Kobe Bryant: ‘Means The Most’ To Receive Respect From NBA Peers
After 20 seasons in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers, superstar Kobe Bryant will officially retire once the 2015-16 NBA season comes to an end next year. Bryant had been reluctant to label an expiration date on his basketball…
Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak On Kobe Bryant’s Announcement
General manager Mitch Kupchak and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers organization were finally told Kobe Bryant's intentions to retire on Sunday after months of speculation surrounding the topic. With Bryant's plans to retire now out in the open,…
Byron Scott: ‘Always Hard When Greatness Like Kobe’ Decides To Retire
Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott was the first one to know that Kobe Bryant would announce his intentions to retire after the 2015-16 NBA season. Coach Scott was surprised Bryant was ready to call it a career and…
Kobe Bryant Will Retire At End Of 2015-16 NBA Season
The Los Angeles Lakers have been left in limbo over the past few years without a clear indication when Kobe Bryant would officially retire. Now it appears the fans and the storied franchise know when his Hall-of-Fame-caliber career will be…
James Worthy On Kobe Bryant: ‘Father Time Is A Hard Thing To Realize’
The end of a Hall-of-Fame-caliber career in the NBA is rapidly approaching for Kobe Bryant. The 37-year-old's skills on the court have declined considerably during the 2015-16 NBA season. It has been a painful sight for fans of the Los…
Kristaps Porzingis: ‘My Favorite Player Growing Up Was Kobe Bryant’
Kobe Bryant has been the face of the Los Angeles Lakers franchise for almost two decades. The veteran guard has been around so long that most of the players he plays with and against on a nightly basis grew up…
Lakers News: Byron Scott Still Has ‘Faith’ In Kobe Bryant
The Los Angeles Lakers have lost four straight games and a total of 12 on the season after falling to the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors on the road Tuesday night. As if losing to the defending champs by…
Byron Scott On State Of Lakers: ‘We Just Got Trust Issues’
The Los Angeles Lakers lost their 11th game of the season on Sunday night at the Staples Center with Kobe Bryant and company falling to the visiting Portland Trail Blazers. It was more of the same for the Lakers on…
Byron Scott On Kobe Bryant: ‘I Got To Put The Minutes Back Down’
Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott has faced quite a challenge this season dealing with how to use superstar Kobe Bryant. The face of the franchise is playing in his 20th season coming off three consecutive season-ending injuries and…
Kobe Bryant Calls Caron Butler ‘One Of My Favorite Teammates’
Over the course of his near two decades in the NBA, Kobe Bryant has played with a lot of different teammates with only a few leaving an impression on the future Hall of Famer. Derek Fisher and Pau Gasol make…
