http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png http://deadspin.com/tag/kobe bryant http://deadspin.com/tag/kobe bryant

We can confirm Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin wasn't with Kobe shooting in the gym, either. Because some reporters asked Kobe—whose Lakers will play the Knicks tonight—what he thought of Linsanity, and he had no idea: More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5884058&view=rss&microfeed=true

Your morning roundup for Feb. 10. Photo via Larry Brown Sports. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883982&view=rss&microfeed=true

While he waits for the Miami Marlins to report to spring training, new manager Ozzie Guillen still has some time to take to Twitter to discuss the NBA. For instance, he is tired of hearing the constant criticism of LeBron James: More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883812&view=rss&microfeed=true

After the Laker game in Minnesota, Pau Gasol was catching up with countryman Ricky Rubio when Kobe Bryant strolled over. The friendly conversation, as transcribed by Complex: More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5880692&view=rss&microfeed=true

Kobe Bryant's wife of nearly 11 years, Vanessa, filed for divorce just over a month ago. They had no prenuptial agreement, and Vanessa will reportedly receive about $75 million in the settlement—so about $1.4 million for every alleged affair Kobe had during their marriage. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5877920&view=rss&microfeed=true

Kobe Bryant scored 48 points last night in a win against the Suns, the team he's saved his best performances for since 2006, when Phoenix knocked the Lakers out in the first round of the playoffs (they did it again in '07). When it was all over and everybody was fawning, the Black Mamba humbly acknowledged his teammates and his coach and his God-given talents and went home to rest his cortisone-numbed wrist. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5875199&view=rss&microfeed=true

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: how the Lakers communicate on the court. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5872147&view=rss&microfeed=true

The National Enquirer dropped one of its perhaps-truth bombs this week on Kobe Bryant's marriage (here's a summary, since the Enquirer wants you to splurge in the supermarket and didn't put its story online): The tab reports that Bryant had affairs with 105 women during the 10 years he was married to Vanessa. Or at least that's what Vanessa told a friend. (The pair recently divorced.) More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5870597&view=rss&microfeed=true

What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5870401&view=rss&microfeed=true

This is a regular feature in which we take a look at recent sneaker releases. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5868577&view=rss&microfeed=true

Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa (née Vanessa Urbieta Cornejo Laine) has reportedly filed for divorce from her husband of 10 years. TMZ reports that her filing cited "irreconcilable differences" and suggests that she "believes Kobe has been unfaithful." No. Way. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5868948&view=rss&microfeed=true

NBA owners have reportedly pressured the league to kill the three-way deal. [RealGM.com] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5866535&view=rss&microfeed=true

The NBA lockout officially ended this evening, when the players and owners ratified the new CBA in Manhattan, and everything else has already fallen back into place: The Clippers signed Caron Butler to a $24 million deal, the Knicks lost out on an opportunity to sign a great point guard, and the Lakers won everything. Basketball is back! More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5866516&view=rss&microfeed=true

Shaq Uncut: My Story, the Diesel's new autobiography written with noted Around the Horn personage Jackie MacMullan, comes out November 15 and it dropped on our desk today. There's some juicy stuff in there, most obviously about the beef between Shaq and Kobe. We had always known that the feud took a turn for the worse during the 2003-04 season, but we never before knew what caused it. Now we have some insight. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5854904&view=rss&microfeed=true

Just over a week ago, the Italian basketball club Virtus Bologna reported that it was working "very intensely" with Kobe Bryant's representatives to bring the Lakers star overseas during the NBA lockout. There were multiple points at which it was "almost a done deal." This week, the almost-done-deal shifted a bit, to an almost-done one-game deal worth $2 million. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5849464&view=rss&microfeed=true

The highlight of Kwame Brown's Los Angeles tenure was escaping charges for theft and wanton destruction of a chocolate cake. Kobe Bryant's highlight of Kwame Brown's Los Angeles tenure was when Kwame Brown was traded away. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5847750&view=rss&microfeed=true

NBA players like rapping, and that is a fact of the universe that we are powerless to stop. The way that I have tended to deal this phenomenon is generally to ignore it completely. It is shockingly easy to do: Just as I do with Kreayshawn, I pretend that NBA rappers do not exist, that they have never existed, and that one day, they actually will cease to exist, so that what I've been pretending all along will be true, and everything will be fine. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5842967&view=rss&microfeed=true

When Ray Lewis worried about the societal ramifications of an NFL lockout, he said evil would result. While he didn't say so, it's not much of a stretch to think it similarly applies to an NBA lockout. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5842744&view=rss&microfeed=true

It was a seminal moment, on Sept. 7, 2011, when Kobe Bryant Tweeted "Can you hear me now?!?!" He quickly broke the 10K follower mark. But then, within hours, those followers were greeted by a message declaring "The profile you are trying to view has been suspended" when they checked back to see what @KobeBryant had to say next. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5838217&view=rss&microfeed=true

More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5835754&view=rss&microfeed=true

One nice, unproductive distraction from the lockout has been to speculate about which NBA players will spend the lockout playing in China, Turkey, and, somehow, England. But now the Chinese Basketball Association has gone and deprived us even of that pleasure, announcing today that it would not permit NBA players currently under contract to join the league. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5832593&view=rss&microfeed=true

