On a night where he needed 36 points to pass NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as the league's All-Time leading scorer, LeBron James netted 38 points and added 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Tuesday night, on a signature fadeaway jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the 3rd quarter of the Los Angelas Lakers 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, LeBron became the NBA scoring king.
Last night the Los Angeles Lakers retired both 8 and 24 for Kobe Bryant. This is an honor Kobe clearly deserves considering his five titles in LA and what an amazing players he always was but Magic Johnson said something in his introduction that was either true or just lip service from the other former Lakers great, Magic said Kobe was the greatest of all time to wear the "Purple and Gold."
It's August 24, 2016. That means the calendar says it's 8/24. That means it's Kobe Bryant Day, as announced this week by the city of Los Angeles. If you've never been schooled, #8 and #24 are the two jersey numbers The Black Mamba wore in his record 20-years with the Los Angeles Lakers...
These are the last 3 minutes and 20 seconds of Kobe Bryant's last game ever. What an ending.
The comments from fans say it all:
Watching it live was unbelievable. Not only 60 pts, but some very clutch plays. Hell of a player who deserves a lot of respect...
Kobe Bryant had an unforgettable final NBA game last night. The 'Mamba' scored 60 points on 50 shots, making him one of only four players all-time to take 50 shots in a game (Wilt Chamberlain , Elgin Baylor , Rick Barry ).
"You can't write something better than this," he said...
The Golden State Warriors lost 112-95 to the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday for one of the biggest upsets in NBA history.
The young Lakers squad led by Jordan Clarkson's 25 points and rookie D'Angelo Russell who added 21, caught the Warriors on one of their worst shooting days they've ever had...
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is the top vote-getter and has been voted into his 18th All Star game in his 20th and final season. Bryant will start along side Steph Curry, Russel Westbrook,Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard for the West.
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Kobe Bryant has announced this was his final season in the NBA. Undeniably one of the greatest of all time Kobe will get the royal treatment. Nike Basketball and Kobe hvae had a long standing relationship, so Nike had Robert Glasper make Kobe a song called "Be Courageous...