Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant’s late father Joe once coached a Jewish day school’s girls basketball team

Though Joe only coached at Akiba for one year, he made quite an impression on the student body, faculty and the girls he coached.

 Joe Bryant, left and his son Kobe share a laugh at the Kobe Basketball Academy at Loyola Marymount University on July 5, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.
Walls for fans to write tributes to Kobe Bryant in Microsoft Square near the Staples Center after a helicopter crash killed the retired basketball star, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 28, 2020

US safety board to meet on Kobe Bryant fatal helicopter crash

FILE PHOTO: Jul 27, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kobe Bryant is pictured with his daughter Gianna at the WNBA All Star Game at Mandalay Bay Events Center

Kobe Bryant, one year after the deadly helicopter crash

FILE PHOTO: Jul 27, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kobe Bryant is pictured with his daughter Gianna at the WNBA All Star Game at Mandalay Bay Events Center

Kobe Bryant autograph on last game court piece hits auction block


The week of Kobe Bryant, impeachment and the Trump peace plan

President Donald J. Trump’s “Deal of the Century” was more commercial break than news item

‘THE DEAL had been trumpeted for so long, and its announcement promised and then postponed so many times, so that for American audiences when it was finally unfurled, it became a one-day non-event.’

Emergency 911 phone calls on Kobe Bryant crash show concerns about fog

The twin-engine Sikorsky S-76B slammed into a hillside and killed all nine people on board.

Kobe Bryant is pictured with his daughter Gianna at the WNBA All Star Game at Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Kobe Bryant honored with moment of silence at Super Bowl

A photo of Bryant and his daughter was projected above the crowd at Hard Rock Stadium.

 Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Demarcus Robinson (11) wears cleats honoring Kobe Bryant before Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium

Lakers honor Bryants, others lost in helicopter crash

The Lakers put the names of all nine people killed in the crash on the Jumbotron, then after brief comments from the public address announcer, the arena recognized a 24.2-second moment of silence.

Kobe Bryant Tribute

Comedy club drops comedian Ari Shaffir after comment about Kobe Bryant

The cancellation followed several phone threats, which prompted the club to file an aggravated harassment report with the New York Police Department.

FILE PHOTO: Jul 27, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kobe Bryant is pictured with his daughter Gianna at the WNBA All Star Game at Mandalay Bay Events Center

Argentine journalist: Jewish conspiracy theory to explain Bryant’s death

“Sikorsky S76 helicopter, of Jewish surname, kills Kobe Bryant,” Eduardo Salim Sad wrote.

FILE PHOTO: Jul 27, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kobe Bryant is pictured with his daughter Gianna at the WNBA All Star Game at Mandalay Bay Events Center

Comedy club drops comedian Ari Shaffir after comment about Kobe Bryant

The cancellation followed several phone threats, which prompted the club to file an aggravated harassment report.

Comedian Ari Shaffir performing, May 7, 2013

Vanessa Bryant thanks supporters in wake of Kobe, Gianna deaths

"My girls and I want to thank the millions of people who've shown support and love during this horrific time."

FILE PHOTO: Jul 27, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kobe Bryant is pictured with his daughter Gianna at the WNBA All Star Game at Mandalay Bay Events Center

The inconvenient woman

Kobe Bryant represented many of our hopes and dreams and passions, and it is precisely for that reason that it’s critical we see, with compassion for all involved, the full picture.

KOBE BRYANT flanked by his attorneys Pamela Mackey and Harold Haddon pleads not guilty at the arraignment in his rape case, with Eagle County District Judge Terry Ruckriegle presiding at the Eagle County Justice Center in Eagle, Colorado, May 11, 2004

Kobe Bryant vigil to be held for legendary Laker in Tel Aviv

The cause of the crash was unknown, and an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board could take months.

Kobe Bryant Tribute