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Many people, including Phil Jackson and Shaquille O'Neal, have made comments on Kobe Bryant's potential retirement plans. On Monday, during the Lakers Media Day, Bryant finally addressed a few retirement rumors, but he seemed more confused than everyone else. There is one thing he's sure about, and that's the fact that he plans on retiring as a Laker. Read More »
After taking his talent to China, Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, is returning to the NBA. World Peace re-signed with the LA Lakers in a one-year unguaranteed deal to resume his career in the NBA. Read More »
Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant have maintained a close relationship, probably due to the fact that Jackson used to be the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, and won five NBA championships alongside Bryant with the Lakers. In light of this, Jackson noting that Bryant probably won't be retiring just yet, though it may be his last season playing for the Lakers, seems pretty plausible. Read More »
Rumors regarding Lakers point guard Kobe Bryant's retirement from the NBA have been roaming around for a while now. But former teammate, Shaquille O'Neal, is advising the player he had a previous feud with to slow down on retiring. Read More »
Kobe Bryant has been riddled with injuries over the last few years of his Los Angeles Lakers career, the latest of which being a torn rotator cuff resulting in a 2015 shoulder surgery. This surgery was a success though, because this week he was cleared to play the upcoming 2015/2016 NBA season, which could be the final run of games for the 37-year-old living basketball icon. The only question is: Can he make a comeback after this injury? Read More »
While in Europe promoting his sneakers, KD8, Kevin Durant's been answering plenty of questions in interviews. One of the questions he answered was regarding his all time starting five and his answer was a true NBA dream. Read More »
Kobe Bryant's got another nickname: "Bay-Boo." Now, this nickname may be what his wife, Vanessa, calls him, but don't get it confused; Black Mamba doesn't care if his competitors make fun of him for it. According to Complex Magazine and ESPN, the LA Lakers star was recently featured in a podcast where he and the former teammate, Shaquille O'Neal, spoke about their time as teammates and addressed a few rumors regarding their relationship. Read More »
Is Taylor Swift a big Los Angeles Lakers fan? Well, who knows, but basketball star Kobe Bryant did in fact interrupt the singer's show at the Staples Center. So maybe he's just a big Taylor Swift fan? Again, who knows, but either way – there's no "Bad Blood" here. Read More »
LA Lakers legend Magic Johnson last night explained to Jimmy Kimmel just what it's like to be an NBA champion, and more importantly, how to party with Jack Nicholson. Taking to Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the five-time NBA champion and three-time NBA MVP and NBA Finals MVP, super-successful businessman and current owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers also chatted about hanging out with current Lakers legend Kobe Bryant at a Dodgers game, and played Wiffle Ball with host Jimmy Kimmel. Read More »
LA Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant has revealed to Jimmy Fallon that he can't spell for sh*t, having recently blamed his injured shoulder on "passing too much." Taking to The Tonight Show the 36 year old NBA legend also explained how he and Fallon used Kobe's status as a Laker in 1996 to buy beer -- when Kobe was still underage -- and chatted about Kobe's new Showtime documentary, Kobe Bryant's Muse, which airs on February 28. Read More »
Kobe Bryant will likely miss the rest of the NBA season after getting surgery on his torn rotator cuff today, according to reports -- with the news coming just after the star revealed he wanted to join Michael Jordan in Washington in the early '00s. The L.A. Lakers star tore his rotator cuff while dunking against the New Orleans Pelicans last week, and the team now expect him to miss the rest of 2015 NBA season. But will he retire? His coach, teammates, former teammates and this "close to hm" believe he will play on in 2015-16, say The LA Times. It will be the third straight season Kobe has had his season cut short by injury. Read More »
Kobe Bryant suffered a torn rotator cuff in the Los Angeles Lakers loss to the New Orleans Pelicans last night, and the team report that he will fly back to LA to be examined by team doctors, missing the team's game against reigning NBA champion San Antonio Spurs this Friday. It raises the question of, after three straight seasons of major injuries whether or not, the 36 year old superstar will retire, or play out the last remaining year on his mammoth contract. If he undergoes surgery, it could mean a six month long recovery, if it's a similar injury to the torn rotator cuff suffered by the Spurs Patty Mills. Read More »
LeBron James is the highest paid NBA player, with reigning NBA MVP Kevin Durant coming in second, and LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant third, report 'Forbes'. Meanwhile, the team that James left in the offseason, the Miami Heat, has the best fans in the NBA, according to a separate report. The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs fans came in second and third respectively. Apparently Forbes have never been to a Miami Heat game in time for tip off, or walked off the court in South Beach. Read More »
