Shaquille O’Neal worked with a California shop to restore Kobe Bryant’s high school ride — a 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser — back to original condition. The SUV was revealed as a tribute to Kobe’s legacy ...

While Howard White is and will forever be associated with Michael Jordan, having been his close friend, confidante and vice president of the Jordan Brand for a long time, that doesn't mean he hasn't ...

In the mid-1990s, the Los Angeles Lakers were a good team, but they were a far cry from the transcendent team they had been not even a decade earlier. They needed a superstar to get to the next level, ...

Warner Bros. is producing With the 8th Pick, a film about Kobe Bryant's near selection by the New Jersey Nets in 1996. The story is told from the perspective of Nets general manager John Nash and ...

In 1996, the New Jersey Nets held the eighth overall pick and stood inches away from drafting a teenage Kobe Bryant. After a ...

The Brooklyn Nets have seen some great players come through the organization since the franchise's inception in 1967 when the team was playing its home games in New Jersey. Nets fans of past and ...

Kobe Bryant is a legend in Los Angeles Lakers history, but not everyone in the organisation was sold on his potential at first. On draft night in 1996, the Charlotte Hornets selected Kobe Bryant with ...

The Brooklyn Nets have had plenty of great players play for the franchise whether the team has been playing in New Jersey or entertaining fans in Brooklyn. Brooklyn is currently in the midst of ...

Basketball fans and collectors are eagerly eyeing a valuable sports card featuring the legendary Kobe Bryant. The 1996 Topps Rookie Card, numbered 138 and graded as PSA 10 GEM MINT, is currently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shaquille O'Neal has never done things small, not on the basketball court, not in his garage, and certainly not when paying ...