LOS ANGELES -- NBA legend Kobe Bryant is now an Oscar winner! The five-time NBA champion won the Academy Award for his animated short "Dear Basketball" along with animator Glen Keane. "As basketball ...

LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant is a five-time NBA champion, and now he's also an Oscar nominee thanks to a film he made with animator Glen Keane. Bryant is hoping to make a slam dunk at the Oscars with ...

Kobe Bryant believed LeBron James could not win in a 2010 Slam Dunk Contest: "He would come in a close second" originally appeared on Basketball Network. In early 2010, Shaquille O'Neal urged his ...

In a pivotal moment that shaped the trajectory of his career, Larry Nance Jr. shared a revealing anecdote about the profound impact Kobe Bryant had on him during his early days in the NBA. Recounting ...

LeBron James has come under fire recently for not participating in the Dunk Contest. In response to that, a James fan stated that the Los Angeles Lakers superstar has given plenty of incredible dunks ...

Even though the Los Angeles Lakers have been home to a number of high-flyers and athletically-gifted players over the years, they haven't had too many Slam Dunk Contest champions in their franchise's ...

Among the highlights of NBA great Kobe Bryant's career was winning the slam dunk contest as a rookie. But before Bryant was impressing fans with high-flying, mid-air moves, he was doing the same as a ...