The 1996 NBA draft is remembered for providing one of the most talent-packed rookie classes in league's history. Iconic guard ...

"Kobe: The Making of a Legend" is a three-part documentary series that delves into the life and career of basketball icon Kobe Bryant. The series traces his journey from his childhood in Italy to NBA ...

How Kill Bill inspired Kobe's Black Mamba persona during personal challenges, plus his legendary revenge games against Del ...

Kobe Bryant connected with many people who never ... The Los Angeles Lakers acquired him in a 1996 draft-night swap by Jerry West, one of the most influential deals in league history.

Washington Commanders rising star quarterback Jayden Daniels just put together a prolific rookie season. Daniels was named ...

The series’ first episode focuses primarily Bryant's early life ... controversial figures in the 1996 NBA Draft. The episode paints a picture of the challenges Kobe faced early in his career ...

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a statue of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant will be placed in the National Garden of American Heroes.

Hall of Fame former Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant made ... selected by L.A. in a storied 1996 NBA Draft — which included future Hall of Famers Bryant, Ray Allen, Allen Iverson ...

Previously, he has reported on the NBA, authored "Kobe Bryant's Sneaker History (1996-2020)," and interviewed some of the biggest names in the sports world. You can email him at 1989patbenson ...

WNBA veteran Natasha Howard hyped her wife Jac’Eil Duckworth after she posted a picture of her rocking Kobe Bryant’s vintage ...

NPR's A Martínez speaks with Sonny Vaccaro and Armen Keteyian about their new book, Legends and Soles, The Memoir of An American Original.