Kobe Bryant's legacy, the Mamba Mentality, has gone beyond basketball to influence top athletes around the world.

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.

Kobe Bryant‘s sneakers worn during the famous 2013 "Achilles Game" will be up for auction at Sotheby's in New York on Feb. 7, the auction house has announced. Estimated to sell between $600,000 and $800,

Kobe Bryant's sneakers from his famed 'Achilles Game' will be sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York and are expected to sell for an estimated $800,000.

On January 26, 2020, Derek Jeter and the rest of the world were shocked to learn that NBA legend Kobe Bryant had passed away. He was onboard a helicopter with his daughter, Gianna, and seven others, heading to a girls' basketball tournament when it crashed.

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Eddie Collins, Wee Willie Keeler and George Sisler are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1956 — Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks captures the first of his NBA record four

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

Vanessa Bryant will publish a new book memorializing her late husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant this summer. Mamba & Mambacita Forever (MCD) is set to hit shelves on August 19,

Tuesday in Rivalry Week included the Knicks barely outlasting the Nets in Brooklyn, Jimmy Butler wearing a Suns colorway shoe while losing to Portland at home and Nikola Jokić getting a triple-double in three quarters as the 76ers continue to play like they want Nick Nurse to be fired. It’s NBA Rivalry Week!

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