Five years ago on Sunday, the basketball world lost a giant. On Jan. 26, 2020, Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others died in a tragic helicopter crash outside of Los Angeles.

Kobe bombed on dudes. Kobe soared, and savaged, and sneered. Kobe climbed mountains because they were there, reduced them to rubble because he could, and kicked whatever rocks remaining on his way ...

By Emmanuel Morgan and Matt Stevens Emmanuel Morgan, who covered Kobe Bryant’s death in 2020, reported from New York. Matt Stevens reported from Los Angeles. Jan. 26, 2025 On the side of a gym ...

Dearica Hamby still smiles at the memory of Kobe Bryant sitting courtside at WNBA games. She had met him years ago. He came to see her old team, the Las Vegas Aces, play all the time.

Tell his story, not yours. At around 5 p.m. the night before he died, Kobe Bryant was on a daddy-daughter date. The retired Lakers star strolled through a swanky outdoor Newport Beach (California ...

Huskies guard Zoom Diallo’s putback pulled his team to ... Winners of three consecutive games, the Bruins (14-6 overall, 5-4 Big Ten) are on a roll heading into the crosstown rivalry game ...

Sunday will mark five years since Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant died, but his legacy in the NBA continues. A group of young stars, some old enough to have had several interactions with ...