Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu reaches unprecedented milestone in triumph over Stanford
Sabrina Ionescu's strength inspired her Oregon coaches and teammates all day, from the way she courageously spoke at the memorial service for Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles earlier in the day, then flew back to the Bay Area and took the court shortly after ...
Michael Jordan's emotional Kobe Bryant tribute: 'A piece of me died'
Michael Jordan says he didn't see Kobe Bryant as his rival for the mythical honor of being recognized as the best basketball player ever. Instead, he came to love Bryant as the little brother he never had, and as a student eager to learn from ...
'He was my everything': NBA's Kobe Bryant mourned at emotional Los Angeles arena tribute
A gallery of basketball legends joined thousands of Kobe Bryant fans in Los Angeles on Monday to pay tribute to the transcendent NBA star, his daughter and seven others who died in a helicopter crash last month that shocked the world of sports and ...
Helicopter pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had FAA violation in 2015
The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Southern California hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, was reprimanded five years ago for flying without permission into airspace while he had reduced visibility, according to a Federal Aviation Administration enforcement record. Ara Zobayan was ...
Players were taking charges, bodies were hitting the floor, calls and non-calls were being screamed about on both ends. The fourth quarter of the NBA All-Star Game was as intense as the final moments of a playoff game, the biggest stars in the league ...
Wreckage from the helicopter that crashed last month and killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others did not show any evidence of engine failure, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and the others died in the Jan. 26 ...
Memorial service for Kobe Bryant, others killed in helicopter crash to be held Feb. 24: source
A public memorial service for Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash is planned for Feb. 24 at Staples Center, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on Thursday. The arena is where Bryant starred for ...
Staples Center removes public's massive Kobe Bryant memorial
A massive memorial created by the public outside Staples Center after the death of former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was being dismantled Monday, with an official saying some of the items would go to Bryant's widow and other family members. The cleanup of flowers, balloons, ...
Kobe Bryant's stolen jersey returned for ceremony at high school
Kobe Bryant's high school jersey spent more time in China of late than it did hanging on the wall of the gym named in honor of the school's career leading scorer. Bryant's retired No. 33 jersey was stolen in 2017 from Lower Merion High School's ...
The Los Angeles Lakers dried their eyes and took the Staples Center court for the first time since Kobe Bryant's death with a resolve that would have made him proud. Damian Lillard played through the basketball world's collective heartbreak with his own remarkable effort. Lillard scored ...
Nets star Kyrie Irving scores 54 to honor Kobe Bryant in win over Bulls
Kyrie Irving channeled his inner "Mamba mentality" by torching Chicago for 54 points on Friday as the Brooklyn Nets crushed the Bulls 133-118 at Barclays Center. Irving's electrifying performance saw him shoot 19 of 23 from the field as he made his first 10 shots ...
Chris Paul, Kyle Lowry among NBA All-Star reserves, with six first-timers selected
The NBA All-Star Game is going to have plenty of new faces. The NBA released the list of the players Thursday voted by the league's head coaches as reserves for the Feb. 16 game in Chicago, including six who will be All-Stars for the first ...
