Roland Lazenby, a Salem native and NBA writer, published Bryant’s biography, Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant," in 2016.
Los Angeles Lakerslegend Kobe Bryant died Jan. 26, 2020 at age 41. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
Following his retirement from the NBA, Kobe Bryant moved on quickly to other projects he was passionate about to stay busy with his newly found free time. Those projects led the 20-year Los ...
Kobe and Gianna Bryant were tragically killed in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020 Natasha Dye is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her previous work appears in The New York Post and ...
Dearica Hamby still smiles at the memory of Kobe Bryant sitting courtside at WNBA games. She had met him years ago. He came to see her old team, the Las Vegas Aces, play all the time.