Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal weigh in on Bam Adebayo’s controversial 83-point game
"He is so lucky that he's playing in 2026... I'm disgusted by the Wizards."
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Spero Dedes was ‘overwhelmed’ calling Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game
"I’m not ashamed to admit, I had a little pocket thesaurus in my bag"
Max Kellerman blames ‘foolish’ Bam Adebayo takes on emotional attachments to Kobe Bryant
"They have this emotional attachment to Kobe that they feel like it somehow discredits what Kobe did."
Mike Breen pushes back on Bam Adebayo critics: ‘We don’t have to be outraged by everything
Breen said both sides of the Adebayo debate have valid points, but pushed back on the broader outrage culture surrounding the 83-point performance.
NBA media critics got incredibly sanctimonious about Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game
Many in the NBA community, including several media members, worked quickly to downplay Adebayo's accomplishment.
Wizards announcer thought Erik Spoelstra would pull Bam Adebayo ‘out of respect’ for Kobe Bryant
"And out of respect, Erik Spoelstra will pull Bam Adebayo."
What should we expect from a Kobe Bryant movie?
If the story of Kobe Bryant is told on the silver screen, what would it choose to focus on from his life in the public eye?
Report: ‘Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired a spec script’ for Kobe Bryant movie
"...'insiders familiar with the script described the film as 'Moneyball' meets 'Air.'"
Michael Wilbon: It’s ‘garbage’ LeBron James must be viewed as better than Kobe Bryant or Magic Johnson
"Put me in a grave first."
The story of LeBron James’ attendance at Kobe Bryant’s funeral is getting weirder
Pablo Torre struggled to find any evidence suggesting LeBron James was at the Kobe Bryant memorial service.
Stephen A. Smith apologizes for false accusation about Kobe Bryant memorial service
"I never brought up really and never really discussed why you were not at Kobe Bryant’s memorial service"
‘Eight on Eight’ reveals stories of Kobe Bryant’s kindness and generosity
Jim Nantz closes AFC Championship broadcast by remembering Kobe Bryant’s death
"Kobe Bryant tragically passed away on January. 26th, 2020. Five years ago, today."
CNN announces Kobe Bryant docuseries premiering January 25
"Five years after his passing, we are honored to share the story of Kobe Bryant."
Ian Eagle recounts alternate history where Kobe Bryant was almost a Net
"I think if Nets GM John Nash had his way, they would have taken Kobe Bryant."
Ramona Shelburne opens up on burden of eulogizing Kobe Bryant after career covering him
"I felt like Kobe let in, he let himself be known by me, or at least he tried. And it is now my job to tell the world about him."
JJ Redick: Kobe Bryant’s passing inspired me to pursue podcast with LeBron James
"God rest his soul, him being gone, there's a void there. How many of the all-time greats are talking about the game? I don't know if there's anybody."
Jake Tapper-Marty Baron exchange over Felicia Sonmez’s Kobe Bryant tweets illustrates wider journalism conflicts
"Unless you're going to ban everybody on your staff from tweeting and social media posts completely, I still just don't understand what she did wrong."
Charles Barkley doesn’t think Kobe Bryant would have fit Inside the NBA: ‘He’s a real serious guy.’
"I don’t know if he was built to have fun. He was a great person, I liked him, rest in peace. But he was a real serious guy."
Awful Announcing Podcast: John Ireland on LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, and more
On this episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes was joined by John Ireland, radio voice...
Stephen A. Smith tells Howard Stern Kobe Bryant ‘scared the living sh*t out of me’
"Kobe, God rest his soul. Now he scared me. Kobe scared the living sh*t out of me"
Netflix’s ‘The Redeem Team’ focuses on the redemption narrative of Kobe Bryant
Kobe fans will want to see this documentary
Hailey Van Lith channeled Kobe Bryant for an epic postgame interview
"He would say ‘go f***ing win this sh*t Hailey!'"
Charles Barkley claims Kobe Bryant briefly signed with ‘Inside the NBA’
"I’m probably going to get in trouble for telling you this – we actually hired Kobe Bryant."
USA Today Sports deleted a by-the-minute thread recapping Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash
Who thought this was a good idea?