"You tape it up and I could finish the game" - Longtime Lakers athletic trainer Gary Vitti recalls Kobe Bryant trying to play after Achilles rupture

The stories about Kobe Bryant's relentlessness don't fade even more than six years after his tragic passing. And one of the people who had the chance to witness both the highs and the lows of the Los Angeles Lakers legend up close was their longtime athletic trainer,

Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram Pays Tribute To Kobe Bryant After Serie A Title Win

Marcus Thuram paid tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant after Inter secured the Serie A title.
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Vanessa Bryant marks late daughter's 20th birthday with heartfelt tribute

Kobe and Vanessa Bryant's daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Maria-Onore Bryant, would have turned 20 on May 1 this year, so Vanessa took to Instagram to remember her with a touching photo and a caption that broke hearts.

"You’re not going to fire him" - Gary Vitti reveals the $60 million reason Phil Jackson was the only coach Shaq and Kobe couldn't touch

Legendary trainer Gary Vitti reveals how Dr. Buss used a $60 million contract to "bulletproof" Phil Jackson against Shaq and Kobe’s influence.
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Shannon Sharpe weighs in on the Kobe Bryant vs LeBron James debate and holds absolutely nothing back

Shannon Sharpe sits down and delivers his candid and passionate perspective on one of the most debated individual comparisons in the history of professional basketball sharing exactly where he stands in the Kobe Bryant versus LeBron James conversation and why he believes the evidence points clearly in one direction when everything is taken fully into account.