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"If you weren't born when I started playing, you can't talk trash" - When Kobe Bryant silenced a trash-talking NBA youngster
The late great Kobe Bryant was renowned for his extraordinary talent and bold and flamboyant persona. Early in his stellar ...
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"Kobe doing it, and I just got Kobe’s back" - Shaquille O'Neal admits to taking a backseat in the Lakers 2002 NBA Championship run
The numbers back up Shaq's claims. Whereas he averaged 30 points per contest in the 2000 and 2001 playoffs, his output ...
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Tyrese Haliburton Joins Elite Company Of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant & More With Historic Clutch Playoff Milestone
Tyrese Haliburton is not just leading the Indiana Pacers; he is building a legacy in real time. The All-Star guard delivered ...
Kobe Bryant admitted resenting Michael Jordan when he first saw him play: "I don't like this kid 'cause Magic was my guy"
"I don't like this kid 'cause Magic was my guy," confessed the "Black Mamba," adding that he believed it was the first time ...
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UCLA senior Kobe Johnson wants to showcase two key skills in draft workouts
Kobe Johnson was a Big Ten All-Defensive team selection this past season, averaging 7.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.6 steals.
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Looking Back at Kobe Bryant’s Iconic 81-Point Game
Kobe Bryant's 81-point masterpiece remains one of the most jaw-dropping moments in NBA history. Against the Raptors, he took ...
"He slapped me in the a*s and was like, 'That's how you do it, young fella'" - Nate Robinson recalls being humbled by Kobe Bryant
Robinson recalls talking smack to Kobe during a hot shooting night only to be humbled by the Lakers legend on the last ...
ESPN’s Michael Wilbon is tired of the ‘garbage’ NBA GOAT debate: ‘To hell with you’
There are more than two horses in the NBA’s GOAT debate. At least according to ESPN’s Michael Wilbon, who isn’t accepting ...
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"He said, 'I'm not Larry Holmes'" - Mark Jackson said Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan are like 'two Muhammad Alis'
Mark Jackson once believed no one could be compared to Michael Jordan — until he saw Kobe Bryant’s greatness firsthand.
The NBA's new guards: Are these four stars following in the footsteps of Jordan, Kobe and Steph?
Two years ago, as Jalen Brunson emerged as an All-Star point guard for the NBA's New York Knicks, the head coach of the ...
Vanessa Bryant shows off sick custom Kobe Dodgers jersey gifts for her, daughters
The Bryant family bleeds Dodgers colors, and Vanessa showed off an awesome custom No. 8 jersey for Kobe in the special Tokyo Series edition uniforms and thanked Fanatics’ Michael Rubin and the Dodgers ...