Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant, arguably the best player of his generation, announced on Sunday he will retire after the 2015-16 National Basketball Association season.
The decision by the Lakers’ shooting guard, not totally unexpected, was announced in a post on The Players’ Tribune on Sunday.
Power forward Zach Randolph posted a double-double and point guard Mike Conley scored a game-high 20 points as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated Philadelphia 92-84 on Sunday, sending the 76ers to their 18th consecutive loss to start the season.
Kobe Bryant scored 13 points on 4-of-20 shooting after declaring he will retire at the end of the season, and the Indiana Pacers hung on to send his Los Angeles Lakers to their sixth consecutive defeat, 107-103 Sunday night.
Playing without Carmelo Anthony, the Knicks were blindsided by a late Rockets comeback and squandered a 15-point lead before losing to Houston in overtime.
The Philadelphia 76ers were again poised to end their losing streak. And, as has happened lately, they were unable to close the deal.
Trevor Ariza hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:14 left in overtime and Marcus Thornton made two free throws with less than a second left as the Houston Rockets beat the New York Knicks 116-111 on Sunday night.
The Nets scored the final 6 points after trailing by 2 with 1 minute 21 seconds remaining for the win at home.
Eric Bledsoe wasted little time atoning for a missed free throw with just 12.3 seconds to go.
Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant, arguably the best player of his generation, announced on Sunday he will retire after the 2015-16 National Basketball Association season.
Each game for Stephen Curry and Golden State is a must-watch event right now, but San Antonio Coach Gregg Popovich takes a longer view of the regular season.
Victor Oladipo scored 19 points and Nik Vucevic added 18 points and 10 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 110-91 on Sunday night for their third straight victory.
Thaddeus Young had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Brook Lopez scored 15 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Detroit Pistons 87-83 on Sunday night.
The Los Angeles Lakers star announced Sunday on The Players’ Tribune website that he will retire after this season, his 20th in the N.B.A.
Forward Blake Griffin had 26 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to 107-99 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday.
Kobe Bryant is the closest thing to a Michael Jordan clone the NBA has ever seen, and Bryant's former teammate, Sasha Vujacic, said he wouldn't be surprised to see the Lakers legend emulate the former Bulls' star when he finishes his final season. "He'll be bored with retirement, so he might come back,” Vujacic said…
Dear Basketball: Overtime turned into a painful reality for the Knicks and rookie Kristaps Porzingis. Kobe Bryant wrote an online poem Sunday entitled "Dear Basketball'' to announce he was saying goodbye to the sport after the season. For nearly 3 ½ quarters Sunday, the Knicks were weaving a more pleasant fairy tale. The club soldiered…
It was just two points on the first play of overtime, but it seemed symbolic – a sign of where this was headed.