Kobe Bryant
American basketball player (1978–2020)
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Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the sport's greatest and most influential players of all time, Bryant won five NBA championships and was an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. He ranks fourth in league all-time regular season and postseason scoring. Bryant was posthumously voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020 and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.
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Rob Kardashian's Daughter Dream Dresses as Kobe Bryant for HalloweenRob Kardashian's daughter Dream is proving to be quite the Los Angeles sports fan ... dressing as the late Kobe Bryant for Halloween 2024. The reality TV star posted his 7-year-old's getup on Instagram..TMZ.com - Published | |
Kobe Bryant Farewell Game Warm-Up Jacket Fetches $336K At AuctionA piece of Kobe Bryant's legacy is no longer on the market ... the warm-up jacket he wore before his last-ever NBA game has just sold at auction -- and it netted the seller a small fortune! TMZ Sports..TMZ.com - Published | |
Kobe Bryant Statue With Gianna Unveiled Outside Crypto.com ArenaThe Los Angeles Lakers honored Kobe Bryant with the second of three statues to memorialize the Hall of Famer on Friday ... with the most recent iteration featuring his daughter, Gianna. Pics of the..TMZ.com - Published | |
Kobe Bryant's Staples Center Locker Sells For $2.8 Million At AuctionThe locker Kobe Bryant used during his historic NBA career has found a new owner ... and the final price was a whopping $2.88 MILLION!! The bidding for the extremely rare piece of Kobe memorabilia..TMZ.com - Published | |
TMZ TV Hot Takes: Bella Hadid Lawyers Up, Montel Williams On Kamala, Kobe's LockerBella Hadid is gearing up for a fight, Montel Williams is kinda endorsing Kamala Harris and Kobe Bryant's got some unique memorabilia up for sale ... all this on TMZ TV Hot Takes. First up on "TMZ..TMZ.com - Published | |
Kobe Bryant's Staples Center Locker To Hit Auction, Could Fetch Over A Million!Kobe Bryant fans have an opportunity to get their hands on a truly rare piece of memorabilia ... the Black Mamba's Staples Center locker -- and it could sell for over a million bucks!! TMZ Sports has..TMZ.com - Published | |
Joe Bryant, Kobe's Dad, Dead At 69Former NBA player Joe Bryant -- the father of Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant -- has died at 69 years old. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Joe had been battling health issues ... and recently..TMZ.com - Published | |
Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash Costume At Chinese Comic Con Sparks OutrageA man who attended a recent Comic Convention in China wore a Kobe Bryant helicopter crash costume to the event ... and, as you can imagine, it's sparked a ton of outrage here in the States. The..TMZ.com - Published | |
Vanessa Bryant Wishes Gigi Happy 18th Birthday, 'I Miss You'Kobe Bryant's daughter, Gigi, would have turned 18 years old on Wednesday ... and the basketball legend's wife, Vanessa, is remembering her late child with an emotional tribute -- saying she continues..TMZ.com - Published | |
Kobe Bryant Statue Errors FixedThe errors on the Kobe Bryant statue have been fixed ... the Lakers just made the corrections to the Mamba's life-sized tribute earlier Tuesday. There were several problems on the figurine's base --..TMZ.com - Published | |
TMZ TV Recap: Kate Middleton Edited Photo, John Cena Nude, Kobe BryantIt's Tuesday, and we're off and running to start the week at TMZ ... especially on TV! Let's start with 'TMZ Live,' where Harvey and Charles discussed the latest wave of scandal at Kensington Palace --..TMZ.com - Published | |
Spelling Errors Discovered On Kobe Bryant's Crypto.Com Arena StatueThe statue erected to immortalize Kobe Bryant outside of Crypto.com Arena has multiple typos on it ... at least four, to be exact. The flaws were discovered this week ... on the base of the monument..TMZ.com - Published | |
'This is my Kobe year' - McKee's plan for 2024AJ McKee is taking inspiration from NBA legend Kobe Bryant as he prepares to face Clay Collard at the PFL v Bellator Champions event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.BBC Sport - Published | Anger over sentencing of boy, 10, for urinating in car parkA boy who urinated in a US car park has been given three months' probation and must write an essay on the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant.Sky News - Published |
