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• Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander aspires to be better than the late-great Kobe Bryant
With a 68-14 record in 2024-25, the Thunder earned the #1 seed in the West playoffs. Oklahoma City went on an impressive run to the NBA Finals. One-time NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team. It was a dominant season for the Thunder as a team and for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on an individual level. On […] The post Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander aspires to be better than the l...2025
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• Natalia Bryant makes her debut as a creative director with Lakers short film

Natalia Bryant, the oldest daughter of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, was the creative director for a new short film released by the team. She graduated from USC's film school in May....2025
• Natalia Bryant credited as creative director for Lakers' preseason hype video
The eldest daughter of Kobe Bryant graduated from USC's School of Cinematic Arts in May....2025
• Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Stars in New Lakers Promo Directed By Kobe Bryant’s Daughter

The Los Angeles Lakers released a new video on Wednesday titled “Forever Iconic: Purple and Gold Always | Lakers Film.” The video, directed by Kobe Bryant’s eldest daughter, Natalia, featured a few celebrity cameos, including Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. More news: Dodgers Starting Pitchers Have Already Made Insane Franchise History This Postseason In […]...2025
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• Charlotte Flair Gets Compared To Kobe Bryant
Everyone loves being compared to Kobe Bryant in terms of skill, but it becomes something else when the comparison is about the ability to evolve. This is what Mark Henry thinks of Charlotte Flair and her recent character development. During the recent edition of the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, Henry talked about Flair. He said, […] The post Charlotte Flair Gets Compared To Kobe ...2025
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• Jordan Clarkson confident he can become key contributor for Knicks: ‘able to fit anywhere’

A fun fact about new Knicks guard Jordan Clarkson: He was teammates with LeBron James and Kobe Bryant after he was named after Michael Jordan....2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton wanted to walk off court like Kobe Bryant after tearing Achilles in NBA Finals

Haliburton said it is "unbelievable" that Bryant was able to walk after his own Achilles injury...2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton makes heartbreaking Kobe Bryant admission

Haliburton discussed his injury in Game 7 of the NBA Finals....2025
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency

Damian Lillard is back with the Blazers. Let’s grade this free agent signing for the player and the team. Damian Lillard is going back to the place he never wanted to leave. Lillard has agreed to the three-year, $42 million deal with the Portland Trail Blazers in free agency, according to insider Shams Charania. The 35-year-old guard will be out all of next season as he rehabs a torn Achilles suf...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Who will be the Colts starting quarterback

Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Colts will be going through a quarterback competition during training camp and the preseason. The Indianapolis Colts hoped they had their starting quarterback when Anthony Richardson showed flashes during his rookie season. But after being injured and inconsistent, the team brought in Daniel Jones to battle it out for the star...2025
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• Browns Joel Bitonio talks with our Barry Shuck about Kobe, Nick Chubb, Kevin Stefanski, fondest memory, retirement, more

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images 25 questions with one of the most decorated Browns player in history Every football championship team has a few things in common. A great pass rush, capable cover corners, and a superb offensive line. RELATED: SOMETHING’S DIFFERENT THIS YEAR WITH THE OFFENSIVE LINE Notice that the quarterback wasn’t mentioned. It is a huge plus to have...2025
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• Colts safety Camryn Bynum talks early inspiration from Bob Sanders: “He used to just kill people.”

Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Colts' newcomer explained how The Hitman influenced him as a football player growing up. Indianapolis, IN — During Indianapolis Colts Media Day last week, safety Camryn Bynum sat down with JJ Stankevitz, a writer for Colts.com and the team’s PA Announcer, to essentially introduce himself to the fanbase. In a less formal settin...2025
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• Kobe Bryant's words inspire Tyrese Haliburton after 'shock' Achilles injury in Finals

Making his first public comments since tearing his Achilles tendon during Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton uses a Kobe Bryant quote from when Kobe suffered the same injury....2025
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• NBA Finals Game 7 predictions for Thunder vs. Pacers winner-take-all showdown

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Let’s predict Game 7 between the Thunder and Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals. The NBA Finals is going to a Game 7 for the first time in nine years, and just the eighth time since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976. The matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers was immediately derided by the public for its small markets and lack of household-name ...2025
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• Kobe Bryant mural in L.A. vandalized again after $5K restoration by Luka Doncic

The "Mambas Forever" mural depicts the legendary five-time NBA champion kissing his daughter. Kobe and Gianna Bryant, along with seven others, were killed in a helicopter crash in 2020....2025
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• Padres’ David Morgan makes his debut

David Morgan | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images First player from Hope International to make it to MLB The San Diego Padres signed undrafted free agent David Morgan after a pre-draft tryout at Petco Park in August of 2022. Although not a native San Diegan, his parents met and dated and lived here before he was born. Morgan was born in Mission Viejo, CA twenty five years a...2025
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• Patrick Dumont 'Unwavering' On Wanting Hard Workers On Mavericks

