LOS ANGELES -- A special 2000 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers championship ring the NBA superstar gifted to his father is up for auction. The 14K gold Lakers piece of hardware was made upon Kobe's ...

1996 was a huge year for your Los Angeles Lakers. Jerry Buss and company traded for a young rookie out of high school by the name of Kobe Bryant, and they acquired one of the biggest free agents in ...

Shaquille O'Neal is one of the most dominant players in NBA history. The best tenure of his career came when he won three straight titles with Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers (2000-02). After ...

Phil Jackson and Mike Dunleavy were linked by two high-stakes series: the 1992 NBA Finals and the 2000 Western Conference Finals. Jackson led the Chicago Bulls and later the Los Angeles Lakers, while ...