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Kobe Elected to 2020 Hall Of Fame Class!

Brett — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 00:53:51 +0000

Not that this is any surprise, but the late, great, Kobe Bryant was elected, along with seven others, to the 2020 class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. With nothing else to talk about right now with the Lakers, it is nice to have something positive to report, even though the world still misses the Black Mamba. Congrats Kobe!

The World Loses A Legend, Kobe Gone At 41

Brett — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 02:02:57 +0000

I have been so upset and shocked the last few days as I’m sure you have, I haven’t really thought how to post something on the site. I still don’t know what to really say, except the basketball world lost an icon on Sunday, not to mention Kobe’s lovely 13-old daughter Gigi, and seven other innocent people whose families have lost love ones. It’s a horrible, horrible, unfathomable tragedy that is just so hard to accept, but there’s no choice but to move forward of course.

I’ve always used Kobe’s image as part of the avatar for LakerStats on social media, and his picture has always been on the top left of the site, so I won’t have to make any changes to honor him that way on here. All I can say is RIP to all those innocent people who perished, my prayers go out to Vanessa, Kobe’s children, and all the families and friends who lost loved ones. Also best wishes to Laker fans, Kobe fans, and all basketball fans who have been hit hard by this terrible event. Mamba Out…But Never Forgotten!

“The Glove” Fits in Lakerland

Brett — Tue, 08 Jul 2003 18:45:32 +0000

In the aftermath of Kobe Bryant‘s legal woes, the Lakers have something to celebrate, as All-Star guard Gary Payton has verbally agreed to take $4.9 million to play with the team next season.

Payton’s commitment ends days of speculation that he would get a sign-and-trade offer with Milwaukee, and play for the Portland Trail Blazers, or even sign with the Miami Heat. In the end however, Payton’s desire to win a championship as a Laker was the deciding factor, according to his agent Aaron Goodwin.

Also according to published reports, Payton may end up signing a multi-year deal with the team.

Payton’s verbal agreement may be a signal that future Hall of Fame free agent forward Karl Malone is close to agreeing to play for the Lakers next season as well. Stay tuned!

News Link: ESPN – “Payton to ‘follow dream’ with Lakers”
News Link: ESPN – “Payton signing may mean another L.A. final”