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Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant will join fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts in May 2021, the NBA annnounced Saturday. The ceremony was originally scheduled for August, but was postponed by the pandemic. Bryant was announced in April as a…

The NBA announced Saturday that it has set the date to celebrate its new Hall of Fame inductees, including the late Kobe Bryant. The San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Bryant, the beloved Los Angeles Lakers icon, will join the sport’s greats at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in May 2021…

NBC’s Sunday Night Football and ABC’s coverage of the NBA Finals dominated primetime programming Sunday, though both SNF and the Miami Heat’s victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 dipped from their most recently outings as they likely split sports fans’ allegiances. On NBC, its Football Night In…

As the purple and gold confetti fell, LeBron James sat emotionless on the hardwood during the Western Conference Finals trophy ceremony. James seemed unbothered by the fact the Lakers had made their first finals berth since Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to their last championship in 2010. “Right now, it don’t mean sh*t…

Almost nine months after Kobe Bryant, his 13-year old daughter Gianna and seven others perished in a helicopter crash, the basketball legend's widow Tuesday hit the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department with a scathing lawsuit over photographs taken by deputies at the accident site. "The gratuitous images soon…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC it was “outrageous” for the Los Angeles Lakers to seek a federal COVID-19 loan and warned others applying for relief that they could risk criminal charges if they don’t follow guidelines. (See below for the clip.) The Lakers on Monday opted to give back the loan after…

Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant was granted quick acceptance into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, according to news reports. The official announcement is expected Saturday. The Basketball Hall of Fame has a three-year waiting period from the end of a player’s career for induction consideration…

Two unidentified players from the Los Angeles Lakers have tested positive for the coronavirus, but both remain asymptomatic and in quarantine. NBA.com reports that the players were tested after it was revealed that four Brooklyn Nets players had tested positive for COVID-19. Lakers players were exposed to them on…

Three Los Angeles sports franchises are banding together with the Staples Center to provide financial support for hourly event staff affected by canceled sporting events at the facility amid the coronavirus outbreak. In a joint statement Saturday, the NBA’s Lakers and Clippers and the NHL’s Kings said they are working…

UPDATED with speech videos, photo gallery: Beyoncé opened the Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s memorial service Monday at Staples Center by singing “XO,” complete with a chorus and multi-piece orchestra for a song she said was Kobe Bryant’s favorite. It kicked off an event heavy on emotion and themes…

As thousands gather in the Staples Center right now for Kobe Bryant's official memorial and an opening song by Beyoncé, the basketball legend and Oscar winner's widow is suing the company that owned the chopper that fatally crashed on January 26. "Defendant Island Express Helicopters authorized, directed and/or…

The public memorial service Monday for Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, is sold out, and those not holding a ticket are being told to stay away from the Staples Center arena where the “Celebration of Life” will be held. But those who didn’t get one of the coveted tickets can…