Kobe Bryant

Vanessa Bryant honored her late husband, Kobe Bryant, on Tuesday, which would've been his 44th birthday. Vanessa shared a special photo of herself and the ...

Kobe and Gianna were on their way, along with seven other people, to a youth basketball game at the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Singer Monica, actor Mario Lopez, and even the Lakers official Instagram account also commented to wish Kobe a happy birthday. Several celebrities took a moment to comment on Vanessa's post and wish Kobe a Happy Birthday.

No one will ever forget Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. It's been several years since the NBA world lost the icon and fans around the league.

We don’t run. We don’t cower. “We don’t quit. [August 23, 2022]

Vanessa Bryant honored her late husband Kobe Bryant on what would have been his 44th birthday. See her touching tribute below.

[never wants her daughters to see the gruesome photos](https://www.eonline.com/news/1342624/vanessa-bryant-recounts-devastating-moment-she-learned-about-kobe-and-gianna-bryant-crash-site-photos). Vanessa also shared some scenery in the other pics, including images of the coastal city's waterfront and buildings. "Visited Reggio Calabria," Vanessa captioned a July 18 carousel of Instagram pictures from the trip, "a city my husband lived in when he was about 8 years old." I love you V!!!" "Happy birthday, baby!" [Vanessa Bryant](https://www.eonline.com/news/vanessa_bryant) is remembering [Kobe Bryant](https://www.eonline.com/news/kobe_bryant) on what would've been his 44th birthday.

The sports world celebrates the late Kobe Bryant on Tuesday on what would have been his 44th birthday if his tragic accident never happened.

[August 23, 2022] sports during his 20-year NBA career, and he is trending on social media in a special way on Tuesday.

After reflecting on his uncharacteristically poor performance in the playoffs, a star player decided that he wanted to be traded. He informed the team at a ...

[Furkan Korkmaz](/nba/players/2245293/furkan-korkmaz/) re-signed with the [Philadelphia 76ers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/PHI/philadelphia-76ers/) the summer after [they turned down his option](https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/sixers/sixers-furkan-korkmaz-trade-request-76ers-philadelphia-turkey-nba-20181101.html) and he [asked for a trade](https://twitter.com/MrUram/status/1127960384412037121). Christie had just signed a seven-year contract, and [Raptors](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/TOR/toronto-raptors/) general manager Glen Grunwald rejected it right away. His former teammate with the Turkish national team, Omer Asik, asked the Houston Rockets for a trade as soon as they signed [Dwight Howard](/nba/players/498287/dwight-howard/) in 2013, but [they said no](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/9456945/omer-asik-wants-trade-wake-dwight-howard-add-houston-rockets-say-no), so he spent the next season as Howard's backup. [Detroit Pistons](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/DET/detroit-pistons/). He had squashed a trade to the [Portland Trail Blazers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/POR/portland-trail-blazers/) in 2005, but, [according to Adrian Wojnarowski](https://sports.yahoo.com/news/pierces-patience-running-053000866--nba.html), he said that he'd go public with a trade demand if the Celtics didn't acquire a co-star on draft night. [Cam Reddish](/nba/players/3042251/cam-reddish/)'s request for a trade out of Atlanta became public knowledge the moment that general manager Travis Schlenk [revealed it in the post-trade press conference](https://twitter.com/sarah_k_spence/status/1482056306441740289). In October, then-team owner Donald Sterling vetoed a trade that would have sent him to the [Heat](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/MIA/miami-heat/) just as Manning was about to fly to Miami, [according to Grinker](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-02-sp-52194-story.html). Each of the teams agreed to their individual components of the trade, but [Atlanta killed the deal](https://youtu.be/h-k3-x-8bJU?t=1126) when they learned that Boston was going to emerge with a first-round pick. He represented the Clippers at the All-Star Game in February, remained on the roster after the trade deadline and [said in May](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-11-sp-33884-story.html) that he'd be open to re-signing. [demanded a trade](https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2886927) on May 30, 2007, he was under contract for four more years but had an out after the 2008-09 season. [said publicly that he wanted to be traded](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-31-sp-231-story.html) in the offseason. He came out of [a meeting with Buss that August](https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/08/03/Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar-saying-winning-is-more-important-than-jealousy/5573365659200/) saying he wanted to spend the rest of his career with the Lakers.

