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Shaq Recalls Friendship With Kobe Bryant Nearly 1 Year After His Death
It’s been nearly a year since Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, died in a helicopter crash, and his longtime friend Shaquille O’Neal can hardly believe that the time has passed so quickly.
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‘Find Your Reason to Live': Vanessa Bryant Opens Up About Struggling With Grief
Almost a year after her husband and daughter died in a tragic helicopter crash in Southern California, Vanessa Bryant is sharing her advice for coping with grief. “Grief is a messed up cluster of emotions. One day you’re in the moment laughing and the next day you don’t feel like being alive,” she wrote in an Instagram story. “I want to...
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Natalia Bryant Shares Powerful Words for Anyone Experiencing a Low Moment in Life
Natalia Bryant is reflecting on a devastating year that included the loss of her father Kobe Bryant and sister Gianna.
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Top 7 Stories of 2020 (That Weren't About the Coronavirus)
The coronavirus pandemic dominated the headlines in 2020, but that’s not all that happened this year. Here’s a look back at the seven other major news stories that were not about COVID-19.
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Lakers Championship Rings Pay Tribute to Bryant With Black Mamba Symbol
The Los Angeles Lakers are continuing to recognize Kobe Bryant’s role in inspiring the team’s special season by incorporating his memory into the design of their championship rings.
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Vanessa Bryant Lashes Out at Mother Over Lawsuit, Saying She's Trying to Extort Family
Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, lashed out Thursday in response to a lawsuit filed against her by her mother demanding financial support and claiming the late Laker legend had vowed to take care of her financially for life.
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Kobe Bryant's Co-Author Recalls Her ‘Imaginative' and ‘Creative' Collaborator as Their Last Book Is Published
Author Ivy Claire was shocked when she received an out-of-the-blue call from the late NBA great Kobe Bryant asking her to co-write a series of YA books with him. Now as their second and final book, “Epoca: The River of the Sand,” is published nearly a year after his death, she remembers her close collaboration with Bryant and what he...
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Photos: Landmarks Light Up Purple, Gold to Remember Lifelong Laker Kobe Bryant
Purple and gold illuminated several buildings and landmarks in Los Angeles and across the country on Sunday night in remembrance of late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Bryant, 41, died Sunday morning in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. He and eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, were killed when the aircraft crashed as they were flying to Bryant’s Mamba Sports... -
Kobe Bryant's Delayed Hall of Fame Induction Coming in May 2021, NBA Says
Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett will finally enter the Basketball Hall of Fame in May 2021.
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Mark Cuban Explains Why ‘Nice Pays' in Business and Shares the Craziest ‘Shark Tank' Pitches
“Shark Tank” star and self-made billionaire Mark Cuban talks about the importance of being nice in business and answers our rapid-fire questions about TikTok, Kobe Bryant and his pet peeves.
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Lakers Run Past Heat for 17th NBA Championship
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat, 106-93, in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to claim their record-tying 17th NBA Championship in team history.
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Lakers Win 2020 NBA Championship
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat Sunday, giving them their 17th championship title.
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New California Law Prompted by Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday approved legislation prompted by the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight other people that makes it a crime for first responders to take unauthorized photos of deceased people at the scene of an accident or crime.
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Lakers Defeat Nuggets 117-107 to Advance to First NBA Finals Since 2010
In 2013, Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel had his team one win away from reaching the NBA Finals. Instead, he was thwarted by then-Miami Heat forward LeBron James and never reached his dream of coaching in the Finals. Seven years later, Vogel is now the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, and instead of staying up all night…
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Vanessa Bryant Sues LA County Sheriff's Dept. Over Photos at Crash Site
Vanessa Bryant is suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department over photos taken at the site of a helicopter crash that left nine people dead, including her husband and 13-year-old daughter, on their way to a youth girls basketball tournament.
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Vanessa Bryant Fires Back After Her Mom Claims She Was Asked to Get Out of Her House
In an interview published on Monday, Sept. 21 by Univision’s “El Gordo y La Flaca,” Vanessa Bryant’s mother Sofia Urbieta claimed her celebrity daughter told her she needed to get out of the house where she’s been living in Irvine, California. Urbieta claimed Kobe Bryant gave her the house, though she acknowledged in the interview that the house is...
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Fans Mourn NBA Great Kobe Bryant's Death
Kobe Bryant’s legacy transcended basketball courts to streets and cities across the country. Fans wore Lakers jerseys, inscribed Bryant’s name on their shoes and sang in his memory after the helicopter carrying him and his 13-year-old daughter and protégée Gianna crashed, killing all on board.
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Pau Gasol and His Wife Name Newborn Daughter After Gianna Bryant
Milwaukee Bucks player and former Lakers star Pau Gasol announced the sweet and special news that he’s a father. The two-time NBA champion and his wife Catherine McDonnell welcomed their first child together, a baby girl.
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Chadwick Boseman's Death Leaves Saddening Mark on Rough 2020
The deaths of Chadwick Boseman, Rep. John Lewis and Kobe Bryant have left saddening marks in a year marred with deaths of popular Black icons
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Helicopter Company in Fatal Kobe Bryant Crash Sues Air Traffic Controllers
The company that operated the helicopter that crashed in Calabasas in January, killing Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and eight others, is fighting back against lawsuits over the tragedy, filing a suit of its own contending air-traffic controllers are to blame for the crash.