As the All Star game draws nearer celebs and athletes party it up. Shaq and Hoopz attended the Barcadi Gold VIP Cocktail reception kick off party, Kobe and Vanessa attended the Kobe Bryant’s hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman’s theater, Lebron and Savannah attended the After School All State Heroes Salute Launch Party and Kim […]

No sport has been more celebrated in the black community than the game of basketball. From the gifted athletes, to the way the players transcended their sport and became celebrities for their athletic talents, basketball, if not America’s game, is black America’s game. Here are nine basketball players who made it so. Related: 25 Reasons […]

Now normally I could adamantly say that I am not a Kobe fan..but the last 2 seasons this guy has really grown on me

Can't nobody hold him down, Kobe is out selling everyone across the country.

Did Kobe Bryant not get the “no bitchassness” memo from P. Diddy?  After winning his fifth NBA title a reporter asked the Los Angeles Lakers MVP what the championship meant to him “individually” and he replied, “I’ve got one more than Shaq.”

West coast emcee Game says one of basketball’s biggest stars is influencing the release of his upcoming “The R.E.D. Album.”  The rapper recently took to his Twitter account to announce that his next record will drop on August 24th in honor of Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant.  Game tweets, quote, “I pushed my album back […]

Game 7 is Tonight! Who will you side with?

From Blacksportsonline One of the great things about the Lakers vs. Celtics series is that they aren’t just playing for a title, they are playing for legacy. There is so much at stake in Game 7 that the repercussions will be felt for a very long time:

Andre 3000 covers The Beatles “All Together Now” for a new Kobe Bryant Nike Basketball Commercial. (spotted @ Tapemastersinc)

I think the sane among us can agree that Kobe Bryant’s L.A. Times photoshoot was not a good look (pun intended). During Saturday’s game against the Utah Jazz, Kobe found himself being taunted by Jazz fans who mocked the shoot by holding up poster-sized versions of the photos and imitating his wardrobe by wearing hats […]