When Shaquille O’Neal signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, the franchise drafted an 18-year-old Kobe Bryant to be his teammate. The post Shaquille O’Neal Makes Kobe Bryant Birthday Special With ...

Jerry West reflected Thursday night on Kobe Bryant's career, saying on the balance, this has been a remarkable player, a player for the decades, simply one of the greatest." ...

However, though Kobe and Jerry's relationship started on the hardcourt, it developed into something deeper later on. When Bryant passed in 2020, West revealed that he saw the KB as his son.

The rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers has long been viewed as one filled with animosity and ...

Kobe Bryant scored 44 points, passing Jerry West as the Los Angeles Lakers’ career scoring leader, but the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Lakers, 95-93, on Monday night.

The other rookie—Kobe Bryant—ratted us out to Jerry (West)," O'Neal stated, referring to the Lakers' former iconic player who became the team's general manager.

It looked good on paper, but those long and tedious months without basketball might have taken a toll on The Worm, and he ...

He joins Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and James as the only Lakers players to have at least 45 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a game. Source: Los Angeles ...

First, West traded center Vlade Divac to the Charlotte Hornets for the rights to an 18-year-old high school graduate named Kobe Bryant. Then, six days later, West signed free-agent Shaquille O ...