"The first person that got me was Nick Van Exel in practice," Kobe said when asked who the first person was to "bust his a**.

Blake Hinson set a career-high at Pitt with 41 points. He’s now topped that at the professional level. Hinson for 41 points in the Santa Cruz Warriors’ 152-144 win Thursday night against the Stockton ...

Michael Jordan was not ready to let Kobe Bryant upstage him in a fascinating 1998 NBA All-Star Game. A 19-year-old Bryant in his second season in the NBA took on the GOAT that he grew up admiring.