Kobe Bryant Rumors & News

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were honored today by the NBA in being selected to the All-NBA teams. For the 4th year in a row, Durant was named to the All-NBA First Team, joining LeBron James, Tim Duncan, Chris Paul, and Kobe Bryant. Russell Westbrook was likewise recognized for the 3rd year in a row, being named a guard on the All-NBA Second Team. Westbrook joins Tony Parker, Marc Gasol, Carmelo Anthony, and Blake Griffin for this distinction. Westbrook is still pursuing that elusive 1st team honor, though with Old Man Kobe still huffing and puffing along Westbrook may yet need t...

Kobe Bryant ended the season injured, but the Lakers star did more than enough before then to earn his record-tying 11th selection to the All-NBA first team Thursday. Clippers point guard Chris Paul, who will become a free agent this offseason, also...

Kobe Bryant has been named to the 2013 All-NBA first team, the NBA has announced. Bryant is joined by Chris Paul, Tim Duncan, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant. This will be the eleventh time that Bryant will receive All-NBA first team honors, and the eighth straight season. Bryant has tied the NBA record for most first team selections. Bryant averaged 27.3 points per game on 46.3 percent shooting while also tying a career-high with 6 assists per game. He also had a career-high .504 effective field goal percentage. His offensive brilliance through the 2012-2013 season was on clear display...

There hasn't been a lot of chatter from NBA players about the name change, but a couple tweeted about the news today. In honor of the name change #13thpick #nbadraft #96 #freshface instagram.com/p/Zl7QeYRNrz/ — Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) May 21, 2013 Hornets, yessir. How it should be. #Grandmama — Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) May 21, 2013 And Bobcats legend Sean May offered his support! Glad to heat the #Bobcatsare changing the name back to the Hornets — Sean May (@BigMay42) May 21, 2013 Hear* — Sean May (@BigMay42) May 21, 2013 Whoops! However, former Hornets star forwa...

Dwight Howard will finally be a free agent July 1. After a few years of breaking up, then making up, with the Orlando Magic front office he was finally sent out of Florida and into Los Angeles, becoming a Laker. Howard joined a star-studded lineup featuring Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, and Steve Nash. They were going to pick and troll the entire league. We all know how the season played out. Injuries stacked, expectations crumbled, and the Lakers were swept out of the first round of the NBA playoffs by the San Antonio Spurs. Nothing has changed since. Bryant continues to rehab his Achilles,...

Kobe Bryant's surprise announcement Sunday had nothing to do with retiring from basketball.

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Phil Jackson talking Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan? In Jackson's new book "Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success" he has plenty to say about the two players. Eric Pincus and Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times acquired an early release of the book and have been reporting quotes like the following on Bryant being reserved when he was younger: "Kobe is different. He was reserved as a teenager, in part because he was younger than the other players and hadn't developed strong social skills in college. When Kobe first joined the Lakers, he avoided fraternizing with his teammates. But h...