Vanessa Bryant and the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation (MMSF) joined with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Lakers Youth Foundation to reveal the updated and renovated sports spaces at Nickerson Gardens in Watts, Los Angeles on Monday, May 20.
Earvin “Magic” Johnson hosts Holiday Hope community giveaway event for over 800 families throughout Inglewood and Los Angeles.
Non-profit organization Science of Sport collaborated with six Los Angeles pro sports franchises to host the first annual Inglewood STEM Fest. The event was for kids from kindergarten to sixth grade.
Citing a backlog of criminal cases and coronavirus concerns, a federal judge has postponed the trial on a lawsuit brought by Kobe Bryant’s widow against Los Angeles County involving photos taken at the scene of the helicopter crash that took the lives of the NBA legend, the couple’s 13-year-old daughter and seven others.
The NBA has rescheduled all 11 games that were postponed in December for virus-related reasons and either shifted the times or dates of 10 other games to help accommodate those changes.
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Sunday, as was Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel, as coronavirus numbers around the league continued to rise.
Russell Westbrook entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols Thursday, joining Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brooklyn’s James Harden as past league MVP’s currently sidelined by coronavirus concerns.
LaMelo Ball will rejoin the Charlotte Hornets in Portland for their game Friday night against the Trail Blazers.
UCLA’s men’s basketball game against North Carolina planned for Saturday in Las Vegas has been canceled due to COVID-19 developments within the Bruins’ program, the university announced today.
LeBron James is expected to return to action tonight when the Lakers face the Clippers at Staples Center after he missed one game following NBA’s COVID-19 protocols.
Attorneys for Los Angeles County argued in a court filing today that Vanessa Bryant’s claim of emotional distress caused by the alleged sharing of photos taken at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, the couple’s 13-year-old daughter and seven others is based on “hypothetical harm” since the images were never publicly circulated.
The Bucks were the first NBA champions to visit the White House in nearly five years, ending a Donald Trump-era hiatus.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved a $2.5 million settlement for two families suing over the unauthorized sharing of photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash, in which their loved ones also were killed.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors tomorrow will consider approving a $2.5 million settlement for two families suing over the unauthorized sharing of photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash, in which their loved ones also were killed.
Kiesha Nix has been entrusted with the responsibility to lead the Los Angeles Lakers in public service as the vice president of Charitable Affairs, making history as the first woman of color in a vice president position.