Tag: Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant, A Dwindling Shell Of His Former Self

Far be it from me -- or anyone else sitting on a couch -- to tell a 17-time All-Star when it may be time to hang up the customized Nikes, but there does come a time when you simply have…

Jabari A. Davis

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…

Ryan Ward

Lakers News: Nick Young Discusses Lack Of Ball Movement

The Los Angeles Lakers had their worst outing of the 2015-16 NBA season as they fell to the defending champion Golden State Warriors, 111-77. One of the more disturbing stats was the Lakers lack of ball movement. The Lakers had…

Corey Hansford

D’Angelo Russell, Kobe Bryant, And Lakers Search For Chemistry

Allow me to preface this column with an apology — not to Byron Scott, Kobe Bryant, or Jim Buss. No, this apology goes out to you, the reader. I abandoned you and took a well-deserved vacation last week. I went…

Dave Schilling

Lakers News: Byron Scott Addresses Kobe Bryant’s Shot Selection

Kobe Bryant has not been great so far in the early stages of the 2015-16 NBA season. While he has never been the most efficient player, this year has been even worse as Kobe is on pace to shoot the…

Corey Hansford

Kobe Bryant On Luke Walton: ‘Told Him He Was The Next Phil’

During the 2015 off-season, former Los Angeles Lakers champion Luke Walton joined the Golden State Warriors as an assistant under head coach Steve Kerr. However, with Kerr taking a leave of absence to recover from back surgery, Walton was named…

Dan Duangdao

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…

Ryan Ward

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…

Ryan Ward

Lakers News: Caron Butler Credits Kobe Bryant For His Success In NBA

Veteran forward Caron Butler only played 77 games for the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2004-05 NBA season and in that short time made a lifelong bond with Kobe Bryant. Although a fan favorite and close friend of Bryant's, the…

Ryan Ward

Kobe Bryant On Pushing Himself: ‘If The Wheels Fall Off, The Wheels Fall Off’

For all intents and purposes, this looks like it will be Kobe Bryant's final season in the NBA. If that is the case, Kobe and the Los Angeles Lakers are determined to make sure he makes it through the entire…

Corey Hansford