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Kobe Bryant’s locker sells for $2.9 million, while Lakers unveil his statue

August 04, 2024 7:12 am

According to Sotheby’s, a maintenance worker saved the locker from being discarded during the Staples Center’s 2018 renovations.

Novak Djokovic celebrates No 24 with a tribute to Kobe Bryant, who wore that number and became a friend

September 11, 2023 7:36 am

After winning the US Open, Djokovic put on a blue T-shirt that honored the Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant.

Ronaldinho wishes Messi returns to play for Barcelona

March 25, 2023 8:41 pm

Ronaldinho calls himself a “friend” of Messi, though he was a mentor in the early days. He even introduced Messi to the Basketball legend Kobe Bryant - this when Messi was still an young upcoming talent.

Rare Pikachu, Kobe's sneakers — a hidden vault guards it all

November 04, 2022 2:46 pm

In all, $200 million in collectibles are stored in two vaults inside the building, equipped with some of the latest technology to keep the valuable cache safe from harm or thieves

Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos

August 25, 2022 7:33 pm

The nine jurors unanimously agreed with Vanessa Bryant and her attorneys that the photos invaded her privacy and caused emotional distress.

Vanessa Bryant awarded $16 million over Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site photos

August 25, 2022 6:53 am

Vanessa Bryant had sued Los Angeles County, alleging invasion of privacy, after accusing members of the Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire departments of sharing gruesome images of the crash in unofficial settings

In teary testimony, Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa says crash photos turned grief to horror

August 20, 2022 11:01 am

Vanessa Bryant was with friends and her surviving daughters, and holding her 7-month-old baby, when she received a call about a Los Angeles Times story on the crash-site photos.

Naomi Osaka breaks from IMG to start own sports agency

May 12, 2022 11:12 am

Duguid and Osaka began discussing the venture at the Tokyo Olympics last year, Duguid told Reuters via email, adding that the firm, called Evolve, will operate as a "small boutique and bespoke agency."

Kobe Bryant rookie jersey to be auctioned, USD 3M-5M estimate

May 01, 2022 10:55 am

The jersey from the 1996-97 season could fetch between USD 3 million and USD 5 million in an online auction that begins May 18, David Kohler of SCP Auctions said Saturday.

Two years after Kobe Bryant’s death, Jerry West about the ‘shock and sadness’

January 27, 2022 3:37 pm

West, 83, is also a consultant with the Los Angeles Clippers and likes to stay current on today’s NBA game, evaluating players just as he used to when he was a team executive.

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From Lewis Hamilton to Liverpool stars, International athletes back protests in US

June 03, 2020 8:16 am

From Lewis Hamilton to Liverpool, the sporting world came out in support of #BlackLivesMatter after the killing of George Floyd, an African-American man who died in Minneapolis after a white police officer knelt on his neck.

Tearful Michael Jordan commemorates public memorial for Kobe Bryant

February 25, 2020 10:04 am

A tearful Michael Jordan remembered his "little brother" Kobe Bryant at a star-filled memorial in Los Angeles for the basketball great and his daughter Gianna, who died with seven others in a helicopter crash last month.

Tears, jerseys on every seat and LeBron James' touching tribute to Kobe Bryant

February 01, 2020 12:12 pm

Red roses adorned the courtside seats where Kobe and Gianna Bryant sat at the last Los Angeles Lakers game they attended. Tears, jerseys of every seat and a touching tribute: How LA Lakers paid tribute to Kobe Bryant

RIP Mamba: A walk through Kobe Bryant's illustrious career

January 28, 2020 7:37 am

Nine people were killed in the helicopter crash that claimed the life of NBA star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter.

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