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Report: Knicks Meeting Anthony Today As Well
(CBS) Carmelo Anthony’s free agent tour is moving at warp speed. A day after he visited both the Rockets and Mavericks and two days after he visited the Bulls, Anthony is meeting today with the Lakers,...
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Harris Poll: LeBron Is America’s Most Popular Male Athlete
(CBS) For the first time in a career that blossomed into the national consciousness when he was just a high school freshman, LeBron James is America’s most popular male athlete, according to a Harris...
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Report: Lakers Have Won Blind Bid For Boozer
(CBS) Carlos Boozer is off to Los Angeles to play with Kobe Bryant. The Lakers won Thursday’s blind bidding process for Boozer, who the Bulls used the amnesty provision on Tuesday, ESPN.com’s Marc...
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Phil Jackson: Kobe Worked Harder In Training Than MJ
(CBS) In an interesting tidbit in a wide-ranging interview with the New York Post, Knicks president of basketball operations and Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson said Lakers star Kobe Bryant was the...
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5 Reasons To Be Excited For The NBA Season
By Taylor Brisco The 2014-2015 NBA season kicks off tomorrow with preseason play between the New Orleans Pelicans and Miami Heat. Last season was plagued by injuries to the league’s most noted stars,...
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The Bernstein Brief: Popovich Still Knows Best
By Dan Bernstein- Editor’s note: Always full of thoughts, Dan will start sharing a few more quick hits with you every week in The Bernstein Brief. Consider it a morning thought that may evolve. As...
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Kobe Bryant Lauds Jimmy Butler, Derrick Rose
By Cody Westerlund- (CBS) Lakers star Kobe Bryant won’t be playing in the Christmas night contest against the Bulls as he rests because of “old age” and “soreness” in his body, but he was in fine form...
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Kobe Bryant Has A Torn Right Rotator Cuff
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant has a torn right rotator cuff, the Los Angeles Lakers say. The Lakers made the announcement Thursday. Bryant injured his right shoulder in the second half of the Lakers’...
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The Bernstein Brief: Kobe Bryant, The Basketball Shark
By Dan Bernstein- CBSChicago.com senior columnist (CBS) Nobody rages against the dying of the light like Kobe Bryant. He’s 36, toiling for a genuinely terrible Lakers team, and now adds torn right...
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Kobe Bryant To Have Shoulder Surgery, Likely Out For Season
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Kobe Bryant will have surgery Wednesday on his torn right rotator cuff, likely ending his 19th season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The team announced Bryant’s surgery Monday....
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Kobe Bryant Confirms He Wanted Trade To Bulls In 2007
(CBS) It’s a long-lost subject forgotten by most after the Lakers were rejuvenated with the addition of Pau Gasol in 2008 and later marched to back-to-back NBA titles, but a disgruntled Kobe Bryant...
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Watch: Kobe Bryant’s Shooting Woes Hilariously Mocked, NBA Jam-Style
(CBS) Despite continued shooting struggles this season, Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has shown no signs of slowing down with the trigger. In four games, Bryant is 20-of-62 from the field, good for a 32.3...
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Kobe Bryant Says He Will Retire At End Of 2015-’16 Season
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers has decided to retire after this season. The 37-year-old Bryant made the announcement in a post on The Players’ Tribune on Sunday. The decision...
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10 Epic Kobe Bryant Quotes
(CBS) Lakers star Kobe Bryant announced Sunday that he’ll retire at the conclusion of the 2015-’16 season, writing in the Players’ Tribune that, “This season is all I have left to give.” When Bryant...
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Pau Gasol Forever Cherishes His Bond With Kobe Bryant
By Cody Westerlund– CHICAGO (CBS) — As the years have gone by and he’s been distanced from his tenure with the Lakers and Kobe Bryant, Bulls big man Pau Gasol has continually expressed an appreciation...
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Report: The Lakers Once Called The Cavs To Inquire About A Kobe-LeBron Trade
(CBS) As Lakers guard Kobe Bryant continues to wind down the final year of his career, perhaps the best part of his de facto retirement tour is the stories that surface. With Bryant being such a legend...
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P.J. Rose Meets Kobe Bryant, Has ‘Surreal’ Moment, Picture To Cherish
(CBS) Prior to his farewell game in Chicago on Sunday night that ended in a 126-115 loss, Lakers legend Kobe Bryant took a few moments to chat with Bulls point guard Derrick Rose and meet his son,...
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Kobe Bryant Might Be The Greatest Laker Ever
By Jason Keidel It’s become trendy to bash the embellished exhibition we witnessed on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The Staples Center doubled as a de facto runway for Kobe Bryant’s retirement. Soft...
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Top 5 NBA Plays Of 2016
By Rahul Lal This year has been one of the most memorable in NBA history. Legends like Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett retired in 2016. LeBron brought a championship home to Cleveland. And...
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MJ: Kobe’s 5 Championships Still Elevate Him Above LeBron In Greatest Of All...
