Somehow, with all that has happened between that awful moment and now, it remains surreal and hard to believe that it was five years ago today that Kobe Bean Bryant, along with his daughter Gianna and seven others,

There’s always a few athletes that cross over into almost superhero world,” said an artist whose mural became a site of mourning when the N.B.A. star died in a helicopter crash.

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to scour the trade market for some help. They are looking to make some moves before the trade deadline passes in a couple of weeks. This trade idea for Jerami Grant from Doug McKain of The Big Lead would help them.

I spoke to a Lakers source about this where I was talking about a trade that involves Rui Hachimura going out in the trade and they’re like, ‘I don’t know,