It is Kobe Bryant's birthday, and players across the NBA have been sharing messages for an icon they looked up to. LA Clippers star Paul George has always ...

While he supported the Clippers, George said he was equally as big of a Kobe fan. George has looked up to Bryant since he was a young kid, and had the opportunity to train with Kobe once he reached the NBA. When Paul George first arrived to Los Angeles with the Clippers, he was honest about what his life as a young basketball fan looked like.

Many people are talking about Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets today. They are speaking of Bryant.

“In the end, Kevin Durant and the Nets played out in a similar way to Kobe Bryant and the Lakers in 2007: A tumultuous summer after a trade request, talks with teams, no deal and ultimately a decision to return to the franchise.” In the end, Kevin Durant and the Nets played out in a similar way to Kobe Bryant and the Lakers in 2007: A tumultuous summer after a trade request, talks with teams, no deal and ultimately a decision to return to the franchise. Bryant and the Lakers were able to successfully get back on track and experience greatness again, so will that happen with Durant and the Nets?

Anthony Marrone testified that he did not exclusively order then- firefighter Brian Jordan to take photos at the January 2020 crash scene, but was not surprised ...

Pacific Park's 90-foot-tall Ferris wheel will be lit up in Lakers gold and purple with "LA + (heart) + 24" and "LA + (heart) + 8" from sunset to midnight. Two families separately settled with the county over the photos for $1.25 million each. Multiple county fire and sheriff's personnel have taken the stand and testified that they deleted whatever accident-site pictures they had. Attorneys for the county have argued that the deletion permanently prevented their public dissemination. So, he offered a deal -- come in, tell the truth about what happened and who the photos were shared with -- and there would be no discipline. Jordan's purported photos, he said, showed "complete disregard" for the dignity of the victims. 10 -- that none of the county photos have turned up online in the 2 1/2 years since the tragedy. The problem appeared contained until Feb. Bryant's 41-year-old husband Kobe and 13-year-old daughter Gianna, along with Chester's wife Sarah and the couple's 13-year-old daughter Payton, were among the nine people killed in the Jan. One of those was Kobe Bryant, she said. Vanessa Bryant and Irvine financial adviser Chester are suing the county for unspecified millions of dollars over the digital images, which they have never seen. They (photos) can be more accurate than what you can remember."

Vanessa Bryant's co-plaintiff, Chris Chester, is seeking millions in damages as the trial over the Kobe crash site photos nears an end, with his attorney ...

The trial will continue on Wednesday in Los Angeles ... [forced to listen](https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/19/vanessa-bryant-court-testify-kobe-crash-photo-trial/) to painful details about the tragic accident and the subsequent investigation into whether law enforcement inappropriately shared the images. County, the defense, are scheduled to make their closing argument. We’re not here because of an accident, here because of intentional conduct. but rather the alleged improper behavior of the deputies. We’re going to ask you to deliver justice." Tragedy took both Kobe & "44 years ago, today Kobe was born. with his attorney asking for up to $32.5 million in damages. "Anytime, any day, that can be the day," Lavoie said. which based off life expectancy data, is 30 years. [Ciara](https://www.tmz.com/people/ciara/) and [Monica](https://www.tmz.com/people/monica-brown/) were on hand to support Bryant, with the latter showing up on Tuesday, as well.

Kobe Bryant would be 44 years old on Tuesday. Here's a look back at memorable Mamba Mentality quotes and epic Kobe performances from his NBA career.

