Bulls rookie forward Noa Essengue primarily wore jersey No. 12 while playing overseas, but he’ll wear a new number in the NBA. He’ll wear No. 24 in a tribute to late Lakers star Kobe Bryant.

"I made a point of reading the referee's handbook," Bryant said in his book "The Mamba Mentality: How I Play." "One of the ...

Kobe Bryant skipped college and entered the NBA at 17 largely due to financial pressure. With his family facing money ...

Lakers foes quickly clued in on Bryant's tendencies. San Antonio Spurs swingman Sean Elliott admitted that the team sagged ...

"That kind of talent simply doesn't happen" - Del Harris said 17-year-old Kobe was 'slightly better' than 24-year-old Eddie ...

At just 17, Bryant wasn't physically ready for the bruising, hand-check-heavy NBA of the late 1990s. This was an era of hard ...

"I was gonna kill him" - When Kobe called out Sasha Vujacic after near-collapse vs. Suns in Game 6 of 2010 WCF originally appeared on Basketball Network.

Ricky Rubio spoke openly about his battle with depression after the death of his mother and unmet expectations in career.

The Los Angeles Lakers have had many great players throughout their rich history, but only one can be their greatest of all ...

Spurs legend Tony Parker reveals Kobe Bryant learned to speak French just so he could trash-talk with him on the court.

Deciding who ranks among the greatest Lakers of all time is always a difficult task, and GIVEMESPORT have asked ChatGPT to ...

The Utah Jazz made headlines during the 2025 NBA Draft when they selected Ace Bailey with the fifth overall pick, an elite ...