Many players would be hesitant to play for an organization whose star player cast such a long shadow, but LeBron welcomed the challenge from the beginning.
The renamed section will run from MLK Jr Blvd, down by USC’s campus, to Olympic Blvd, just past L.A. Live, putting Staples Center officially at 1111 Kobe Bryant Blvd.
There were some who realized the name change wasn’t an arbitrary decision made by Faulkner, but one made with Bryant’s family. But a large number of people still said they were appalled.
In honor of Kobe Bryant, the NBA and its Players Association auctioned off 25 All-Star jerseys from its 2020 game in which that of LeBron James sold for a whopping $630,000, with all proceeds headed to Mamba’s charities.
Vanessa Bryant is holding the helicopter company fully responsible for the crash that killed her husband Kobe and daughter Gigi, along with 7 others (including the pilot).
Last night the Miami heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs to win back to back NBA Titles. LeBron James took home his second NBA Finals MVP award and it's looking like the days of the heavy Heat criticism could be behind us. Now we are watching history in the making.
Although giving Kobe Bryant the title of being the "Player of the Century" may be a little premature, but Dime Magazine may be on to something depending on who you ask.
With the NBA lockout still going strong and no sign of it ending anytime soon, Kobe will take his “talents” to Italy for this upcoming basketball season.