Kobe Bryant's legendary status is undeniably tied ... star in the league but when he decided to enter the 1996 NBA draft ...

However, even for this historically confused franchise, refusing to draft a Lower Merion High School player named Kobe Bryant is nothing short of ridiculous. The Clippers had a chance to onboard a ...

To a large extent, the NBA draft is a crapshoot. But some executives excel at that crapshoot more than others. In the modern ...

The fact that 13 teams (including the Charlotte Hornets) passed on Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in the 1996 NBA Draft will always be remembered as one of the biggest draft mistakes in ...

Former Los Angeles Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant is one of the more beloved figures in the franchise's history. He helped ...

Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi is indisputably one of the greatest WNBA players in league history. The 6-footer has ...

Dwight Howard believes Kobe Bryant would have been fully supportive ... out on watching a big NBA Playoffs game – and the NBA Draft Lottery – to attend the live taping of the dance competition ...

Kobe Bryant was a professional basketball player in the NBA. In 1996, he was selected as the 13th pick in the NBA draft and became the youngest player in NBA history.

Shaun Powell Kobe Bryant holds his daughter ... Then he went third overall in the 2001 NBA draft, was the first foreign player to win Rookie of the Year, made multiple All-Star teams as one ...

Kobe Bryant played 20 seasons in the NBA from 1996 ... LeBron James was the Cleveland Cavaliers’ first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. He won the Rookie of the Year award in 2004.

LeBron James has faced plenty of criticism throughout his NBA despite his historic career. One of his biggest critiques is his "Mickey Mouse" ring, his fourth and latest championship from the NBA ...

Kobe Bryant's iconic 2003 SportsCenter commercial with Stuart Scott and Rich Eisen did the rounds on social media earlier.