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Kobe Bryant Breaks Nose in All-Star Foul

Matt Cantor — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:25:05 CST

Dwayne Wade's foul against Kobe Bryant in last night's NBA All-Star Game left the Lakers star with a nasal fracture. Bryant suffered a good old-fashioned bloody nose, but stayed in the game, ESPN reports. Afterward, a CT scan showed a broken nose. Bryant is due to be reevaluated today by...

Kobe's Ex Now a Very Rich Woman

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:06:05 CST

Today's lesson in why prenups are a good idea for sports stars: Kobe Bryant's soon-to-be-ex-wife Vanessa scored $75 million in their divorce property settlement, TMZ reports. That's half of the couple's total estimated assets of $150 million. Vanessa gets all three of their Newport Beach-area mansions, which include the estate...

Kobe Bryant's Wife Files for Divorce

Mark Russell — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:15:12 CST

Apparently fed up with Kobe Bryant's infidelities, his wife of 10-plus years filed for divorce yesterday, reports TMZ . The legal documents say "irreconcilable differences," but sources say Vanessa found out Kobe had been unfaithful one too many times. "She's been dealing with these incidents for a long time and has...

Kobe to Play in Italy During NBA Lockout

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:22:52 CDT

Kobe Bryant won’t be resting on his laurels during the NBA lockout . The Los Angeles Laker has verbally agreed to a $3 million contract to play with Italian club Virtus Bologna for the first 40 days of the Italian league season, a source tells the AP . Bryant grew up in...

Kobe Accused of Church Assault

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:32:05 CDT

Kobe Bryant is accused of assaulting a man ... at church, of all places. While attending services at San Diego's St. Therese of Carmel on Sunday, Bryant apparently thought the man was taking pictures of him and wife Vanessa via cellphone, KTLA reports. The man claims Bryant then grabbed the phone,...

NBA Fines Kobe Bryant $100K for Gay Slur

John Johnson — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:51:27 CDT

Kobe Bryant not only unleashed a gay slur against an NBA ref last night, he did so in view of TNT's cameras. After outrage mounted today, the league fined him $100,000 and called his actions "offensive and inexcusable." Bryant got ticked off at referee Bennie Adams when he got...

Lakers Win NBA Finals

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:40:00 CDT

The Los Angeles Lakers have won their 16th NBA championship, dramatically rallying from a fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 83-79 in Game 7 of the NBA finals. Kobe Bryant scored 23 points despite 6-of-24 shooting while winning his fifth title with the Lakers, who repeated as NBA champions...

How Kobe Killed Hightops

Kevin Spak — Wed, 19 May 2010 10:19:26 CDT

In case you hadn't noticed, hightop sneakers are on death's door. You can thank big stars like Steve Nash, who's worn low-tops all his life, and Kobe Bryant, whose switch to low-tops last year prompted four of his Lakers teammates to follow suit. Of course, they're not alone. Eighty percent...

Lakers Sign Kobe to 3-Year, $90M Extension

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 06:45:52 CDT

Kobe Bryant signed a three-year contract extension yesterday worth nearly $90 million that will keep him with the Los Angeles Lakers through the 2013-14 season. The deal will begin after next season. Bryant is making $23 million this season and is due to earn $24.8 million next season. "It's...