as EA Sports selected him as the cover athlete of NBA Live 08, which was released in October 2007. At the time, the NBA Live series could still keep up with the now more popular NBA 2K series.

Monday evening on social media, Instagram and X, Oregon safety Kobe Savage issued the standard tearful farewell that accompanies an athlete's announcement of a job change or transfer. Imagine if ...

Editor’s Note: A new series “Kobe: The Making of a Legend” traces the story of Kobe Bryant from his childhood in Italy to his athletic superstardom and provides an intimate look at his post ...

Andaluz’s loving depiction of Kobe and Gigi in that mural is going worldwide. That portrait of a stoic Bryant with his daughter resting her head on top of his is being used as the cover art for ...

For all that he accomplished on the court, so much of Kobe Bryant’s lasting legacy is being defined by what he did off-the-court. At My Friend’s Place, a homeless youth advocacy nonprofit in ...

Kobe’s widow and Gianna’s mother. The video game publisher 2K, which creates the popular NBA 2K basketball franchise, gave an undisclosed donation to keep the mural up for at least a year ...

"I think the world actually stood still for a moment," Kobe's former assistant said in the new CNN documentary series 'Kobe: The Making of a Legend' Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Kobe Bryant's close ...

Hall of Fame basketball legend Kobe Bryant may be gone, but his signature "Mamba Mentality" lives on. Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020, at age 41, alongside his ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and the entire NBA family pay tribute to Kobe and his daughter, Gianna. Official release Kobe Bryant was an iconic player in NBA and Lakers' lore, a 5-time NBA ...

Five years ago on Sunday, the basketball world lost a giant. On Jan. 26, 2020, Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others died in a tragic helicopter crash outside of Los Angeles.