Kobe Bryant, daredevil (Getty Images) Kobe Bryant has played through broken fingers, and a severe and painful knee condition that resulted in him having to undergo fluid draining procedures in-between playoff games. His final two points of the 2012-13 season, following a seven-game run that saw him average 45 minutes per game, came at the [...]
It was anyone’s guess who would win Phil’s Fashion Championship. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBA/Getty Images) Hey, did you know that people like to compare Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant? Fans do it, video editors do it, Kelly Dwyer does it (and Ernie Johnson told me Wednesday night that KD’s a “good dude”), Larry Bird does it, [...]
Posted by Inside Hoops May 14 Kobe Bryant and an auction house that wants to sell memorabilia from his high school days and early pro career are heading for a trial next month, unless they can work out a deal before then. U.S. District Judge Renee Bumb on Monday set June 17 as [...]
Posted by Inside Hoops May 13 The obstacles facing Kobe Bryant no longer consist of healing from a torn left Achilles’ tendon. Lately, it involves something far more suffocating than navigating a double team. Bryant’s mother, Pamela, and father, Joe, filed statements in federal court in Camden, NJ. on Monday suggesting the Lakers’ [...]
(AP) — A federal judge in California has ruled an auction house cannot sell, destroy or otherwise dispose of Kobe Bryant memorabilia offered by the NBA star’s mother while courts sort out where the case should be decided. The case revolves around a spat between Bryant and his mother and is playing out coast to [...]
May 10th, 2013 by John K. | A sneaker that Kobe has worn throughout a good portion of his 2012-2013 season is hitting stores tomorrow – the Purple Gradient edition that Nike Basketball now dubs the “Purple Platinum”. Despite Kobe missing the Playoffs due to injury, the Nike Kobe 8 is still playing at the [...]
‘She took my surfboard, Jordan. My surfboard.’ (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)Kobe Bryant‘s legal dispute with his mother and a New Jersey auction house over the planned sell-off of an estimated $ 1.5 million worth of memorabilia ramped up a couple of notches Thursday. First, the Los Angeles Lakers star get a temporary restraining order against New [...]
Posted by Inside Hoops May 9 Kobe Bryant is playing some of his toughest defense yet, demanding his mother keeps her hands off his merchandise. Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers guard, said in a court filing that he never gave his mother permission to sell mementos from his high school days and early [...]
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Kobe Bryant says in a court filing that he never gave his mother permission to sell mementos from his high school days and early professional basketball career. Bryant is in a court battle over whether hundreds of items can be auctioned off. Pamela Bryant says the NBA star told her the [...]
May 9th, 2013 by John K. | There’s plenty of Kobe heat to look forward to even though the Black Mamba has been out of action (and will be for a considerable time). The Mambacurial joints have been keep the Kobe name buzzing, but many have been looking towards this Lakers-specific colorway that has been [...]
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Kobe Bryant says in a court filing that he never gave his mother permission to sell mementos from his high school days and early professional basketball career. Bryant is in a court battle over whether hundreds of items can be auctioned off. Pamela Bryant says the NBA star told her the [...]
Kobe Bryant and his mom aren’t seeing eye to eye on a proposed sale of some of his memorabilia. As a result they have wound up in court. According to TMZ, Pamela Bryant was paid a $ 450,000 advance by Goldin Auctions of New Jersey for the right to sell a hundreds of Kobe’s possessions, which [...]
Ok, we admit it. Most of us weren’t ready for the adidas Kobe 1 when they first retroed in 2006. Then again, most of us weren’t ready for the Penny 1 when they first came back in ’00– or the Air Jordan 5 in ’99 for that matter. Time, variety, and a Kicks On Court [...]
May 5th, 2013 by John K. | We recently broke down the inspiration behind the Nike Kobe 8 Mambacurial, noting the ties to the Nike Mercurial Vapor IX that released earlier this year. Basketball fans will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the international sport with this release – [...]
12 hours ago by George Kiel III Today’s episode of Kicks On Court Weekly Recap focuses on the ultimate KOBE, JR Smith’s Bo Jacksons and the return of the “Miro” Air Jordan 7. We also hear why Derrick Williams believes he is a lock for winning the Kicks On Court crown.