The NBA awards expansion franchises to Milwaukee and Phoenix. 1973 — George Foreman knocks out Joe Frazier in the second round in Kingston, Jamaica, to win the world heavyweight title. 1983 — Houston becomes the first NBA team not to score a point in overtime.

The documentary features insights from an impressive roster of basketball luminaries, including Hall of Famers Tracy McGrady and Sheryl Swoopes, current Knicks All-Star Jalen Brunson, and longtime Lakers trainer Gary Vitti.

Kobe Bryant, 41, and his daughter Gianna, 13, died in a helicopter crash in California on January 26, 2020, that killed nine people. Here's a look back at Bryant's historic NBA career on the fifth anniversary of his death.

From slavery to wealth” is the phrase that best describes the story of Barney L. Ford, who was born into slav­ery on this day in 1822 in Stafford Court, Va.—the product of a Black woman and a plantation owner.

Coming off a tough loss to the Clippers, the Lakers have little trouble defeating the NBA's worst team, the Washington Wizards.

January 26th will mark the fifth year anniversary of Kobe Bryant's death.Let's take a moment to remember the great Kobe Bryant. In his 20 NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant won five championships,

Kobe Bryant's eldest daughter, Natalia Bryant, celebrated her 22nd birthday on Sunday. 19. Natalia's mother, Vanessa Bryant, made a special post on her social media dedicated to her firstborn ...

Natalia Bryant, the oldest daughter of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant, celebrated her birthday this weekend and showed off a Taylor Swift-themed cake for her big day. It was a weekend of celebration for ...

The Los Angeles Lakers didn't play that way when Kobe Bryant was in the league. It was used, but not as a primary part of the offense. Even so, Bryant made a ton of threes. He finished his career ...

“Make it so,” to steal Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s catchphrase. 4. “Kobe: The Making of a Legend” airs on CNN Saturday at 9 p.m. The three-part sports docuseries charts the course of ...

Irving moved into 27th in NBA history with 1,828 made three-pointers, passing LA Lakers legend and Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, someone Irving saw as a mentor and a friend. Irving was able to ...

Kobe Bryant has an iconic line of sneakers with Nike that are popular to this day. Here is a ranking of Kobe Bryant's 10 best sneakers. Kobe Bryant is regarded as one of the best players in NBA ...