Kobe Bryant blamed NBA owners for vetoing the Lakers' infamous Chris Paul trade: "You don't want another great player coming to L.A." originally appeared on Basketball Network.

As LeBron James faces uncertainty with the Lakers and the front office, it’s time to evaluate his legacy in Los Angeles by comparing it with Kobe Bryant’s final eight seasons.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant's retro adidas basketball shoes have dropped in the "All-Star" colorway for the first time since 2002.

Seven years later, LeBron James reignited the conversation about championships and ring culture on the "Mind the Game" podcast. He claimed he never quite understood why championships became the main criteria for judging greatness and pushed back on the idea that pulling the "championship card" should define a player's legacy.

Former Dallas Mavericks governor Mark Cuban has great faith in Mavs rookie Cooper Flagg's future, so much so that he offered a comparison to late Los Angeles Lakers legend and Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant regarding his potential development path while taking in Dallas' 87-85 summer league win over L.