Vanessa Bryant previewed the newest Nike Kobe 6s on Instagram, sparking reactions from WNBA legend Lisa Leslie and Michael Phelps.

The NBA All-Star Weekend, a showstopper for basketball fans, is also the most anticipated and important event in the sneaker world.

Sneakers were rapidly becoming more fashionable through the decades and by the time the 1990s rolled around, the floodgates ...

Update: At last, the release of the new Nike Kobe 6 Protro “All-Star 2.0” is set to take place next week. The pair, which we first previewed back in September of last year, features a modified ...

LOS ANGELES — When the UCLA men’s basketball team faces USC in the Galen Center on Monday night, it will mark Kobe Johnson’s first matchup with his former team since he transferred across ...

As news of Kobe Bryant's death disseminated on this day five years ago, the sports world went from denial, to disbelief, to shock, and eventually acceptance. One of the greatest hoopers of all ...

Vanessa Bryant and Nike released a new colorway of the Nike Kobe 8 "Mambacita" sneaker. The black, white and gold shoes incorporate butterflies in her honor. Vanessa reflected on the milestone ...

There is no question that Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball. More than that, however, Bryant is also one of the most iconic figures in sports culture.

His usually calm voice was rising with each syllable. A Denver-based artist was commissioned by Nike to paint a Kobe Bryant mural in Venice Beach. An Instagram post featuring the piece has been ...

For all that he accomplished on the court, so much of Kobe Bryant’s lasting legacy is being defined by what he did off-the-court. At My Friend’s Place, a homeless youth advocacy nonprofit in ...

won two Olympic gold medals and developed a signature shoe with Nike. He was idolized by younger athletes and helped market the N.B.A. to international audiences. “I see it with Kobe ...