What the NBA's biggest stars looked like when their careers started
While many would like to wax poetic about the 1980s, we are now in the golden age of the NBA.Even if we briefly ignore the recent influx of new stars (e.g Anthony Davis) there is an unprecedented...
View ArticleKobe Bryant says people like him don't have true friends, just 'like minds'
Kobe Bryant has positioned himself as something of guru on success in recent years.He speaks in the sort of platitudes and truisms you typically find in TED talks. He cold calls CEOs to get their...
View ArticleKevin Durant's new philosophy on other NBA players is straight out of Kobe...
In late 2012 Nike launched an advertising campaign for Kevin Durant called, "KD Is Not Nice."The conceit of the campaign was simple: Durant, the 24-year-old leader of the upstart Oklahoma City Thunder,...
View ArticleKobe Bryant explains when he first realized he was different from other NBA...
Kobe Bryant was recently a guest on Bill Simmons' "Grantland Basketball Hour" on ESPN to promote the upcoming release of his documentary, "Muse."During the episode, Bryant spent a lot of time...
View ArticleThe 14 most inspirational quotes and moments from Kobe Bryant's...
Kobe Bryant's auto-documentary, "Muse," made it's debut on Showtime on Saturday.The film take a look at many of the challenges Kobe has faced in his career, from moving back to the United States as a...
View ArticleKobe Bryant created an alter-ego as a way to separate his personal and...
Kobe Bryant's nickname is "The Black Mamba," a name he gave himself. But for Bryant, the moniker is more than a nickname. It is an alter-ego he created to get through the darkest part of his life.In...
View ArticleKobe Bryant scrapped his original documentary and started from scratch...
Kobe Bryant's auto-documentary "Muse" debuted this week and it is unlike traditional documentaries as the entire film is just monologues from Kobe himself and does not include interviews with other...
View ArticleThe 15 best Kobe Bryant trash-talking anecdotes
Over the years, Kobe Bryant has openly admitted that he's patterned his entire game after Michael Jordan. He's stolen a lot of MJ's best moves (see here, here, and here). He's pushed his teammates,...
View ArticleLebron James leads Cavs to 94-82 win over Hawks, 2-0 series lead
ATLANTA (AP) — LeBron James scored 30 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers took total command of the Eastern Conference final even without injured star Kyrie Irving, routing the Atlanta Hawks 94-82 on...
View ArticleThe Lakers are going to have an insane amount of cap space when the Kobe Era...
Kobe Bryant has indicated that next year will be his last with the Los Angeles Lakers, GM Mitch Kupchak said on Friday.It's not a surprise. Kobe's contract is up after the 2015-16 season, and Kupchak...
View ArticleNBA champion Robert Horry: 'Kobe Bryant was the hardest working player I've...
Seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry published an article in the Player's Tribune Friday, sharing some thoughts on his time in the NBA. Among his comments, he called Kobe Bryant the "hardest working...
View ArticleWhat it's like to be an American intern at Alibaba headquarters in China
Working as an intern at a large tech company in Silicon Valley is an eye-opening experience.Working as an intern at one of the most successful tech companies in the world in China is beyond...
View ArticleLakers draft pick deletes old tweet where he called Kobe Bryant a 'rapist'
The Los Angeles Lakers picked Wyoming's Larry Nance Jr. with the 27th pick in the draft on Thursday night. Shortly after he was selected, a 2012 tweet in which he referenced Kobe Bryant's 2003 sexual...
View ArticleLakers draft pick who called Kobe Bryant a 'rapist' in an old tweet now...
After a three-year-old tweet in which Los Angeles Lakers 27th-overall pick Larry Nance Jr. called Kobe Bryant a "rapist" went viral on draft night, Nance says he'll now refer to Kobe as "Mr....
View ArticleThe Lakers' presentation to LaMarcus Aldridge — the most coveted free agent...
The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly out of the running for free agent big man LaMarcus Aldridge.The Lakers had a meeting with Aldridge early in the NBA's free agency period, and though initial...
View ArticleKobe Bryant once made a young teammate cry by saying he needed to rethink his...
Kobe Bryant recently sat down with Jemele Hill of ESPN for BET's "Genius Talks" series. The two discussed a number of topics covering his personal life and career, including his views on failure ("It...
View ArticleThree new Lakers players had a priceless reaction when asked if they've...
The Los Angeles Lakers post-free-agency press conference produced a hilarious moment when the team's newly signed players were asked if they had heard from Kobe Bryant yet.Roy Hibbert, Lou Williams,...
View ArticleNBA executive reveals the harsh reality of how the Lakers should handle Kobe...
As the Los Angeles Lakers get ready for the NBA regular season, there's already speculation about what Kobe Bryant will do at the end of the season.At 37 years old, Bryant is on the last year of his...
View ArticleKobe Bryant reportedly left a preseason game early to visit Lamar Odom in the...
Lamar Odom remains in critical condition in the hospital after being found unconscious in a Nevada brothel Tuesday night.Odom, a former NBA player for 14 seasons, played his best basketball with the...
View ArticleLakers media-guide cover has 20 different pictures and every one is of Kobe...
Despite trying to retool over the summer in hopes of being more competitive this season, the Los Angeles Lakers are apparently selling only one thing: Kobe Bryant.With less than a week until the...
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