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 Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies by a score of 117-112 on Friday night, a game that included a hot ...

One of the top names being discussed in the 2026 NBA Draft class has been compared to Kobe Bryant, and there are even some who believe he’s further along than Bryant was at this stage. With the 2025 ...

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.

The eldest daughter of Vanessa Bryant and the late Kobe Bryant made her creative director debut in the Lakers’ new film Forever Iconic: Purple and Gold Around the World, and she included a sweet nod ...

Basketball legends and Los Angeles Lakers stars Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant had a famously complex relationship. They dominated the NBA on the court together, had their own tension off of it, and ...

Basketball legends and Los Angeles Lakers stars Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant had a famously complex relationship. They dominated the NBA on the court together, had their own tension off of it, and ...

Kobe Bryant won five NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and is one of the franchise’s greatest players of all time. NBA legend Kobe Bryant played 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant’s ...

"If you’re not a Lakers fan yet, I hope you watch this, and it makes you want to be," Bryant tells PEOPLE Natasha Dye is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her previous work appears in The ...

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 ...

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 ...