In a way, the 2009 NBA Finals were a disappointment for Los Angeles Lakers fans. After the team was embarrassed the year before in the championship series by the Boston Celtics, it wanted nothing more ...

The Los Angeles Lakers came away with the win Sunday night at the Staples Center, but I couldn't help identifying with the Boston Celtics in their defeat. I, and basketball fans everywhere, also lost ...

Kobe Bryant, the late Los Angeles Lakers great, was one of the greatest basketball players and overall athletes of all time. He led the Lakers to five NBA championships, and he was not only one of the ...

After years of international disappointment, Kobe Bryant joined Team USA in 2008 with one goal in mind – to restore American basketball to the top of the world. By setting the tone on defense, ...

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers through those years, winning the only MVP award of his career in 2007-08 and finishing within the ...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- LeBron James said knowing this will be Kobe Bryant's last season is "truly sad for me" and that he regrets that the pair never faced off in the NBA Finals. "I didn't hold up my ...

Kobe Bryant went to his idol Michael Jordan for advice after the Los Angeles Lakers lost the 2008 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. MJ gave the Black Mamba a reality check. The Celtics, led by ...

Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant had a strategy when they led the Los Angeles Lakers to three straight NBA titles in the early 2000s. O'Neal explained during a recent appearance on his podcast. The ...