It's no secret that Kobe Bryant patterned a lot of his game from Michael Jordan. Many basketball fans today see the "Black ...

Kobe Bryant is the only NBA superstar whose two jersey numbers were retired by the same team. He wore #8 from 1996 to 2006 and then shifted to #24 for the rest of his 20-year career with the Los ...

Every year on August 24, basketball fans celebrate Kobe Bryant Day, a tribute to one of the greatest players in NBA history. August 24 is Kobe Bryant Day, honoring a legend The date, 8/24, is symbolic ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS) -- Orange County supervisors on Tuesday voted to declare Aug. 24 as Kobe Bryant Day. Bryant was born on Aug. 23. He also wore the numbers 8 and 24 in his playing days, said ...

The only debate pertaining to the greatness of Kobe Bryant is which jersey number he was better in. He wore No. 8 for the first 10 seasons of his career before switching to No. 24 in 2006, and each ...

Jan. 26, 2023, marks the third anniversary of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna “Gigi” dying in a helicopter crash on the way to a game. Kobe was undoubtedly one of greatest athletes to ever live, ...

LOS ANGELES - They say a picture is worth a thousand words and when it comes to the legacy of Kobe Bryant, those pictures spark nostalgia for not only one of the greatest players to don the Purple and ...

The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a second statue of Kobe Bryant, the latest one also memorializing his daughter Gianna. The statue, unveiled Friday outside Crypto.com Arena, depicts Kobe in a beanie ...

The love former NBA players have for Kobe Bryant runs deep. Many go out of their way to emphasize that the media often misrepresented him as difficult, insisting instead that he was fiercely ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

The Los Angeles Lakers previously announced that three Kobe Bryant statues will live outside of Crypt.com Arena. Earlier this year, Vanessa Bryant joined the team for a ceremony to unveil the first ...

Kobe Bryant was a man of many talents. Not only was he an incredible athlete with a top-notch sense of discipline, but he was also an exceptional leader, mentor, creative and businessman. Today, we ...