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We already know that Dwight Howard won’t be ready for the start of his first training camp with the Los Angeles Lakers, his rehabilitation and recovery from spinal surgery shoving back his official start date to the season. And there is no doubt there will be a transition period for the Lakers’ newest acquisitions, namely Howard and two-time MVP Steve Nash, who have to adjust to playing with Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.

With Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant engineering yet another late comeback, the Oklahoma City Thunder pushed Kobe Bryant to the brink.

The Kevin and Kobe show won it for the West at the NBA All-Star game, holding off LeBron James at the end.

Kobe Bryant has 28 points and Andrew Bynum has 14 points and 19 rebounds as the Lakers roll past the Trail Blazers at Staples Center.Strange team, the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant, who scored 48 points Tuesday, scored 40 and Andrew Bynum blocked Al Jefferson's shot with 1.9 seconds left in overtime to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 90-87 victory over Utah on Wednesday night.

Kobe Bryant scored 48 points — his fifth straight game with 25 or more — and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Phoenix Suns 99-83 Tuesday night to win their seventh straight at home and third in a row overall.

The wife of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant filed for divorce Friday, eight years after she famously stuck by him after he admitted having sex with a woman at a Colorado hotel, a court spokeswoman said.

The Italian League where Kobe Bryant is close to playing is not quite like the NBA in a lot of ways. One is the scheduling — as in it’s not set yet. The league is set to tip-off Oct. 9 but the schedule is still being reworked because Venezia was just being added as the league’s 17th team.

San Diego police are seeking to interview parishioners who may have witnessed a minor dust-up between basketball star Kobe Bryant and a young man at a church service Sunday, officials said.

Kobe Bryant shrugged off his ankle injury, becoming a dominant force as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven first-round playoff series.