Nike introduced the Year of the Mamba: a challenge to athletes, as the calendar turns, to choose the hard, uncomfortable path ...

With his incredible 20-year career with the Lakers ... 19 Alongside the iconic Kobe Bryant jersey giveaway, a day prior, there would be another giveaway of Showtime T-shirts.

On August 2nd, the Lakers unveil a new bronze statue ... Novak Djokovic detailed the shirt he wore to honor the late Kobe Bryant: "He was one of the people I relied on the most." ...

It was not only LeBron James who surpassed a Los Angeles Lakers legend for a piece of history on Saturday. Anthony Davis did so as well, breaking a Kobe Bryant record against the Sacramento Kings.