Drake Shouts Out Kobe Bryant During Concert In Los AngelesDrake paid homage to LeBron James on Monday night, but on Tuesday, he tipped his cap to another Laker legend -- Kobe Bryant -- and the impromptu tribute to the Mamba was pretty cool. Drizzy was..TMZ.com - Published | Nike Releases First Images Of Vanessa-Designed Kobe Bryant 'Halo' Protro 8'sKobe Bryant's new sneaker, the Protro 8 is dropping in two weeks on what would've been Mamba's 45th birthday ... and now we're getting a look at the new Vanessa Bryant-designed Nike kick. The footwear..TMZ.com - Published |
Taylor Swift Gifts Kobe Bryant's Daughter, Bianka, Hat During 'Eras' Tour Show In L.A.Taylor Swift shared a special moment with Kobe and Vanessa Bryant's daughter, Bianka, during her "Eras" Tour stop in Los Angeles ... gifting the 6-year-old her "Red" hat and a big hug. Vanessa and her..TMZ.com - Published | Kobe Bryant Revealed As Cover Athlete For NBA 2K24, 'Mamba Mentality'Kobe Bryant will once again grace the cover of NBA 2K24, the video game maker announced ... the 4th time for the NBA legend! 2K -- first released in 1999 by Visual Concepts -- took to social media on..TMZ.com - Published |
Vanessa Bryant Wins Big in Kobe's BodyArmor LawsuitVanessa Bryant was victorious in a lawsuit over one of the biggest investments Kobe Bryant ever made ... and in the process of winning, she exposed some pretty awful, racially-charged smack talk. The..TMZ.com - Published | NFL Star Maxx Crosby Gets Massive Torso Tat With Tributes To Jordan, Ali & KobeNFL star Maxx Crosby just got a permanent reminder to chase greatness daily ... getting pictures of Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, and Kobe Bryant tattooed all over his torso!! The Las Vegas Raiders..TMZ.com - Published |
Gilbert Arenas To Ja Morant, Sacrifice Fun For Greatness, Like Kobe And LeBron!Gilbert Arenas says Ja Morant can move past his two gun incidents and salvage his legacy ... telling TMZ Sports all the young NBA star has to do is follow Kobe Bryant and LeBron James' blueprint and..TMZ.com - Published | Natalia Bryant Remembers Kobe As 'Best Girl Dad' At Emotional TCL Chinese Theater CeremonyKobe Bryant's hand and footprints were forever enshrined at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, and the Bryant family was on hand for the moving ceremony ... with Natalia Bryant delivering an..TMZ.com - Published |
Kobe Bryant's widow awarded nearly $29m after police shared crash site photos Kobe Bryant's family has reached a settlement for almost $29m (£24m) after police shared graphic images of the basketball star's fatal helicopter crash.Sky News - Published | Kobe Bryant's Widow Vanessa Bryant Settles Crash Photos Lawsuit at Nearly $30MVanessa Bryant just received a heck of a lot more money from L.A. County after her initial $15 million win last year ... another $13 mil or so, in fact, which now accounts for her kids. Kobe Bryant's..TMZ.com - Published |
CeeDee Lamb Gets Massive Back Tattoo Featuring Kobe Bryant ImageCeeDee Lamb is heading into the 2023 season with a new look ... TMZ Sports has learned the Cowboys star just got a massive back tattoo featuring an image of Kobe Bryant -- and it's incredible. The..TMZ.com - Published | Kobe's Daughter Natalia Gets 3-Year Restraining Order Against Alleged StalkerNatalia Bryant -- Kobe and Vanessa's oldest daughter -- has been granted legal protection from someone she says poses a serious risk to her safety. Natalia had court in L.A. Wednesday, where she gave..TMZ.com - Published |
Kobe Bryant's Daughter Natalia Bryant Seeks TRO Against Alleged Gun-Obsessed StalkerKobe Bryant's 19-year-old daughter is scared, and so is the LAPD ... they say a stalker with a criminal history involving guns has been doing everything he can to find her. Natalia Bryant beelined it..TMZ.com - Published | Vanessa Bryant Attends Bad Bunny Concert with Friend & Security in TowVanessa Bryant went to the Bad Bunny concert in L.A. this weekend -- and it seems two's all the company she needed for premier box seats. The widow of the late Kobe Bryant was seen attending the show..TMZ.com - Published |
Football Focus: The sporting icons who inspired Chris Richards to achieve his Premier League dreamPremier League and Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards reveals his tribute to Muhammad Ali and Kobe BryantBBC Sport - Published | Julius Erving Says NBA Shouldn't Retire Kobe Bryant's Numbers League-WideJulius Erving loves Kobe Bryant and even played with the Mamba's father ... but he tells TMZ Sports the NBA shouldn't retire the Lakers legend's numbers league-wide like it did with Bill Russell..TMZ.com - Published |
