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Jerry West strongly advised Kobe Bryant not to sign with the LA Clippers as an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2004. West told Bryant he shouldn’t join a team owned, at the time, by the despicable Donald Sterl...

A visibly Shaquille O’Neal offered his thoughts Tuesday night on the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. “I still can’t believe it,” O’Neal told his “NBA on TNT” colleagues. The...

Kobe Bryant's death brought back difficult memories for those close to Thurman Munson and Roberto Clemente, two other athletes who died in accidents near the peak of their fame.

In a move to honor both Kobe and Gianna Bryant, Lakers guard Quinn Cook is changing his uniform number from 2 to 28, and he will don that jersey on Friday at Staples Center.

GRAB YOUR COPY OF SLAM 226 FEATURING PAIGE BUECKERS This past December, when SLAM reached out to Paige Bueckers to tell her that she was going to be on the next cover, she responded with just two words: "Why me?" Buecker...

With the new year now finally upon us, speculation ahead of the 2020 NBA Trade Deadline is in full swing. Whether Memphis Grizzlies fans are in consensus about what the team ought to do before the Feb. 6, 2020 cut off or...

A complex figure both off court and on, the basketball star brought as much cerebral intensity to image creation as he did to his game.

The Indiana Pacers will welcome star guard Victor Oladipo back to their lineup after a year-long, 82-game absence. The 27-year-old’s target return date has been known for several weeks and his recovery has gone accordi...

This is for us, for the ones that grew up with Kobe. He was ours. We watched him, studied him, impersonated and emulated him. We saw him move with calculated precision, where each and every one of his steps was measured,...

Joel Embiid was granted permission to wear a No. 24 jersey Tuesday night in honor of Kobe Bryant‘s memory. The All-Star big fella, who was inspired by Bryant to pick up a basketball, finished with 24 points in the Phil...

On a night the Bucks were without Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton stole the show with a career-high 51 points to lead Milwaukee to a ninth straight win Tuesday against the Wizards.

Hornets 97 (16-31), Knicks 92 (13-35) Terry Rozier led a second half comeback for the Hornets, finishing with a game-high 30 points to go along with 10 rebounds. For the Knicks, Julius Randle dropped 24 points and Marcus...

In this week's newsletter, Marc Stein talks with God Shammgod about the time Kobe called in the elite ballhandler to teach Gianna his signature move.