Kobe Bryant’s Robert Rodriguez directed short-film-slash-Nike-commercial “Black Mamba” is kind of awesome.  The clip features guest appearances from Kanye West, Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo, and Rodriguez.

Kobe Bryant’s Robert Rodriguez directed short-film-slash-Nike-commercial “Black Mamba” is kind of awesome.  The clip features guest appearances from Kanye West, Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo, and Rodriguez.

In 2002 Kobe Bryant won the MVP of the NBA All-Star Game in Philadelphia, his real hometown, and was booed lustily for his trouble. Sure he played for the Lakers who had beaten the hometown 76ers in the previous year’s NBA Finals. However, Kobe got a little more love on Sunday night (Feb 20) in […]

Los Angeles — After five NBA titles, many would ask what else Kobe Bryant needs to feel special. How about a star on the Walk of Fame? RELATED: 25 reasons we love Michael Jordan The Laker player became the first athlete ever to receive this honor at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. “I feel like I’ve grown […]

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Looks like NBA player Kobe Bryant may have a secret love child…I’m hearing that Kobe was served paternity papers Gilbert Arenas style at a recent basketball game? Here’s what I found out…

No sport has been more celebrated in the black community than the game of basketball. From the gifted athletes, to the way the players transcended their sport and became celebrities for their athletic talents, basketball, if not America’s game, is black America’s game. Here are nine basketball players who made it so. Related: 25 Reasons […]

Kobe Bryant and Nike brought in director Robert Rodriguez (Machete, From Dusk Til Dawn) to shoot their latest series of ads.  The ads for the Nike Kobe Zoom VI shoe feature appearances from Kanye West, Bruce Willis and Danny Trejo.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, a three-time All-Star MVP, is this year’s leading vote-getter in the NBA All-Star Balloting program. “Black Mamba” earned 2,380,016 of the fan votes. He is joined in the Western Conference starting five by New Orleans Hornets’ Chris Paul (1,281,591), the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant (1,736,728), making his first […]

Miami — After the Cleveland Cavaliers lost the Los Angeles Lakers by 55 points LeBron James left a Twitter message that seemed to be directed at the Cavaliers and their fans. Crazy. Karma is a b****.. Gets you every time. Its not good to wish bad on anybody. God sees everything! After a slow start, […]

LOS ANGELES- Los Angeles Laker guard, Kobe Bryant has been having a subtle war of words with his coach, Phil Jackson. After losing a game on Monday to the Memphis Grizzlies, Jackson said: “Kobe had to screw up the game and start energizing the team by going one-on-one. That takes the rest of the guys […]

President Obama will never let you forget that he’s from Chicago. During a meet and greet with the Los Angeles Lakers at a Boys & Girls Club in Washington, D.C.  the Commander-In-Chief couldn’t help but rib Kobe about a loss they took to his hometown Bulls. “Derrick Rose may have your number,” President Obama lightheartedly […]