Patrick Dumont went on the record to discuss the Dallas Mavericks' decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, a shocking trade that came just over a year after the Dumont/Adelson family assumed ownership of the franchise and less than a year after Doncic led the team to The Finals. "It's hard to make tough decisions," Dumont said. "And it's hard to make the right decisions when they'...2025
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• Nico Harrison Operated In Stealth To Avoid Luka Doncic's Potential Influence, Fan Backlash

Nico Harrison decided early on that the strategy he would use in the Dallas Mavericks' trade of Luka Doncic would be to identify the deal he wanted and focus on that rather than opening up the process, sources tell ESPN. Harrison's logic was that it would avoid a situation where Doncic and his agent, Bill Duffy, would be able to exert their own leverage while also avoiding a potential backlash fro...2025
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• Dwyane Wade Talks Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Bacon During Twitter Q&A
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• An Icon at 40: The Untold Story of Allen Iverson
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"Kobe Bryant When the injury happened: A March, 2013 game at age 34."

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"LeBron James has responded to Shaquille O’Neal saying players don’t fear him like they did with Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant."

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"Two different covers -- the Kobe Bryant Edition and the Black Mamba Edition -- are being made for this year's release of NBA 2K."

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"WATCH: Kyrie Irving recounts how Kobe Bryant helped motivate him in 2016 NBA Finals and through injuries"

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"NBA players pay tribute to Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on his birthday"

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"Kobe Bryant, Lakers legend and NBA great, dies at 41 in helicopter crash"

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"Davis joined Kobe Bryant and LeBron James as the only players donning the purple and gold to reach the 50 mark this decade."

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"The Raptors' All-Star guard, who grew up idolizing Kobe Bryant, is now filling his shoes."

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"The Los Angeles Lakers will retire Kobe Bryant's jersey numbers 8 and 24 in a halftime ceremony to be held on December 18 when the Lakers host the Golden State Warriors."

2016
"Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose praised Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant on Thursday prior to his final matchup with the legend at the Staples Center."

2015
"The post Kobe Bryant Wanted to Play With Michael Jordan on the Wizards appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"During a meandering conversation on The Dan Patrick Show Tuesday, Reggie Miller made the claim that Michael Jordan was a much, much better basketball player than Kobe Bryant could ever […] The post Reggie Miller: Michael Jordan Ten Times Better Than Kobe Bryant (VIDEO) appeared first on SLAMonline."

• NHL Agent Pushes Connor McDavid To Up the Ante and Follow Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant’s Playbook
Amid the rising chatter surrounding Connor McDavid's contract extension standoff with the Oilers, agent suggests that the captain look to Kobe Bryant for direction...2025
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• The Kobe draft, the Kareem lowball and the J-Kidd trade: Remembering the Nets’ franchise-defining choices

From passing on Kobe Bryant to trading for Jason Kidd, the Nets have made some inspiring and some head-scratching moves....2025
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• Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant’s Iconic Memorabilia Shatters Records After Stunning $12,932,000 Sale
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• Upcoming Kobe Bryant movie to detail dramatic draft-night saga around spurning Nets

Look away, Nets fans....2025
• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency
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• Around SB Nation: Who will be the Colts starting quarterback
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• Plaschke: Kobe Bryant has one more lesson for LeBron James — how to retire

For the first time in his career, the Lakers star is on an expiring contract. He should follow Kobe Bryant's lead and enjoy the final act, writes Bill Plaschke....2025
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• Browns Joel Bitonio talks with our Barry Shuck about Kobe, Nick Chubb, Kevin Stefanski, fondest memory, retirement, more
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• Colts safety Camryn Bynum talks early inspiration from Bob Sanders: “He used to just kill people.”
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• Revisiting When Kobe Bryant Was Almost Selected By The Boston Celtics at the NBA Draft
Before Kobe Bryant became a Lakers icon, the Boston Celtics nearly drafted him in 1996. Here's the inside story of the decision that changed NBA history....2025
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• Kobe Bryant’s First No. 24 Lakers Jersey Sells For $889K
The first No. 24 jersey worn by Kobe Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers recently sold for $889,000, including buyer’s premium, at Sotheby’s. Bryant wore the jersey while posting 23 points in a 118-112 victory against the Seattle SuperSonics on Nov. 3, 2006. No. 24 Lakers Jersey Was Signed By Kobe Bryant According to ESPN’s […] The post Kobe Bryant’s First No. 24 Laker...2025
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency
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• Around SB Nation: Who will be the Colts starting quarterback
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• Browns Joel Bitonio talks with our Barry Shuck about Kobe, Nick Chubb, Kevin Stefanski, fondest memory, retirement, more
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• Bennedict Mathurin Joins Elite Company Alongside Kobe Bryant With 27-Point Performance in Game 3 of NBA Finals
Bennedict Mathurin scores 27 off the bench to lead Pacers past Thunder 116-107 in Game 3, giving Indiana a 2-1 NBA Finals lead and historic postseason boost....2025
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• How OKC Thunder GM Sam Presti became the best executive in sports

Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images Sam Presti is the GM every fan wishes they could have, or even be. Sam Presti has nothing left to prove. But his team might do some proving anyway. General Manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder; the 2025 NBA Executive of the Year; drafter of Tony Parker, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden; traded for Paul George when the team was flo...2025
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• The Pacers are making it impossible to predict basketball games

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Pacers beating the Thunder should not be possible, but it somehow is. The NBA is a takesman’s game. But the Indiana Pacers are making it impossible to be right. I’m no household name in this business, but I’ve seen enough to get friends and family asking me what I think will happen in the NBA Finals between the mystical creature we call the Pacers a...2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton’s clutch numbers in NBA Playoffs put Kobe Bryant and other legends to shame

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Tyrese Haliburton’s clutch numbers in the NBA Playoffs are surpassing the greatest players of all-time The Indiana Pacers are never beating the ‘team of destiny’ allegations. The Pacers have been living on the edge throughout their charmed run in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, and their magic is still going strong in the NBA Finals against the best team in bask...2025
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• Remembering the last time the Pacers and Thunder made it to the NBA Finals

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Time for a trip down nostalgia road. The Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder might not be the NBA Finals that anyone predicted or wanted, especially leaving teams like the Knicks, Celtics, Rockets and Lakers in their wake — but damn if it isn’t the Finals we need. Not only do these Finals represent a reality where small market teams ...2025
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• Padres’ David Morgan makes his debut
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• Vanessa Bryant Pays Silent Tribute to Late Kobe Bryant in Latest Appearance With Lakers GM Rob Pelinka
Vanessa Bryant honored Kobe on 8/24 with a quiet tribute at the Mamba Invitational, courtside with Lakers GM and family friend Rob Pelinka....2025
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• Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer Reveals His Michael Jordan-Influenced Approach for Dallas
New Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer isn’t just drawing from football’s playbook. He’s channeling basketball legends Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant to transform how his team approaches practice, bringing a championship mentality to every training session. How Is Brian Schottenheimer Channeling Jordan’s Philosophy of Practice? Schottenheimer was raised in the s...2025
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• Lakers Executive Spotted With Vanessa Bryant and Family on Kobe Bryant’s Bobblehead Night at Dodger Stadium
Vanessa Bryant and her family were honored and in attendance at Kobe Bryant bobblehead night at Dodgers Stadium, showing the love the LA community has....2025
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• Tracy McGrady Shares Untold LeBron & Kobe Bryant Stories
Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady recently opened up about two of the NBA’s greatest icons, LeBron James and the late Kobe Bryant, sharing stories from the early 2000s that fans had never heard before. McGrady recalled the moment he realized a young LeBron was different. It was Christmas Day, 2003, and McGrady, then the league’s […] The post Tracy McGrady Shares Untold LeBron & Kobe Bryant St...2025
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• Browns Joel Bitonio talks with our Barry Shuck about Kobe, Nick Chubb, Kevin Stefanski, fondest memory, retirement, more
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• Kobe Bryant’s Wife Vanessa Shares Throwback Photo of Late Lakers Legend in Wholesome Birthday Post to Sister
Vanessa Bryant posts rare throwback of Kobe Bryant in heartfelt birthday tribute to sister Sophie, fans react to emotional family moment....2025
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• Colts safety Camryn Bynum talks early inspiration from Bob Sanders: “He used to just kill people.”
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• Kentucky’s Koby Brea Reveals Family Connection to Kobe Bryant
Koby Brea’s name was inspired by Kobe Bryant, as revealed in a CBS interview -- his father’s ties to Kobe’s agent shaped a path now leading to the NBA Draft....2025
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• Vanessa Bryant Pens Touching Message for Late Husband Kobe Bryant on Father’s Day
Vanessa Bryant honors late husband Kobe Bryant with an emotional Father’s Day tribute, sharing a heartfelt photo and message....2025
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• Kobe Bryant, Lakers legend and NBA great, dies at 41 in helicopter crash
One of the greatest players in NBA history, Bryant was one of five aboard the helicopter...2020
• Source: Kobe among dead in helicopter crash
Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash in California at age 41, a source confirmed to ESPN....2020
• Sources: Kobe, daughter die in helicopter crash
Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna have died in a helicopter crash in California, sources confirmed to ESPN....2020
• Report: Kobe Bryant Has Died In Helicopter Crash
A report out of TMZ claims that Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash. The TMZ account states that the future Hall of Famer died in the crash, along with everybody else on board, early Sunday morning. Matt Norlander of CBS Sports writes that Los Angeles authorities are confirming the crash that reportedly had […] The post Report: Kobe Bryant Has Died In Helicopter Crash appeared first o...2020
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• Kobe Bryant Elected Into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame
Kobe Bryant has been elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, it was announced today....2020
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• Derrick Rose Calls Kobe Bryant 'Our Generation's Michael Jordan'
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• Reggie Miller: Michael Jordan Ten Times Better Than Kobe Bryant (VIDEO)
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• Kobe and Gianna Bryant, a tribute at Manila's famed basketball court
The mural at the famed Tenement court in Manila has become a tribute to Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna....2020
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Here are our winners and losers from the big Luka Doncic, Anthony trade between the Lakers and Mavs. It’s still hard to believe the Luka Doncic-for-Anthony Davis trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks is real. Trades like this only happen in fantasy basketball or NBA 2K dynasties; in the real world, 25-year-olds with five First-Team ...2025
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• Fantasy hoops: James Harden is unreal
James Harden is unreal. Over his last 10 contests, he is averaging 40.8 points per game. Kobe Bryant (three times) and Michael Jordan (twice) are the only other players to score at least 400 points over a 10-game stretch in NBA history. During the month of December, Harden scored 546 total points, 115 more than any other player (Paul George was second). For fantasy owners in both points and catego...2019
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• Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander aspires to be better than the late-great Kobe Bryant
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• NBA Champion Revealed Wild Conspiracy Theory About Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant While Revisiting Their Matchups
A Former NBA champion has shared a surprising story about Kobe Bryant while recalling their intense matchups. Find out what the former champion has said....2025
• Kentucky Star Nicknamed After Kobe Bryant Could Earn Mark Pope’s Trust to Replace Koby Brea
Kentucky star, nicknamed after Kobe Bryant, could earn Mark Pope’s trust and step up to replace Koby Brea in the lineup....2025
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• Lakers To Unveil Pat Riley Statue On February 22

