From the 2008 special NBA MVP 2008: A Race to Remember, we see a new, more mature Kobe after some tough years with the Lakers after Shaq left. He went from the young Phenom to team leader and NBA MVP!

While the stories from all three of his stints are legendary, the ones surrounding Kobe's unfathomable work ethic and pain tolerance are particularly intriguing. In the summer of 2008, Kobe made a ...

Kobe Bryant scored 36 points with an MVP-worthy performance, Sasha Vujacic added 20 points and the Lakers, teetering on the brink of falling into an impossible hole in the NBA Finals, beat the ...

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.

Editor’s Note: A new series “Kobe: The Making of a Legend” traces the story of Kobe Bryant from his childhood in Italy to his athletic superstardom and provides an intimate look at his post ...

Kobe showed up at the completely-mobbed event in -- what else -- a DeLorean done up just like Doc Brown's movie car. The perennial All-Star posed for pics and signed shoes for the first 10 fans ...

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 ...