into what forged Bryant's relentless drive and extreme ...

Kobe Bryant’s impact transcended basketball. Many, including non-sports fans, mourned his passing in 2020. Bryant’s approach to the game and in life, compiled in his “The Mamba Mentality ...

Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Kobe Bryant ... the “Mamba mentality” in interviews, referring to the phrase Bryant coined about ...

Kobe Bryant's words have continued to inspire fans years after his tragic death on Jan. 26, 2020. Here are the 17 times the late basketball legend shared timeless wisdom.

There is no question that Kobe Bryant ... from Bryant. Throughout Barkley's journey to becoming one of the greatest backs in the NFL, he has often credited Bryant's "Mamba Mentality." ...

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 ...

"The book that Vanessa Bryant has put together with Andy Bernstein (who I worked with closely on The Mamba Mentality), celebrating the murals that went up all over the world to celebrate Kobe and ...