In the years following the Showtime era, the Los Angeles Lakers entered unfamiliar territory — irrelevance. The once-feared ...

Gary Vitti had a front-row seat to Kobe Bryant 's iconic career. Right after Shaquille O'Neal left the Los Angeles Lakers, ...

Kobe was still growing as a player, which meant he occasionally struggled from the field and committed senseless turnovers.

Years ago, the Lakers tried to make what would've likely been the most gargantuan trade in the history of team sports.

The real breakout came in the 2005-06 season when Dwyane took a giant leap by averaging 27.2 points in the regular season and ...

Defensively, the lineup is just as terrifying. Jordan and Bryant were named to the All-Defensive First Team nine times each, ...

Shaquille O’Neal credits a key scene in "The Fan" movie with changing how he approached basketball, business, and life.

The numbers back up Shaq's claims. Whereas he averaged 30 points per contest in the 2000 and 2001 playoffs, his output ...

C-Webb didn't mention which game he saw Christie tap Kobe on the head, but he said Bryant had 44 that night. In 30 matchups, ...

Minnesota has plenty of room for improvement heading into Game 2, starting with the play of Anthony Edwards. The star guard ...

Hall of Fame former Los Angeles superstar Kobe Bryant's elite postseason clutchness has been matched this year.

Shaquille O’Neal made his 18th appearance on The Tonight Show, playfully challenging Michael Strahan and Andy Cohen for the ...