On draft night in 1996, the Charlotte Hornets selected 17-year-old Kobe Bryant with the 13th overall pick, only to trade him ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Warner Bros. is producing With the 8th Pick, a film about Kobe Bryant’s near selection by the New Jersey Nets in 1996. The story ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shaquille O’Neal has never done things small, not on the basketball court, not in his garage, and certainly not when paying ...

Basketball fans and collectors are eagerly eyeing a valuable sports card featuring the legendary Kobe Bryant. The 1996 Topps Rookie Card, numbered 138 and graded as PSA 10 GEM MINT, is currently ...

Kobe Bryant shared the message from Michael Jordan that gave him confidence during the toughest stretch of his Lakers career.

Summer League wasn’t always the mainstream event that it has become now. The games used to be played at The Pyramid in Long Beach, CA, and were far less widely paid attention to than they are today.

The legendary Draft class, with 5 Hall of Famers and 11 NBA champions, set the foundation for a new era of basketball.

Kobe Bryant is a legend in Los Angeles Lakers history, but not everyone in the organisation was sold on his potential at first. On draft night in 1996, the Charlotte Hornets selected Kobe Bryant with ...

Kobe Bean Bryant is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Pam and Joe Bryant, who is a professional basketball player. Bryant is named after Kobe beef, a type of Wagyu steak from Japan’s Kobe region.

The sports trading card world is abuzz with excitement as a rare and valuable piece of basketball history has surfaced on the secondary market. A Kobe Bryant 1996 Topps Finest RC 74 Rookie Signed PSA ...

Official images, pricing, and release information for the Kobe x Nike Dunk Low Protro "Draft Pack" colorway.

Did you know that a Fayetteville-born basketball player was picked ahead of Kobe Bryant in the 1996 NBA Draft? Todd Fuller, the son of Doug and Sherry, was born in Cumberland County in 1974.