Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant’s late father Joe once coached a Jewish day school’s girls basketball team

Though Joe only coached at Akiba for one year, he made quite an impression on the student body, faculty and the girls he coached.

 Joe Bryant, left and his son Kobe share a laugh at the Kobe Basketball Academy at Loyola Marymount University on July 5, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.
Walls for fans to write tributes to Kobe Bryant in Microsoft Square near the Staples Center after a helicopter crash killed the retired basketball star, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 28, 2020

US safety board to meet on Kobe Bryant fatal helicopter crash

FILE PHOTO: Jul 27, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kobe Bryant is pictured with his daughter Gianna at the WNBA All Star Game at Mandalay Bay Events Center

Kobe Bryant, one year after the deadly helicopter crash

FILE PHOTO: Jul 27, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kobe Bryant is pictured with his daughter Gianna at the WNBA All Star Game at Mandalay Bay Events Center

Kobe Bryant autograph on last game court piece hits auction block


A Kobe Bryant fan and the concept of ‘kavanah’ – opinion

Shame on Israelis for elevating American hysteria to a higher plane than Jewish wisdom and, more importantly, common sense.

NBA Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant speaks at a webcast to unveil his new Nike Zoom Kobe IV basketball shoe in Los Angeles

Families of victims who died alongside Kobe Bryant sue helicopter company

Vanessa Bryant, Kobe's widow, filed a separate wrongful death lawsuit in late February against the helicopter owners and operators.

A man polishes the mural in memory of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, painted hours after they died in a helicopter crash, on the basketball court of a housing tenement in Taguig City, Metro Manila

How coronavirus infected the sporting world

Sports often serve as a lifeline to pull us out of life’s worst situations. But not now.

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant (24) on the court against the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden

Kobe Bryant elected into Basketball Hall of Fame alongside Garnett, Duncan

The 18-time NBA All Star, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, is part of a nine-member class that includes multiple All-Star selections Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett.

A man polishes the mural in memory of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, painted hours after they died in a helicopter crash, on the basketball court of a housing tenement in Taguig City, Metro Manila

Kobe Bryant, 7 others elected to Basketball Hall of Fame - report

Bryant, Duncan, Garnett and Catchings all are first-time finalists. Nominees needed to received at least 18 votes from the 24 electors to be enshrined.

Walls for fans to write tributes to Kobe Bryant in Microsoft Square near the Staples Center after a helicopter crash killed the retired basketball star, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 28, 2020

Pilot in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash counseled by FAA after 2015 incident

The FAA said Ara Zobayan was piloting an AS350 helicopter in May 2015 when he violated rules governing the airspace around Los Angeles International Airport.

Walls for fans to write tributes to Kobe Bryant in Microsoft Square near the Staples Center after a helicopter crash killed the retired basketball star, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 28, 2020

NBA All-Star Game crowd pays tribute to Kobe Bryant: 'Kobe, Kobe, Kobe'

Before tip-off, the singer and actor Jennifer Hudson, who is a Chicago native, sang with a montage of photos of Bryant and his daughter in the background.

Recording artist Jennifer Hudson performs a tribute to Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant before the 2020 NBA All Star Game at United Center

Kobe Bryant fans petition NBA to feature silhouette of Laker great as logo

"[I hope] our dream does come true, and we are able to see Kobe Bryant engraved into the NBA Logo."

A man polishes the mural in memory of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, painted hours after they died in a helicopter crash, on the basketball court of a housing tenement in Taguig City, Metro Manila

Shark #24 at great white hotspot named after Kobe Bryant

A great white off the coast of Guadalupe Island was spotted in a regular gathering spot for the breed and, as he was recorded as #24 in the MCSI database, was named after the basketball legend.

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant (24) on the court against the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden

Kobe helicopter engines, no sign of 'catastrophic internal failure'

In one key new disclosure about the crash, the NTSB investigative update said: "viewable sections of the engines showed no evidence of an uncontained or catastrophic internal failure."

FILE PHOTO: Jul 27, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kobe Bryant is pictured with his daughter Gianna at the WNBA All Star Game at Mandalay Bay Events Center

The week of Kobe Bryant, impeachment and the Trump peace plan

President Donald J. Trump’s “Deal of the Century” was more commercial break than news item

‘THE DEAL had been trumpeted for so long, and its announcement promised and then postponed so many times, so that for American audiences when it was finally unfurled, it became a one-day non-event.’