2006 — Kobe Bryant scores a staggering 81 points — the second-highest total in NBA history — and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-104.

Ray" later reflected that neither he nor Kobe had any idea at that time that they would be competing against each other for the remainder of their careers. "We knew each other. We had no clue. We had no idea what our careers would entail,

Coming off a tough loss to the Clippers, the Lakers have little trouble defeating the NBA's worst team, the Washington Wizards.

Counting last year's two big individual performances, this date has been a day when larger-than-life moments happen in the NBA.

Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner. 1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Natalia Bryant, the oldest daughter of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant, celebrated her birthday this weekend and showed off a Taylor Swift-themed cake for her big day. It was a weekend of celebration for ...

Everyone from athletes to business executives have embraced Kobe Bryant's "Black Mamba" mentality, and now, CNN is taking an intimate look into what forged Bryant's relentless drive and extreme ...

On the Run It Back show, Parsons caused an uproar when he ranked Kobe Bryant far lower than many would have expected. "I think Kevin Durant is a better player, Kobe had a better career...

Vanessa Bryant has worked tirelessly to preserve the legacy and memory of her late husband, Kobe Bryant. However, as Bryant announced on Instagram Tuesday, a recent wildfire in the Pacific ...

In a revealing interview, former NBA star Dwight Howard addressed the long-speculated tensions during his brief tenure with Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. Sitting down with the Gil's ...

While they can look back and feel good about what they've accomplished thus far, everyone in Columbus is focused on three famous words from the late, great Kobe Bryant ahead of this matchup. "