GREG BEACHAM / The Associated PressFeb 24, 2020
Mourners gather Monday at the Staples Center to say farewell to the basketball superstar and his 13-year-old daughter. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
STEFANIE DAZIO, DAVID KOENIG and BERNARD CONDON / The Associated PressJan 27, 2020
Aviation experts question whether his helicopter should have been flying, given that police agencies had grounded their choppers due to fog. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
STEFANIE DAZIO / The Associated PressJan 26, 2020
The sudden death at age 41 of the Lakers legend sets off an outpouring of grief; inquiry is underway at the scene near Calabasas, Calif. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigDec 5, 2017
Of all the African-American sports figures who drive the president nuts, none could annoy him more than Lavar Ball, an Amateur Athletic Union coach and CEO of the Big Baller Brand. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Allen Barra / TruthdigFeb 23, 2017
The Hall of Fame center may or may not have been the best player in pro basketball history, but undoubtedly he was the greatest. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Mark Heisler / TruthdigSep 23, 2016
After 67 years as Dodgers baseball play-by-play announcer, the 88-year-old legend is retiring at the end of the season—and remains the biggest star in town. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Mark Heisler / TruthdigApr 14, 2016
Guess what happens after a parent hands over the keys to a multimillion-dollar sports enterprise. Hint: It often isn’t pretty. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Mark Heisler / TruthdigJan 27, 2016
In the past, sports rivalries -- notably in baseball -- evolved and played out over decades. The rise of the NBA shows how much things have changed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigFeb 19, 2014
If this weekend's All-Star Game was a retirement party for Kobe Bryant, the Lakers look pretty dumb giving him $48.5 million over the next two years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Mark Heisler / TruthdigAug 27, 2013
No, I don’t know what’s going on with the Los Angeles Times’ love-him-or-hate-him TJ Simers, whose sports column has disappeared from the paper since June 2, when he staged a free throw shooting contest between his grown daughter, Kelly Nielsen, and NBA star Dwight Howard Simers, whose sports column has disappeared from the paper in June after he staged a free throw shooting contest with Dwight Howard. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigApr 14, 2011
I was just about to get over this whole Kobe Bryant thing when I hit the sports page and was reminded of his insulting non-apology. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 15, 2010
These guys enjoy a good deal of pampering as it is, and thus President Obama apparently felt no remorse in enlisting Kobe Bryant and his fellow NBA champs from the Los Angeles Lakers to spend a day serving the D.C. community rather than resting on their nest of laurels. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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