Kobe Bryant News

There might be no better time to see the Knicks play the Lakers, as New York is riding a three-game losing streak behind the play of Jeremy Lin.

Pro basketball’s most storied rivalry resumes in Beantown on Thursday, when the streaking Boston Celtics aim to complete a perfect five- game homestand versus the despised Los Angeles Lakers.

The only way the Los Angeles Lakers are going to be worthy enough to get back to the NBA Finals is if Kobe Bryant convinces his team to make a deal for veteran point guard Steve Nash.

Kobe Bryant ’s visit to Delilah’s, a Philadelphia gentleman’s club, is just an example of work-life balance for the newly single Mamba.

Jerry West is convinced Golden State will eventually turn its long-suffering franchise around, isn’t convinced that there are any “Super Teams” in today’s NBA and wonders why his prized pupil, Kobe Bryant, needs to log so many minutes at 33 years old.

He said he was “obsessed” Wednesday with slipping a finger into a sixth championship ring, but the Lakers would hardly be termed title contenders.

There are several ways to describe a tough NBA player, but in this instance we are looking for the guys that despite the injuries and the bumps and bruises, they have the ability to suck it up and deal with the pain.

As reported by ESPN’s Chris Broussard earlier this week, the Los Angeles Lakers are interested in Houston Rockets point guard Jonny Flynn.

And while the reports are nothing more than talk at this point, I think some Los Angeles Lakers fans hope they are true, this writer included.

Despite being a die-hard Lakers fan and Kobe admirer, I had privately come to terms with the fact that the best seemed to have come and gone for Bryant once the 2011 postseason concluded.

There have been multiple reports, including one from senior NBA writer Eric Pincus , that both organizations, the Lakers and the Celtics , are interested in trading Pau Gasol for Rajon Rondo.

Despite their differences as Laker teammates, Shaquille O’Neal says Kobe Bryant is the “greatest Laker ever” and they intentionally riled each other up.

For playing for the Boston Celtics, it should be a habit that Larry Bird dislikes the Los Angeles Lakers.

After months of speculation regarding teams the coddled star is willing to play for, we still have no clue what he truly feels.

No charges will be filed against NBA superstar Kobe Bryant over an incident at a Carmel Valley church last year, according to the San Diego City Attorney’s Office.