Every year on August 24, basketball fans celebrate Kobe Bryant Day, a tribute to one of the greatest players in NBA history. The date, 8/24, is symbolic of the two jersey numbers he wore during his ...

Kobe Bryant is the only NBA superstar whose two jersey numbers were retired by the same team. He wore #8 from 1996 to 2006 and then shifted to #24 for the rest of his 20-year career with the Los ...

The love former NBA players have for Kobe Bryant runs deep. Many go out of their way to emphasize that the media often misrepresented him as difficult, insisting instead that he was fiercely ...

Grief-stricken players and teams around the NBA paid their respects to Kobe Bryant on Sunday in myriad ways as the stunning news of the former Los Angeles Lakers great's death shook the league. Nearly ...

Three years ago Thursday, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, along with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others died, in a helicopter crash, devastating the sports world. Bryant created ...

Kobe Bryant managed to build two Hall of Fame-level chapters in one career. First as No. 8, and then as No. 24. Wearing No. 8, the Mamba was a young phenom flying alongside Shaq and helping the Lakers ...

Joel Embiid had to do it like the kids on the playground, a yell of "Kobe!" as he shot a fadeaway in the one-night-only No. 24 jersey he wore for his basketball idol. Embiid buried the bucket to give ...

Getty Images Mamba Out! Kobe scores 60 points in his farewell game.

A quick look at Kobe Bryant's epic career with the Lakers.

Every year on August 24, basketball fans celebrate Kobe Bryant Day, a tribute to one of the greatest players in NBA history. August 24 is Kobe Bryant Day, honoring a legend The date, 8/24, is symbolic ...