When former players and analysts talk about Kobe Bryant having an unmatched competitive drive, they truly mean it. The two-time Finals MVP hated losing so much that even a regular-season defeat could stay with him long after the final buzzer.

LOS ANGELES -- Thousands of fans descended upon the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles for Lakers great Kobe Bryant's final NBA game on Wednesday. Fans traveled from all over the world to witness Bryant lace up his sneakers one last time for the Purple ...

A piece of the Staples Center game floor specially made for Kobe Bryant's last game sold for $179,100. The piece, four panels measuring four feet by eight feet each, had Kobe's former number 8 on it and was signed by Bryant after he scored 60 points in his ...

Many NBA fans tend to look back at the most dominant duos and decide to assign a “driver” and a “passenger” tag to them. This is exactly the narrative surrounding the 2000s Los Angeles Lakers superstar duo of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.

LOS ANGELES — The start of Kobe Bryant’s final NBA game was a wild ride, just like you’d expect and just like it should be. Bryant scored 15 points in the opening quarter against the Utah Jazz, shooting 5-of-13 as the Los Angeles Lakers trailed the ...

LOS ANGELES -- The next time Lakers icon Kobe Bryant appears on the Staples Center court, it will be for the final game of his NBA career. Has Bryant looked forward to that final game, April 13 against the Utah Jazz, and imagined what it will be like?

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is an All-Star for the 18th time, andGolden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is notably not among the West's starting five. Fans overwhelmingly chose Bryant to be an All-Star starter, voting for him almost 1.9 ...