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Rookie Larry Nance Jr. has a strong message to those wondering if Kobe Bryant is stunting the growth of the Lakers rookies.

Larry Nance Jr.

Listen as Pau Gasol talks all things Kobe, what it's like for him being the elder statesman in a locker room and how his mind and body...

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Just like on the first day of elementary school, we ask athletes to answer questions about themselves so you can get to know them better. Next up is Golden Stat

Harrison Barnes

Just like on the first day of elementary school, we ask athletes to answer ten questions about themselves so you can get to know them better. Next up is Golden

Festus Ezeli

There is something more lethal than HIV in Mozambique, and that is the stigma surrounding the disease.

Clarisse Machanguana

Legendary Photographer Walter Iooss Jr. shares his 24 most memorable photos of Number 24 himself: Kobe Bryant.

Walter Iooss Jr.

Earlier this week, we caught up with Kobe Bryant on the road in San Francisco for a game against the Warriors.

Kobe Bryant

I’m ready to let you go. I want you to know now, so we both can savor every moment we have left together.

Kobe Bryant

I’m so honored to have my jersey retired here in Atlanta, the city I now call home.

Dikembe Mutombo

Listen as Metta World Peace discusses his new documentary, which rappers can really hoop and what he's seeing from the Lakers' youth.

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After my last post, I truly thought that would be the last time that I would mention 50 Cent this season. But I completely underestimated his “zero chill” level

Chiney Ogwumike

Growing up in the inner city of Baltimore, you’re bound to get some kind of nickname, and it becomes attached to you.

Muggsy Bogues

You always hear people talk about “veteran presence.” Like — what does that even mean? What is it actually about?

Carlos Boozer

For our next Mailbag, we’re excited to have someone who, without argument, is one of the most beloved players in modern NBA history. Take it away, Brian Scalabr

Brian Scalabrine

People spend their lives running from places like mine. Thing is, you can’t run from the place that made you because it is you.

Tanisha Wright

I like the challenge of trying to be in the moment. It’s not easy.

Kevin Durant

October 30, 2015 was proclaimed “Steve Nash Day” by Phoenix mayor Greg Stanton and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, as the Phoenix Suns inducted Nash into its Ring

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Rookies, it’s the first week of the NBA season and I have some advice for you: Popcorn and PowerBars are not a proper pre-game meal.

Cody Zeller

We’ve come a long way to now have two women coaching full-time in the NBA. But for me growing up, I always played with the boys. At least, when they’d let me.

Nancy Lieberman

On a special edition of the #RealFanLife podcast, I caught up with one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Jerry West, aka "Mr. Clutch."

Ben Lyons