Under Armour has unleashed a new marketing campaign based around the idea that they're a "Change Agent" in the world of sports gear. The company even released a spoken-word promotional video that includes the sentence "Welcome to the revolution." It does a good job of subliminally positioning Under Armour as the plucky up-and-comer who's "realer" than Nike and Adidas because he hasn't gotten a major record deal yet. Or something. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5831988&view=rss&microfeed=true

Kobe surprised L.A.'s Drew League with his presence and his jump shot on Tuesday night. This buzzer-beater over James Harden won the game, 139-137, after which Kobe interacted with the common folk for approximately one full minute. He was then ushered outside by the police, probably so that he could work on his jump shot in private: Harden outscored the Black Mamba, 50-45. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5831746&view=rss&microfeed=true

There are hecklers at almost every comedy show. They are not to be encouraged and never welcome. They are a nuisance. They change the rhythm of the show because they want attention. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5829258&view=rss&microfeed=true

In June of 1995, I turned 16 and had a massive growth spurt. In about two months I grew from 6-1 to 6-5. For most of the summer I walked around my house in Upper Darby, Penn., with ice packs on my knees because of growing pains. By early August, I returned to our local court with a newfound ability: I could dunk a basketball. Dunking is like a mundane superpower. Kids who had barely spoken to me for years now asked to watch me throw it down. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5828769&view=rss&microfeed=true

Your p.m. roundup for Aug. 1, the day 50 naked people really showed Wall Street a thing or two about transparency. Photo via KCKRS. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5826709&view=rss&microfeed=true

Kobe Bryant has five rings. But now one litigious soul is livid that she didn't get one from him. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5817526&view=rss&microfeed=true

There's a strange inter-endorsement battle taking place across the ocean on a billboard in Puerto Rico, where Sprite spokesman JJ Barea is quoted taking a shot at fellow Sprite spokesman Kobe Bryant. This sign, originally dug up by Bethlehem Shoals, translates to, "Only my ribs hurt, but for Kobe, it's his ego." More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5809507&view=rss&microfeed=true

The Lakers are reportedly set to hire former Cavs coach Mike Brown to succeed Phil Jackson. Actual coach/GM Kobe Bryant is said to be "surprised" by the news because he expected to see L.A. assistant Brian Shaw promoted to the position and was "not a part of the decision-making process." [SI] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5805492&view=rss&microfeed=true

More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5799779&view=rss&microfeed=true

If the Lakers come back from 3-0, then everyone will remember this as one of the all-time great sports guarantees, up there with Mark Messier and Joe Namath. But it's not; it's just Kobe staying positive. The full quote: "I might be sick in the head or crazy or thrown off or something like that because I still think we are going to win this series." More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5799728&view=rss&microfeed=true

David Stern hit Kobe Bryant with a $100,000 fine on Wednesday after Bryant called a referee a "fucking faggot" the night prior. Jeremy Singer-Vine at Slate determined that Kobe's fine is unprecedented in NBA history. In fact, it probably violates the NBA's own constitution: More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5792644&view=rss&microfeed=true

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Kobe Bryant talks about the gay and lesbian community. More »
]]> Sports Radio Interviews]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5792220&view=rss&microfeed=true

Your morning roundup for April 14, the day San Dimas High School football no longer rules in the eyes of the Chinese government. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5791893&view=rss&microfeed=true

Your Los Angeles Lakers are not invincible. Bynum's hurt his knee again, and now, in infectious disease news, Steve Blake has the chicken pox. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5791688&view=rss&microfeed=true

See 0:30 in, after Kobe's T'd up. The Bennie in question is ref Bennie Adams. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5791516&view=rss&microfeed=true

Just a few months ago, Kobe Bryant appeared in a Sprite commercial with Jay Chou, a Taiwanese pop singer and actor, and it was really dumb. The Black Mamba appears to have also agreed to an extended cameo in Chou's new single, "- 天地一鬥 (Tian Di Yi Dou)." We knew that Kobe was a rather unimaginative marketer with a long-suffering sense of self-perception (see: LA Times Magazine circa May 2010), but this takes it to a new level. The worst offense in this auto-tuned mess is in the very beginning, when Kobe asks Chou, "Do you know how to play b-ball, Jay Chou?" There is, we should think, an unwritten rule against anyone who considers themselves a legitimate basketball player or fan using the term "b-ball." That includes you, Kobe. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5789494&view=rss&microfeed=true

Make no mistake about it: "Scooch & Josepi" ain't nobody's kind of people. Per their site: "Their work covers all facets of satiracle comedy, including cultural diversity, and other controversial topics. If you don't like it…WHATEVER BRO." More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5785533&view=rss&microfeed=true

Last night, in what was a fairly terrific basketball game, the Heat defeated the Lakers, or LeBron defeated Kobe, and it mattered. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5781085&view=rss&microfeed=true

Yes, there were the subplots, and there were an awful lot of them. But mostly it was two players who made the game feel like it mattered, because they matter, and because it mattered to them. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5780975&view=rss&microfeed=true