ONTARIO, Calif. -- Early in the second half of the Los Angeles Lakers' 105-97 preseason loss to the Toronto Raptors on Thursday, a fan shouted from the stands at longtime star guard Kobe Bryant: "You ...

Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times.

LeBron James confessed to ESPN The Magazine that he doesn't think he's as good as Kobe Bryant. In fact, he said no one is as good as Kobe Bean because "The Mamba" has a killer instinct no one else has ...

NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant's credentials show he was a great basketball player. He was also a great person. Nothing displays this more than the new ESPN documentary "Eight On Eight" that shows his ...

For years, WNBA players have repeatedly asked for more exposure from the media to help their league grow. With the arrival of Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese in ...

The Los Angeles Lakers’ first game since Kobe Bryant’s death was the second-most watched regular-season NBA game on ESPN. The game Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers averaged 4.41 million ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, has died at the age of 69, according to ESPN. Joe Bryant had a lengthy basketball career in the NBA. He then played ...

NIKE STAFFERS SAT around a conference room table inside the company's Oregon headquarters in late 2002 examining a space-age material. Black and tubelike, Tech Flex had commonly been found inside cars ...