Over the years, getting legendary NBA head coach Phil Jackson to compare Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant was damn near impossible. But in Jackson’s forthcoming new book, a memoir titled Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success, he does just that. Basically, it seems like the Zen Master gives the edge to Air Jordan.
When he is one the court, Kobe Bryant‘s motivation is pretty obvious; get buckets, win games. Off the court, what the former Columbia records rapper does next while off the court is anyone’s guest. For example, today the Los Angeles Laker decided to share a photo of the surgery to repair his torn Achilles tendon.
Just like his nickname (Mamba), Kobe Bryant is cold-blooded. The NBA great is suing his own mother.
Today’s news cycle was all about Jason Collins. The 34-year-old made history as the first active NBA player to come out the closet. While there have been detractors, most notably ESPN analyst Chris Broussard, the contingent in support for Collins has been overwhelming, especially from his NBA peers.
Dwight Howard may have sealed his fate as a single-season Lakers player, or offered his team a cold hard dose of reality. Following Sundays (April 28) first-round playoffs sweep, courtesy of the San Antonio Spurs (103-82), Howard was brutally honest about the season.
The Black Mamba is down. On a drive to the basket late in the fourth quarter of a must-win game against the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant fell to floor, clutching his lower left leg. An MRI will be conducted today to confirm, but the word is Bryant has a torn Achilles […]
Rap heads might recall that awkward time period during the ’90s when it was a thing to rap and ball. Not ball in the tangential sense (ya know, with champagne and cars), but literally play basketball. Shaquille O’Neal did it when he discussed how “Phil” was his father (his biological didn’t bother) or rocked (what’s […]
Ever imagine if Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and LeBron James’ signature kicks took performance enhancing drugs? That’s sort of the case with Nike Basketball’s ELITE Series 2.0 sneakers.
For the savvy sneakerhead, a holiday means a new allotment of special colorways for the latest kicks. So it’s not shock that Nike Basketball has revealed an Easter themed set of their top of the line hoop sneakers; the Nike LeBron X, the Kobe 8 System and the KD V.
North Korea’s supreme ruler Kim Jong Un is more than just Dennis Rodman’s homie, he wants to launch a nuclear attack on the U.S., and anyone else in his line of fire. Jong Un has been picking up where his father left off as the leader of the Asian country and is ridiculed as a tyrant, who committed […]
Los Angles Lakers owner Jerry Buss passed away from cancer earlier in the week, and today he was memorialized during a ceremony in the City of Angels. Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Shaquel O’Neal, and many more packed the Nokia Theatre to tribute Buss.
The legendary Pete Rock was greeted with open arms on today’s episode of ESPN’s First Take. There the renowned producer had an opportunity to weigh in on Kobe Bryant’s role in the Lakers’ recent win streak and how allegations of Ray Lewis using performance enhancing drugs could further taint his legacy.
