EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Kobe Bryant said he felt like himself after his first team practice in about 10 months as the Los Angeles Lakers opened training camp on Tuesday under new coach Byron Scott. "I ...

During his storied 20-year NBA career, the late Kobe Bryant evolved into a great leader. But playing on the Los Angeles Lakers alongside him was never easy, just as it is never easy to be the teammate ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- A day after calling himself "the 200th-best player in the league right now" and saying "I freaking suck," a struggling Kobe Bryant was given the day off from Lakers practice ...

Late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was infamously a maniac when it came to his regimented approach to game preparation. His methodology paid off mightily. The 6-foot-6 swingman out of ...

Nick Van Exel was there during Kobe Bryant's formative years in the NBA and figured some things just don't change. For instance, young Kobe always had that dog mentality, so much so that he had to be ...

As much of an influence Kobe Bryant was to many generations of basketball players, he also had a profound impact on women's basketball. This was on display for everyone to see after his NBA career, ...