January 26, 2020 is a date that all Angelenos — and basketball fans throughout the world — will remember. It’s the day when Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others tragically passed away in ...

CHICAGO — Kobe Bryant always seemed to be in top form when he stepped onto the court for the NBA All-Star Game. The league’s current best will try to match his effort when Team LeBron and Team Giannis ...

Kobe Bryant would have turned 42 today. It’s the “would have” that hits you. Kobe was an inspiration taken from this world far, far too early. It wasn’t just him that was lost that fateful Sunday, it ...

The greatest player in NBA history noticed something the rest of the league was still catching up to. At the 1998 NBA ...

Youth basketball players proudly hoisted a Mamba-inspired trophy into the crisp night air as the sun set on another picturesque evening in Los Angeles. It was the culmination of a jam-packed weekend ...

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Dean Fioresi is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. He covers breaking news throughout Southern California. When he's not writing about local events, he enjoys focusing on sports and entertainment.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- As theLakers' general manager who helped engineer a trade that brought Kobe Bryant to Los Angeles, Jerry West had a daily firsthand view of a budding 17-year-old who would extend ...

NBA superstar LeBron James has broken his silence on the death of his friend Kobe Bryant and promised to carry on his legacy. The forward for the Los Angeles Lakers took to Instagram on Monday night - ...

CHICAGO --Kobe Bryant's early-stage plans to leave the Los Angeles Lakers for the Chicago Bulls have long been considered water under the bridge for the future Hall of Famer. But Bryant, speaking ...

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant's legend looms large, even five years removed from his untimely passing. The 6-foot-6 swingman spent all 20 of his NBA seasons playing for L.A., bringing ...