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The WNBA celebrated Gianna Bryant and her teammates Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester with honorary draft picks
Gianna, Payton, and Alyssa were rising stars on Kobe Bryant's Mamba Sports Academy team before they…
Kevin Webb
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Players and coaches at Kobe Bryant's Mamba Sports Academy describe the devastating moment they heard about the athlete's death
"I walked up to a young lady that was working there and showed the text I just received," Rosenthal…
Shoshy Ciment
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Kobe Bryant's daughter, Gigi, and two of her Mamba Academy teammates were remembered with emotional honorary selections in the 2020 WNBA Draft
"Thank you for honoring my little girl," Vanessa Bryant said of her daughter, Gigi, during the 2020…
Meredith Cash
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The 'NBA 2K' video game will honor Kobe Bryant with 2 covers for a 'Mamba Forever Edition'
Hand-painted portraits of Kobe Bryant — one from his years in the No. 8 jersey and another from whe…
Meredith Cash
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Kobe Bryant's Mamba Sports Foundation has been renamed to honor his daughter Gianna
Bryant passed the love for the game to Gianna, who aspired to one day play basketball for the Unive…
Sarah Al-Arshani,Sarah Al-Arshani
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Vanessa Bryant, families of helicopter crash victims reach settlement in wrongful-death lawsuit
Terms of the settlement between Vanessa Bryant and the company involved in the helicopter crash wer…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Coverage of the NFL Draft stands in stark contrast to that of the WNBA last week. A tweet about the first sporting event in 'forever' led fans' anger to boil over.
ESPN's NFL insider Adam Schefter unintentionally exacerbated recent tensions surrounding his networ…
Meredith Cash
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Sabrina Ionescu's New York Liberty jersey sold out less than an hour after she was selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft
Sabrina Ionescu is expected to make an immediate impact for a New York Liberty team that has strugg…
Meredith Cash
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WNBA legend Diana Taurasi told referees 'I'll see you in the lobby later' in response to a foul call she didn't like
Given the WNBA's strict quarantine protocols this season, referees live alongside and often interac…
Meredith Cash
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WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu appears to be rehabbing her ankle sprain with Kobe Bryant's family
The WNBA rookie and former Oregon star has grown closer with the Bryant family after eulogizing Kob…
Meredith Cash
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'The craziest year I've ever seen': The inside story of an NBA season derailed by controversy, a tragic death, and a pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic that shut down the NBA was the final twist in an already dramatic season p…
Scott Davis
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A 12-year-old Sabrina Ionescu predicted that she'd play in the WNBA a decade before she was drafted with the No. 1 overall pick
Ten years prior to her introduction to the pros, Oregon Ducks superstar Sabrina Ionescu predicted h…
Meredith Cash
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How Kobe Bryant's tragic death rocked the sports world and put a spotlight on grieving a public icon
"[Bryant] was also a great and spectacular basketball player, one of the biggest stars in the histo…
Scott Davis
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He lost his daughter and wife in the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant. Speaking publicly for the first time, Chris Chester said the grief left him hollow. But the cops’ response filled him with rage.
Chris Chester said that when he learned that the helicopter carrying his college sweetheart and dau…
Azmi Haroun
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This map shows the exact path of Kobe Bryant's helicopter before it crashed, killing all 9 people on board
NBA legend Kobe Bryant was killed on Sunday when his helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California as…
Will Martin
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Kobe Bryant told a 13-year-old who asked for a selfie 'I'll get you a pic tomorrow' the day before he was killed
13yo Brady Smigiel took these selfies @MambaSportsHQ on Saturday. Brady says as #KobeBryant was lea…
Will Martin
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Kobe Bryant's daughter Gianna 'Gigi' Bryant also died in the tragic helicopter accident that killed her father
According to TMZ, the pair was traveling to the Mamba Academy in Thousand Oaks, California, for a b…
Meredith Cash,Meredith Cash
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'God I wish they were here': Vanessa Bryant described her raw grief at losing Kobe and Gianna, alongside a video of them playing basketball
A formal memorial service will be held at the Staples Center on February 24 (2/24/20), a date that …
Lauren Frias
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Here are the 9 victims of the Calabasas helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and his daughter
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Orange Coast College head basebal…
Alexandra Ma
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Kobe Bryant started using helicopters as a player as a way to maintain his body and spend more time with his family
"But sexy as it might seem, Bryant says the helicopter is just another tool for maintaining his bod…