After taking a 2-0 series lead in 2009 NBA Finals, Bryant gave one of the signature soundbites from his career: “The job’s not finished.” It didn’t take long for Bryant and Co. The team beat Spain by a score of 118-107 in the gold medal game as Bryant chipped in 20 points and six assists. Bryant earned a second gold medal at the London Olympics in 2012. The Lakers honored Bryant by retiring both his No. Bryant’s final game was the full Kobe experience. He hit a game-tying floater in the final seconds of regulation before draining a mid-range jumper at the overtime buzzer to put Los Angeles up 3-1 in the series. Bryant put together the second-highest-scoring game in NBA history with an 81-point masterclass against the Toronto Raptors on Jan. One of the first pieces of official NBA hardware Bryant earned came from the 1997 NBA Dunk Contest in Cleveland, which he won as a rookie. Bryant lobbed up an alley-oop to O’Neal in the closing minute of a Game 7 Western Conference finals victory that blew the roof off Staples Center and sent the Lakers to their first Finals appearance since 1991. He went 28-for-46 overall, 7-for-13 from 3-point range and 18-for-20 from the free-throw line in a 122-104 victory. From there, he created one of the most storied careers in basketball history across his 20 years in the NBA. [“The Last Dance,”](https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/last-dance-episodes-5-6-kobe-bryant-appears-michael-jordans-warts-explored) MIchael Jordan had his sights set on Bryant going into the 1998 All-Star Game.

Vanessa Bryant's civil trial against Los Angeles County nears an end as closing arguments begin after 10 days of testimony.

Jennings Lavoie also told the jury about the plaintiffs’ theory that the county is liable for the conduct of its employees in this case because it failed to have adequate policies or training to prevent it. He testified last week that he was in court because of "false allegations," that he couldn’t remember being at the crash scene that day and This was another key part of the plaintiffs’ case – the destruction of evidence. He said he had no clue, leading the plaintiffs attorneys to imply it could still contain grisly photos that could reemerge at any moment. One involved fire captain Tony Imbrenda showing crash photos at an awards gala in February 2020, when a witness testified she overheard that the photos included an image of Kobe’s “burnt-up” body, which Imbrenda denied at trial. It was also the first day of closing arguments and the first time an attorney put a dollar amount on what they want the jury to award Bryant and Chris Chester, her fellow plaintiff at this trial: It was a photo of her and Kobe with a comment: Her remembrance soon turned to sadness in court, where the trial is nearing an end. Bryant wore black to the trial Tuesday and made her first public Instagram post since the trial began Aug. It shocks the conscience times 1,000. "Forty-four years ago today, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kobe Bryant was born,” Bryant’s attorney, Craig Jennings Lavoie, told the jury as he began his closing argument. They are not blaming the county for the crash itself

(Bloomberg) -- Kobe Bryant's widow and a family friend deserve $75 million in damages for the emotional distress they're enduring after emergency personnel ...

Public dissemination of family members’ death images that “shocks the conscience” would violate due process rights in California. He calculated Chester, who is 48, should get $30 million, while Vanessa Bryant should be awarded $40 million in future damages. “Either the photos will surface and their worst fears will have been realized or they will live in fear that day will come,” Lavoie said in closing arguments on the 10th day of the trial.

Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa Bryant deserves millions in damages because she will always “live in fear” that gruesome photos of her loved ones' charred ...

The county has also worked tirelessly for two and half years to make sure its site photos of the crash were never publicly disseminated. Lavoie said testimony and evidence in the case proved that photos of Kobe Bryant’s body were displayed for others by a deputy in a bar and a fire official at an awards gala, claiming a lack of policies and training was partly to blame. She was adamant the county did not violate the Bryant family’s constitutional right to privacy. “The county continues to express its deepest sympathies for the families that suffered this terrible loss. “Can you imagine hiking down into a ravine to take personal souvenir photos of a deceased child… “She felt she needed to run down to the end of the pier and jump into the water, but she couldn’t escape her body. She couldn’t escape the pain of losing her husband and daughter.” Still, he said investigators also failed to conduct a thorough probe after the photo scandal surfaced. “A million dollars (per year) because of the cruelty,” Jackson said. County Fire Captain Brian Jordan returned his laptop with the hard drive missing. In his own closing argument Tuesday, Vanessa’s lawyer Craig Lavoie recalled how his client gave harrowing testimony last Friday detailing the moment she first learned of the unauthorized photos. Based on life expectancy, he said Bryant should get $40 million for future suffering, while Chester should receive $30 million.

Former Laker teammate Pau Gasol and others remember Laker legend Kobe Bryant on what would have been his 44th birthday.

Jerry Buss through the Showtime Era, the Kobe-Shaq three-peat, and more. [August 23, 2022]

Kobe Bryant's widow and a family friend deserve $75 million in damages for the emotional distress they're enduring after emergency personnel shared grisly ...