Five years after the death of Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash ... “She was very bubbly, I can hear her laugh in my head,” Righeimer said. “She was always smiling, always cracking jokes.

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On the fifth anniversary of that day — when the helicopter crashed, and she lost Coach Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and so much more — Kat Righeimer became a scholarship player at Northwestern. The ...

Jerry West defended Kobe Bryant’s emotionless demeanor during the 2009 NBA Finals, praising his Mamba Mentality and ...

The former walk-on, who played for Kobe Bryant with the Mamba Academy ... “She was very bubbly, I can hear her laugh in my head,” Righeimer said. “She was always smiling, always cracking ...

"I was with my best friend, Beau, who was also six, and Kobe Bryant and Nick Van Exel pantsed us," he revealed. "Pantsed us before the game." Nicholson said he and Beau "started crying" after the ...

The former walk-on, who played for Kobe Bryant with the Mamba Academy ... “She was very bubbly, I can hear her laugh in my head,” Righeimer said. “She was always smiling, always cracking ...

The only other Laker to ever accomplish that feat was the late legend Kobe Bryant. "Lakers to record 20+ points & 10+assists in a half in the play-by-play era: 1.) Kobe Bryant; 2.) Austin Reaves ...

"I was with my best friend, Beau, who was also six, and Kobe Bryant and Nick Van Exel pantsed us," he revealed, explaining how the two Lakers stars pulled down their pants as a prank before the game.

The other two players to accomplish the feat? Doncic's current teammate LeBron James, and the late Kobe Bryant, who did it three times across his 20 years in Los Angeles.

Northwestern freshman Kat Righeimer, center, one of six women from Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Academy going ... “She was very bubbly, I can hear her laugh in my head,” Righeimer said.

He also became just the second Laker, joining Kobe Bryant in 2013 ... and Hayes—who are all starters under head coach JJ Redick—will remain sidelined for the game.