Michael Jordan shares message ahead of Kobe Bryant's final game in Charlotte

The Kobe Bryant farewell tour came to Charlotte Monday night, and once again Kobe was making a few plays — hitting a three, going hard at Jeremy Lin — and playing well enough that the fans got what they wanted to see. They also got to see a tribute

While Bryant's prodution has improved in the last few weeks, the votes are obviously not about this season, in which he's averaging 17.2 points on 17.2 field goal attempts, shooting 34.5 percent. As Los Angeles Clippers forwad Blake Griffin told

More than 19 years ago, the Charlotte Hornets drafted Kobe Bryant in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft. Later, they of course went on to trade Bryant to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac before Bryant ever played a game for the franchise. On

Betwen this hellish season and a 2008-10 Journey marathon, Kobe Bryant's brought masochism to a new level. The retiring superstar was so vexed by the 2008 NBA Finals loss to the Celtics that he wouldn't let himself let go of the last moments, when he 

In a recent interview, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers stated that the toughest defender he has gone up against is current Memphis Grizzlies guard, Tony Allen. Allen is known as one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA and although he does