(CBS) When it comes to evaluating greatness, Michael Jordan — as you’d expect — puts a great deal of weight into championships. And it’s with that in mind that Jordan recently offered this: He...
View Article‘The Suspension Was Harsh’: Metta World Peace Still Stung By ‘Malice At The...
(CBS Local Sports)– Metta World Peace has one of the most complicated stories of anyone to ever play in the NBA. The man formerly known as Ron Artest is an NBA champion, All-Star, and Defensive Player...
View ArticleHelicopter That Crashed And Killed Kobe Bryant, His Daughter, And 7 Others...
CHICAGO (CBS Chicago/CBS LA) — The helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles and took the lives of NBA icon Kobe Bryant, has 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others was once owned by the State of...
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Chicago Native, NBA Veteran Kendall Gill Mourns Kobe Bryant
CHICAGO (CBS) — The world was mourning the loss Sunday of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others. Coverage...
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Fans, Fellow Players Mourn Death Of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant; ‘Words Can’t Even...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter has sent shockwaves across the nation, after they were killed along with seven other people were killed in a helicopter...
View ArticleUnited Center Lit To Pay Tribute To Kobe Bryant
CHICAGO (CBS) — The United Center mounted a tribute to Kobe Bryant Sunday night, after the Los Angeles Lakers legend was killed along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others in a...
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‘A Tragic Loss’: CBS 2’s Ryan Baker Pays Tribute To Kobe Bryant
CHICAGO (CBS)– CBS 2’s Ryan Baker shared his personal connection to Kobe Bryant with viewers Monday morning. “I physically feel sick,” Baker said. “I had the pleasure and the honor to spend some...
View ArticleFans, Teammates Honor Kobe Bryant As Investigation Continues Into Helicopter...
CHICAGO (CBS)– The United Center is adorned in the Lakers purple and gold in honor of basketball icon Kobe Bryant. This tribute, one of several across the world, as an investigation into his tragic...
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Music Stars Pay Tribute To Kobe Bryant At Grammys Award Show
(AP) — From the red carpet to the main stage, sadness loomed over music’s biggest night Sunday at the arena in downtown Los Angeles where Kobe Bryant played for 20 years for the city’s NBA team....
View ArticleFormer Gov. Pat Quinn Remembers Helicopter, Once Owned By State Of Illinois,...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The State of Illinois previously owned the helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles this past weekend – taking the lives of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and eight others. CBS 2 Investigator...
View ArticleWillis Tower Lit In Purple And Gold For Kobe Bryant
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Willis Tower was among many landmarks around the country to light up in Los Angeles Lakers purple and gold Monday night, in honor of the life of Kobe Bryant. The Empire State...
View ArticleChicago Bulls, United Center Honor Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Bulls played the San Antonio Spurs and won 110-109 Monday night, but on everybody’s mind is the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant. The Bulls players have been rocked by the...
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Pilot Of Bryant Helicopter Tried To Avoid Heavy Fog
(AP) — The veteran pilot whose helicopter plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police choppers,...
View ArticleDePaul Star Chante Stonewall Breaks Down In Tears Over Death Of Kobe Bryant
CHICAGO (CBS/AP) — Kobe Bryant’s death, along with his daughter Gianna, has really been felt all over the world. That included here in Chicago with the DePaul Univeristy women’s basketball team. Their...
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NBA All-Stars To Wear Kobe’s No. 24 and Gianna’s No. 2
(AP) — As part of what will be a long series of tributes to Kobe Bryant, as well as his daughter Gianna, the NBA announced Friday that every player on Team Giannis will wear 24 on their jerseys at this...
View ArticleRainbow PUSH Holds Special Tribute To Kobe Bryant
CHICAGO (CBS) — On the first day of Black History Month, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition held a special tribute to basketball great Kobe Bryant. CBS 2’s Ryan Baker was among the panelists who discussed the...
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Staples Center Removes Public’s Massive Kobe Bryant Memorial
(AP) — A massive memorial created by the public outside Staples Center after the death of former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was being dismantled Monday, with an official saying some of the items...
View ArticleBoth Teams Honor Kobe And Gianna Bryant In NBA All-Star Game At United Center
CHICAGO (CBS) — The NBA All-Star Game was under way at the United Center Sunday night. Team LeBron, with Captain LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers, was be up against Team Giannis, with Captain...
View ArticleTeam LeBron Wins NBA All-Star Game At United Center
CHICAGO (AP) — Players were taking charges, bodies were hitting the floor, calls and non-calls were being screamed about on both ends. The fourth quarter of the NBA All-Star Game was as intense as the...
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Kobe Bryant’s Widow Sues Helicopter Operator For Deaths
(AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month as she publicly mourned their...
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At Memorial Service, Michael Jordan Says Kobe Bryant Was ‘Like A Little Brother’
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — At the memorial service for Kobe Bryant on Monday, Michael Jordan called the Los Angeles Lakers legend a “dear friend” who was “like a little brother.” While Jordan and Bryant never...
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