It was the first time he visited the Kobe and Gigi Bryant statues outside Crypto Arena. Irving made the visit during pregame. "It meant everything to me. I needed that before game," Irving said. "I ...

Five years after the death of Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash, six members of his Mamba Basketball Academy team are finishing up their first season of college basketball ...

while Kobe, ever the Laker, is shown in his iconic team colors. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter.

NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant's credentials show he was a great basketball player. He was also a great person. Nothing displays this more than the new ESPN documentary "Eight On Eight" that shows ...

a clear sign that aesthetics hold a serious weight ... To draw a parallel on how identical Sabrina 2 and the Kobe 5 are, a frustrated sneakerhead took to X, saying, “Tell me the Sabrina 2 ...

And he's never wanted for anything." "He's not a stereotypical black kid from an urban setting," he continued. "We live in a five-bedroom house in a Philadelphia suburb. He's got both parents together ...