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The official pre-game tribute to Kobe Bryant was as emotional as you’d expect.

Kyrie Irving was among those hit hardest by the sudden death of Kobe Bryant. His response: a scoring performance for the ages.

NBA rookie star Zion Williamson and Japanese newcomer Rui Hachimura were among those named Saturday (AEDT) to the NBA Rising Stars showdown between United States and World squads.

Team uniforms at this year’s NBA All-Star Game will pay tribute to the late Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others who died in a helicopter crash last Sunday.

The company that owned the helicopter on which Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others were killed Sunday was not certified to fly passengers under instrument flight rules (IFC) — which is often used during inclement weather — though it was equipped…

The Los Angeles Lakers will honour Kobe Bryant by handing out jerseys with either his No.8 or No.24 on the back for Saturday morning’s (AEDT) game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Joe Ingles loves to trash talk with a smile on his face, but one Nuggets fan’s words to the Australian after the Utah Jazz’s loss in Denver drew a more serious reaction.

Ben Simmons’ impressive form continued, but Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks were just too much as the worst team in the Eastern Conference got the best of the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday (AEDT).

Kawhi Leonard patterned so much of his game and life after Kobe Bryant, right down to his use of a helicopter — and the same pilot — to get around Southern California.

Ben Simmons has been named an NBA All-Star reserve, but the fact that he wasn’t named a starter has enraged Jim Lynam, a former head coach of the San Diego Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers.