1996 — Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant becomes the then youngest player to make his NBA debut (18 years, 2 months, 11 days) in 91-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Great Western ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder have seen their superstar, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, turn into one of the best players in the world.

Kobe Bryant's final season was an eyesore, and Zach Lowe was one of the people who called it as it was. While Lowe admitted he "loved watching prime Kobe," the numbers and the eye test prove his best ...

LeBron James is spending his career twilight evaluating complex factors as he wrestles with how to finalize his storied NBA ...

Jayden Daniels is a Southern California native and grew up a huge Kobe Bryant fan. His teammates, former and current, have long enjoyed needling him with NBA GOAT arguments in favor of Michael Jordan.

In his first opening night with the Lakers, Luka Doncic puts on a clinic and cements his name alongside some of the greats.

After Kobe Bryant suffered a gruesome ankle injury in Game 2 of the 2000 NBA Finals, doubt started to creep in. Los Angeles Lakers fans knew how critical Kobe was to the team's success. He wasn't just ...

Editor's note: This is a part of an occasional USA TODAY Sports series on the best moments, teams, players and figures in sports over the last 25 years. There's a long legacy of Hall of Famers ...

“All those stories about Kobe being a psycho worker, they’re all true,” Lakers head coach JJ Redick said, doubling down on every tale that built the legend of the Mamba mentality. Redick explained ...

Kobe Bryant's final season was an eyesore, and Zach Lowe was one of the people who called it as it was. "I'm going to make a statement right now, you can disagree with it, you can throw your phone ...

Editor's note: This is a part of an occasional USA TODAY Sports series on the best moments, teams, players and figures in sports over the last 25 years. Cooper Flagg has a lot to live up to after the ...

Patrick Mahomes just reignited one of the biggest debates in sports — LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant. During a fun Q&A for the Chiefs’ social media, Mahomes shocked fans by picking LeBron over Kobe, and ...