Kobe & Gigi Bryant Statue Sculptor Donates Four Replicas For Mamba DayThe sculptor who made the iconic Kobe and Gigi Bryant statue that was placed at the crash site earlier this year has made several replicas of the tribute ... and he tells TMZ Sports he's giving them..TMZ.com - Published | Vanessa Bryant Donating $16 Million Payout to Mamba & Mambacita FoundationVanessa Bryant is sinking the $16 million she won from L.A. County into the cause near and dear to her late husband Kobe Bryant -- she says it will all be donated to the Mamba & Mambacita Foundation...TMZ.com - Published |
Kobe Bryant's widow awarded $16m leaked crash photos payoutVanessa Bryant was suing LA County for emotional distress over photos from the 2020 crash site.BBC Sport - Published | Kobe Bryant's widow wins $16m over leaked photos of crash that killed husband and daughter Kobe Bryant's widow has been awarded $16m (£13.5m) after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, their teenage daughter..Sky News - Published |
Vanessa Bryant, Chris Chester Seek Up To $75 Mil In Kobe Bryant Photo TrialVanessa Bryant and Chris Chester are seeking millions in damages as the trial over the Kobe crash photos nears an end ... with both plaintiffs asking for up to a combined $75 million. Craig Lavoie,..TMZ.com - Published | Caron Butler Says Kobe Bryant Inspired Him To Write New Kids BookEx-NBA star Caron Butler is using his personal experiences to help teach young kids with his new book ... telling TMZ Sports his close friend Kobe Bryant inspired him to share his real story. Caron..TMZ.com - Published |
Vanessa Bryant Arrives At Court, Set To Testify In Kobe Crash Photos TrialVanessa Bryant has just arrived at court in Los Angeles ... looking confident as she gets set to testify in her case against L.A. County officials over Kobe Bryant crash photos. Vanessa was wearing a..TMZ.com - Published | LACFD Official Testifies Supervisor Called Kobe Crash Pics 'Plutonium,' Urged DeletionLA County Fire Dept. supervisors knew the holding of graphic Kobe Bryant crash pictures could be problematic for them ... according to an LACFD official, who testified on Thursday that one of his..TMZ.com - Published |
Deputy Testifies He Sent Kobe Crash Pics To Cop While They Played 'Call Of Duty'Stunning revelation in the courtroom during the Kobe Bryant photo trial case Tuesday ... a deputy testified that he sent another cop graphic pics from the crash site while the two were in the middle of..TMZ.com - Published | Ex-LACFD Captain Claims He Was Ordered To Photograph Kobe Crash SceneA former LACFD member claims he was ordered to take photographs of the Kobe Bryant crash scene ... this according to new testimony in the trial. Brian Jordan -- an ex-captain with the Los Angeles..TMZ.com - Published |
Trial Over Photos of Remains of Kobe Bryant, Gianna, Cops Kept 'Ghoul Books'L.A. cops have a dark culture when it comes to grizzly death scenes, keeping "ghoul books" with photos of famous people who met violent deaths. As we reported, Vanessa Bryant is suing the L.A. County..TMZ.com - Published | Kobe Trial: Ex-Cop Testifies Crime Scene Photo Issue Dates Back To OJ Murder CaseCops circulating crime scene photos isn't unique to the Kobe Bryant crash -- it's been happening since the O.J. Simpson murder case -- with an ex-LAPD officer testifying he saw a polaroid of Nicole..TMZ.com - Published |
Kobe Bryant Photo Trial, Bartender Allegedly Laughed After Seeing Crash PicsA bartender in Los Angeles allegedly laughed after being shown gruesome photos from the horrific Kobe Bryant crash scene, according to surveillance video screen grabs shown in court. The Bryant crash..TMZ.com - Published | Lamar Odom Says Kobe Bryant 'Comes To Me In Dreams Often,' Tells Me 'Keep Fighting'Lamar Odom says he still feels the presence of his late friend and former teammate, Kobe Bryant ... telling TMZ Sports, "He comes to me in dreams." Odom, wearing the incredible Kobe and Gigi tribute..TMZ.com - Published |
Deputy Accused Of Taking Kobe Crash Pics Involved In Excessive Force ScandalVanessa Bryant wants a jury to know that the sheriff's deputy accused of taking helicopter crash scene photos of Kobe Bryant was involved in another scandal involving excessive force where a handcuffed..TMZ.com - Published | Kobe Bryant Game-Worn Playoff Jersey From Rookie Year Sells For $2.73 Mil!Kobe Bryant's game-worn Lakers jersey from his first playoff series -- the only one publicly known/available -- just sold for a riiiiiiidiculous amount of money ... $2,735,546 million, to be exact! The..TMZ.com - Published |
Kobe Bryant Rare, Signed PMG Card Hits Auction, Could Sell For Over $1 MillionOne of the rarest and most coveted Kobe Bryant cards in existence -- the 1997 Skybox Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems #81 -- just hit the auction block ... and could sell for over a million bucks!!..TMZ.com - Published | |
