Kodak Black clearly hasn’t read the room yet. The Florida rapper is facing continued backlash after he revealed in an Instagram post that he paid tribute to Kobe Bryant on his 24th birthday by sporting the late Lakers star’s Jersey while standing beside a purple and yellow Tesla and a helicopter. Kodak doubled down on […]Read More
Vanessa Bryant is starting a clothing line called Mambacita dedicated to her late daughter Gianna. It will launch over the weekend, on what would have been the girl’s 15th birthday. It will have athleisure style clothes in kids’ and unisex sizes. All the proceeds from sales will go to the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, […]Read More
The legacy that Kobe Bryant has left on basketball will always live on. As a result, Brooklyn Nets All-Star guard Kyrie Irving would like for the current NBA logo, which is a silhouette of Jerry West, to be replaced with an image of Kobe Bryant to honor the legend. Irving took to social media Wednesday […]Read More
Vanessa Bryant’s wrongful death lawsuit, filed against pilot Ara Zobayan and the helicopter company, is being challenged by Ara’s wife Berge Zobayan. The wrongful death suit blames Ara for the crash that killed Kobe, Gigi, and seven other victims—including Ara himself—on January 26. Berge claims her husband was not at fault because Kobe and the […]Read More
A spokesperson for Bryant’s family said Vanessa is seeking damages of emotional distress and mental anguish after eight members of the sheriff’s department took graphic photos from Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s helicopter crash scene with their personal phones and shared them with the public. According to PEOPLE, Sheriff Alex Villanueva told reporters only the county coroner’s […]Read More
As the world still mourns the passing of Kobe and Gianna Bryant, a bit of nostalgia from 1992 shares a great reminder of how dedicated Kobe was to the game of basketball … and to his future team. “In a few years you probably will be dunking on me. Not!! How bout those Lakers. Your […]Read More
On Sunday, Minister Louis Farrakhan spoke about the controversial Gayle King interview during his keynote address for the Nation of Islam’s Saviours’ Day 2020 national convention at the TCF Center in Detroit, Michigan. The honorable minister sided with Snoop for slamming King after she brought up Bryant’s 2003 rape case, which was ultimately dismissed, during […]Read More
Fashion designer Phillip Plein is receiving major backlash for his Kobe Bryant tribute during his Fashion Week show in Milan, which featured a gold helicopter. Phillip showcased bedazzled Lakers jerseys with the late Bryant’s number 24 on them. On the stage, there was a gold helicopter branded ‘Plein’ which left several spectators furious. Rap artist Tyga was the performance […]Read More
Tributes continue to pour in for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna as murals all across America and the world are being created in their memory. One that has been highly disapproved of though is one of Kobe in Indianapolis, Indiana. According to Black Indy Live, the painting has been highly criticized due to inaccuracies […]Read More
Charles Barkley is facing backlash for saying that Kobe Bryant’s 2003 sexual assault case shouldn’t be forgotten because the late NBA champion had ‘flaws,’. During an interview on TODAY, Barkley said that Kobe Bryant should be remembered after his death for both his legendary NBA career, as well as for the sexual assault allegations that he faced […]Read More
