Kobe Bryant

Lawyers for Los Angeles County have asked a judge to ‘throw out’ Vanessa Bryant’s emotional distress lawsuit — that claims sheriff’s deputies and firefighters photographed her husband and daughter’s remains at the scene of the helicopter crash near Calabasas and shared those images.

It’s the end of an era for one of Nike’s longest-running and most popular sneaker lines after Kobe Bryant’s estate and the shoe giant failed to come to an agreement on renewing their partnership contract. “Kobe Bryant was an important part of Nike’s deep connection to consumers,” Nike said in a statement. “He pushed us and made everyone around...

Vanessa Bryant remembered her late husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, on what would have been the couple’s 20th wedding anniversary

Vanessa Bryant is commemorating a bittersweet milestone. Kobe Bryant’s wife honored their 20-year wedding anniversary on Sunday with a touching throwback photo from the day they said “I do.” The then-newlyweds are sharing their first kiss as husband and wife in the romantic shot and Vanessa penned a simple but meaningful message to Kobe in her caption, writing, “Happy Anniversary,...

Michael Jordan will present Kobe Bryant for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame next month.

In 2013, Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel had his team one win away from reaching the NBA Finals. Instead, he was thwarted by then-Miami Heat forward LeBron James and never reached his dream of coaching in the Finals. Seven years later, Vogel is now the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, and instead of staying up all night…

One year after a tragic helicopter crash took the lives of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and seven other people on board, we reflect back on the year that was and the legacy he leaves behind.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat, 106-93, in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to claim their record-tying 17th NBA Championship in team history.

Natalia Bryant is college-bound.

Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, has posted the names of four Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies she alleges shared graphic photos from the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed her husband, their daughter, Gianna, and seven others.

An L.A. program called Step Up on Second is driven by the philosophy that stable housing is the first step to changing the lives of people struggling with chronic homelessness and mental illness. The program, which was supported by Kobe Bryant before his death, operates a motel-turned-shelter that offers full studio apartments to the people it serves. Among those helped...

Vanessa Bryant says she is focused on “finding the light in darkness” in an emotional story in People magazine

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, publicly called for the LA County Sheriff’s Department to release the names of deputies who took or shared photos of Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and seven other victims of a helicopter crash in Calabasas last January.

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving wants the NBA to change its logo to honor Kobe Bryant

At the end of February, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving posted on Instagram that the NBA should change its logo from a silhouette of former Lakers player Jerry West to honor Kobe Bryant instead.

The NTSB has finalized the results of its investigation into the helicopter crash that took the lives of Kobe Bryant, Bryant’s daughter, and seven others.

Facing growing heat over a leaked Kobe Bryant lyric, Meek Mill issued a private apology to Bryant’s widow Vanessa. On Feb. 23, the rapper took to his Twitter amid backlash over a Kobe Bryant name drop in his unreleased song. The leaked song, “Don’t Worry,” features fellow rapper Lil Baby and includes the lyric, “If I ever lack I’m goin’...

Vanessa Bryant is speaking out about Meek Mill’s controversial Kobe Bryant lyric.

Federal safety officials discuss the likely causes of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed nine people, including Kobe Bryant.

Federal safety officials are to announce the long-awaited probable cause of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed nine people, including NBA star Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna.