The teenagers were among the nine victims of a January helicopter crash. Gianna Bryant and her basketball teammates, Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester, were made honorary picks at the start of the ...

In the summer of 1996, the Los Angeles Lakers invited 17-year-old Kobe Bryant for a pre-draft workout. Lakers general manager Jerry West and some executives and coaches were there to see if the hype ...

Kobe Bryant’s career is remembered for the titles, the duels, and the endless drama in purple and gold. What often gets lost is how it all started — with one of the strangest draft nights in NBA ...