The Los Angeles Lakers icon drew stylistic comparisons to Jordan almost from the moment he entered the NBA as a teenager and ...

NBA Finals. After the Lakers lost the 2004 NBA Finals, Kobe Bryant’s relationship with O'Neal reached a breaking point.

Kobe Bryant may be considered the greatest ... it was a part of Bean's persona since his early basketball days in Italy.

They would become lifelong friends. Two-time WNBA Champion Tamika Catchings remembers growing up in Italy with Kobe Bryant. Tamika would have a similar journey path to the Lakers star, and become ...

Kobe Bean Bryant is born in Philadelphia ... After his father retires from the NBA in 1983, the Bryant family moves to Italy where his Dad continues to play basketball until 1991.

US basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter ... after Bryant opened just hours before his death - and Italy, where Bryant spent part of his childhood as his father played in the ...

At 685 miles from Los Angeles, and 2,184 miles from Philadelphia's Lower Merion High School, there is not much overlap between Kobe Bryant and the snow-capped mountains in Provo, Utah.

The late Kobe Bryant was well-known for his unwavering ... "The Black Mamba" later shared the challenges he faced during his early years in Italy. However, Kob' emphasized that despite these ...