The Los Angeles Lakers will honor Pat Riley with the unveiling of a statue during a ceremony on February 22. The Lakers are scheduled to play the Celtics that night. Riley will join the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant with a bronze statue in Star Plaza. Riley won four NBA titles while coaching the Lakers from 1981 to 1990 during their "Showtime" era. Riley had a record...2025
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• Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer Reveals His Michael Jordan-Influenced Approach for Dallas
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• Random Ramsdom: Who did McVay compare Davante Adams to?

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 7/26/25 Sean McVay shared that Davante Adams and Cooper Kupp both have a very high IQ and understanding of the game of football and that’s good for the Los Angeles Rams who are banking on Adams being able to fill the void left by Kupp, and though Adams has been the more productive receiver during his time in the NF...2025
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency
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• Around SB Nation: Who will be the Colts starting quarterback
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• Dodgers to celebrate Kobe Bryant on 8/8 with new bobblehead
The first 40,000 ticketed fans for the Dodgers' matchup against the Blue Jays on Aug. 8 will receive the bobblehead....2025
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• Browns Joel Bitonio talks with our Barry Shuck about Kobe, Nick Chubb, Kevin Stefanski, fondest memory, retirement, more
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• Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency
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• Around SB Nation: Who will be the Colts starting quarterback
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• Kobe Bryant Shockingly Excluded From Top 10 Greatest NBA Players in Bleacher Report’s Latest Rankings
Five-time NBA Champion Kobe Bryant was shockingly snubbed from the list of top 10 greatest players in history, and it even left Shaquille O'Neal enraged....2025
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• NBA Finals Game 7 predictions for Thunder vs. Pacers winner-take-all showdown
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• WATCH: Ex-NBA Star Lou Williams Goes Viral for Shocking Take On LeBron James-Michael Jordan-Kobe Bryant Debate
A former NBA star stirred up the GOAT debate with a bold “Start, Bench, Cut” pick that has fans fired up and social media buzzing....2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton’s clutch numbers in NBA Playoffs put Kobe Bryant and other legends to shame
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• Remembering the last time the Pacers and Thunder made it to the NBA Finals
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• Nico Harrison is still defending the Luka Doncic trade after Mavs’ nightmare season

Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images The Mavs explained Luka Doncic trade again, and they still sound delusional Nico Harrison has made it clear: he doesn’t regret the Luka Doncic trade even after a nightmare end to the Dallas Mavericks’ season. The Mavs’ top decision-maker met the media on Tuesday for just the second time since the Doncic trade. Harrison barred cameras and recording dev...2025
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• LeBron James Ties Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant After Buzzer-Beating Clutch Shot vs. Pacers
LeBron James hit his eighth career buzzer-beater as his tip-in helped the Lakers beat the Pacers, which tied him with Lakers legend Kobe Bryant....2025
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• Patrick Dumont 'Unwavering' On Wanting Hard Workers On Mavericks
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