Kobe Bryant

Two decades ago in a wild casting that involved everyone from Kobe Bryant to Tracy McGrady to Coney Island’s own Stephon Marbury, a star was born

The Week That Was April 9-12

‘I feel like it’s part of my responsibility to give back to the next generation’

The NBA superstar partied with ‘Vanity Fair’ and hung out with Jay-Z and Beyoncé

NBA great wins an Academy Award for best animated short film

On the eve of the Academy Awards, Bryant talks how basketball helps him in Hollywood and what’s next

James Harden joins the pantheon with his annihilation of Wesley Johnson

The pioneering former Academy president is presented with legacy award

‘I couldn’t feel my legs, it felt like it was that last lap on the track for me … I just continued to run’

As of now, the city of Los Angeles is NBA central