Black Mamba
The Lakers are reportedly pulling all stops to turn around its mediocre season by putting its key players on trade block, including Jeremy Lin, Carlos Boozer, Wesley Johnson and Jordan Hill. The team is also hell-bent on bringing Rajon Rondo to play in LA, according to reports.
An ESPN feature story says that Kobe Bryant has been undermining the rebuilding efforts of the Los Angeles Lakers. Talented free agents do not want to sign with the team for fear of being "alienated" by the Black Mamba, the report said.
With the 2014 NBA Summer league officially done, let's look back at how then 17-year-old Kobe Bryant stunned everyone with his amazing performance in the 1996 Summer League.
Former Los Angeles Lakers general manager Jerry West, in an interview on the Dan Patrick Radio Show, commented on Kobe Bryant before he went down with his latest injury.
Bryant’s team fell for the second consecutive time after the NBA star’s return to the playing roster.
Kobe Bryant returns to the Lakers but fails to help team to a win over the Raptors.
Roger Mayweather, the former trainer of pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., believes Manny Pacquiao will be knocked out by Brandon Rios in November.