Kobe Bryant

It's hard to believe that 21 years have passed since the Celtics and the Lakers last met in the NBA Finals—but easy to remember all their great games and bad blood

Nobody wants to win as much as Kobe Bryant because nobody needs to win as much as he does. From childhood to the Western finals, the Lakers star has been obsessed with dominating the court

A foursome of feisty (and variously coiffed) players who embrace their role as a backup act are the key to the Lakers' championship hopes

With stars young and old excelling, and the top eight seeds still in pursuit of the title, the NBA playoffs are only going to get wilder

KOBE BRYANT sent a shiver up the spines of Lakers fans last week by posting an Internet video of himself leaping over a speeding Aston Martin. (Bryant did it without a stunt double, but with some special effects, as...