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Kobe’s Last, Toronto’s 1st As NBA All-Star Goes Outside US
BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer TORONTO (AP) — Of all the goodies Kobe Bryant collects in his farewell season, one this weekend might be particularly useful. After all, you need a good winter coat...
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Nike Makes Michigan State Player Exclusive Kobe Bryant Shoes [PHOTO]
By: Evan Jankens @kingofthekc Michigan State AD Mark Hollis and Michigan State know what they are doing when it comes to marketing. Kobe Bryant is on his road to retirement, so everyone from the...
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Kobe Bryant’s Wife Falls Walking Into Duke/Oregon Game [VIDEO]
GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Oregon Ducks took a double-digit lead early in the second half against the defending national champions, and they never flinched down the...
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Fan Gets Kobe Bryant’s Arm Band And Proceeds To Smell It [VIDEO]
KAREEM COPELAND, AP Sports Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rodney Hood will never forget the night Kobe Bryant requested to guard the second-year player because he was virtually unstoppable. That’s a huge...
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Kobe Bryant’s Farewell Tour Finally Reaches Its Last 4 Shows
GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant stands up, and hundreds rise with him. An urgent, wordless buzz steadily builds to an ovation while he heads to the scorers’ table to enter...
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The Big Night Arrives: Warriors Go For 73, And Kobe Departs
The Associated Press The big night has arrived. Golden State going for 73 wins, and Kobe Bryant going into retirement. The 170th and final day of this NBA regular season will be loaded with intrigue,...
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Kobe Scores 60 Points In Unbelievable Farewell Victory [VIDEO]
GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant scored 60 incredible points. He carried a miserable Los Angeles Lakers team to an improbable comeback victory. And with sweat and confetti...
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Kobe Bryant Might Be The Greatest Laker Ever
By Jason Keidel It’s become trendy to bash the embellished exhibition we witnessed on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The Staples Center doubled as a de facto runway for Kobe Bryant’s retirement. Soft...
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Kobe Bryant’s Remarks Helped Save Potato Truck, Official Says
EAGLE, Idaho (AP) – Kobe Bryant’s recent mention of the Great Big Idaho Potato Truck might have helped save the traveling advertisement from a premature retirement, according to the head of a state...
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Entering Hollywood, Kobe Bryant Gets Advice From Spielberg
RYAN PEARSON, AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) — Kobe Bryant is getting advice from Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams and Jerry Bruckheimer as he redirects his competitive drive from...
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Phil Jackson Considered Trading Kobe Bryant To The Pistons For Grant Hill
By Dan Jenkins @DanTJenkins A tale about Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant being traded to the Detroit Pistons in 2007 was recently chronicled by CBS Sports. A deal bringing Kobe to the Motor City...
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Top 5 NBA Plays Of 2016
By Rahul Lal This year has been one of the most memorable in NBA history. Legends like Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett retired in 2016. LeBron brought a championship home to Cleveland. And...
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Joe Dumars Opens Up About Late-Tenure Mistakes, Kobe Trade That Wasn’t
By: Will Burchfield @burchie_kid If Joe Dumars had a do-over in his final years as general manager of the Pistons, he’d strip things down and start from scratch. “Yeah, absolutely,” he told The...
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Kobe Bryant Dishes An Assist To Test-Weary High Schoolers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kobe Bryant has come through with an assist for some high school students in Indiana by getting them out of a final exam. William Pate told the retired NBA superstar on Twitter that...
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Lakers To Retire Kobe Bryant’s 2 Jersey Numbers In December
By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — One retired jersey number just isn’t enough for Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers will retire Bryant’s No. 8 and No. 24 in a...
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Shooting For 2: Lakers Retire Kobe Bryant’s 8 And 24 Jerseys
By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) – Although Kobe Bryant has been asked many times, he still isn’t sure who would win a mystical game of one-on-one between the young Kobe in his No. 8...
View ArticleLakers Season Comes To An End After Game 5 Loss
OKLAHOMA CITY (CBS) — Russell Westbrook scored 28 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 106-90 to eliminate the Lakers in five games. The victory puts the Thunder in the...
View ArticleDear Kobe … LeBron Animated Over Bryant Scoring Oscar
By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James watched Kobe Bryant score big again. But he’s focused on a different shiny trophy than the one his former rival snagged Sunday...
View Article‘The Suspension Was Harsh’: Metta World Peace Still Stung By ‘Malice At The...
(CBS Local Sports)– Metta World Peace has one of the most complicated stories of anyone to ever play in the NBA. The man formerly known as Ron Artest is an NBA champion, All-Star, and Defensive Player...
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Kobe Bryant Dies At Age 41 In Helicopter Crash In Calabasas
CALABASAS (CBSLA) — Kobe Bryant has died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, CBSLA Sports Director Jim Hill has confirmed. He was 41. Allen Kenitzer, a spokesperson for the FAA, says the...
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