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Vanessa Bryant has found a permanent way to honor and memorialize her late husband Kobe Bryant and their daughter Gianni “Gigi” Bryant. The 38-year-old widow decided to get ink of Kobe and Gigi on her neck and wrist in order to keep them close to her at all times. The NBA legend and the couple’s 13-year-old…

People are understandably on edge as a result of the coronavirus pandemic combined with the epidemic of protests popping up across the country. Within that environment, it doesn’t take much to set folks off, as we see in a video showing NBA star J.R. Smith’s brutal beatdown of a White man who vandalized his truck…

When Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers captured the first of their NBA championships in 2000, Bryant gifted his mother Pamela with a 14-karat gold ring. Twenty years later, Bryant’s ring was sold for $206,000 at the Goldin Auctions. The coveted ring initially was listed at the auction for…

Former NBA player Shannon Brown was jailed after allegedly shooting a rifle at a couple. The incident occurred while Brown was at his home in Tyrone, Georgia, according to TMZ. The couple called authorities and claimed that Brown fired multiple shots at them while they were attempting to view his home, which at the time…

Vanessa Bryant finally opened up the final letter from her late, legendary husband Kobe Bryant to read its contents on her birthday on May 5. “Yesterday I found an envelope labeled To: The Love of my Life. From, Tu Papi. I waited to open one more letter on my birthday,” she said in an Instagram…

The U.S. government continues to face backlash over its handling of the Paycheck Protection Program that originally was created to help small businesses across the nation affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the program’s $349 billion fund was quickly depleted, and thousands of small businesses had to figure out ways to raise funding on their own.…

If the National Basketball Association‘s season does not restart this year, the league could crown a champion without the benefits of a playoff system to determine the winner. Nothing in the NBA bylaws prevents the league and its owners from voting on a league champ for the 2019-2020 season, The New York Times reports. The…

The Los Angeles Lakers are the latest NBA team to be inflicted by the coronavirus. On March 19, it was determined that two players from the Lakers tested positive for the virus which has caused a worldwide pandemic, according to the Los Angeles Times. Fourteen players took the test on March 18 at the Lakers’…

It’s not often that an icon gets starstruck by another celebrity, but Blue Ivy Carter was adorably shy when she met NBA superstar LeBron James for the first time. The 8-year-old daughter of pop goddess Beyoncé was taken by her father, Jay-Z, to attend the much-ballyhooed and celebrity-drenched Los Angeles Lakers game against its in-city…

It is easy to see that the late, legendary basketball star Kobe Bryant had amassed a net worth in access of $600 million before his tragic passing on Jan. 26, 2020 in suburban Los Angeles. And, according to the International Business Times and Eurweb.com, Kobe and Vanessa Bryant did not have a prenuptial agreement. Therefore,…

LeBron James and Anthony Davis were off in their own worlds during a routine cross-country flight back to Los Angeles when they and the Lakers learned that Kobe Bryant had passed away. Bryant, 41, and his daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, 13, perished when their helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California, on Jan. 26, 2020, taking the…

Vanessa Bryant showcased amazing strength by delivering the eulogy for Kobe and Gianna Bryant during their memorial service which took place on Feb. 24. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Hours before LeBron James thrilled the basketball world with his 40-point explosion during the Lakers 118-109 win against the New Orleans Pelicans, the superstar made headlines equivocating about whether he attended Kobe Bryant’s public memorial service. The “Celebration of Life” at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles was attended by the crème de la…

Hours before the doors opened at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles on Feb. 24, 2020, a sea of gold and purple surrounded the arena where Kobe Bryant produced memorable moments as one of the greatest players in NBA history. But instead of watching Bryant go off for 60 or 81 points, this time,…

Some bad news has rudely interrupted an otherwise stellar beginning to 2020 for LeBron James. King James’ Los Angeles Lakers have the best record in the Western Conference of the NBA (41-12), he also leads the NBA in assists, and his squad took home the trophy in the All-Star Game in Chicago. Meanwhile, he announced…

Millions of people are paying homage to the late, legendary Kobe Bryant in myriad ways, including with the erection of a makeshift memorial outside the place the Black Mamba ruled — the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Rap star 2 Chainz recently decided to go the LeBron James route and get some permanent ink…

Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa is showing off her youngest daughter as the baby girl attempts to stand up on her own two feet while her mother records the adorable moments. Capri Kobe Bryant, who is now 7 months old, was getting an assist from her aunt, Kobe’s sister Sharia Washington, and fans fawned over the…

Casual NBA fans may not have known that the famously private Kobe Bryant had siblings. After the legendary hardwood player passed away along with his daughter GiGi one week ago, Bryant’s two sisters spoke up on how this tragedy has “devastated” his blood relatives. Sharia Washington and Shaya Tabb said they are “in grieving” along…

R&B singer Usher filled the Staples Center with the Holy Ghost as he sang “Amazing Grace” at the Kobe and Gianna tribute on Jan. 31, 2020. NBA players and fans could be seen weeping as Usher’s voice filled the arena.

LeBron James admitted he had great difficulty articulating his feelings in the days following the passing of basketball legend Kobe Bryant. King James, 35, decided to make a powerful statement without having to use words by getting a tattoo to honor and reflect Bryant’s famous self-titled nickname, the Black Mamba. The Los Angeles Lakers forward…