2:19 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant offered a poignant portrait of her NBA superstar husband and their daughter Monday at a sold-out memorial service for the two, who were among nine people killed last month in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles. Speaking at times through tears, Vanessa praised Kobe’s
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1:31 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — The widow of Kobe Bryant has sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed her husband and their 13-year-old daughter last month. The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant in Los Angeles says the pilot, Ara Zobayan, was careless and negligent
1:11 PM ET A memorial service celebrating the lives of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna is underway at Staples Center in downtown L.A. The date — Feb. 24 — reflects the basketball jersey numbers worn by Kobe (No. 24) and Gianna (No. 2). The service is being held just less
6:40 AM ET THE WEARY GROUP trudged across the tarmac and onto the team plane at Philadelphia International Airport. Awaiting the Los Angeles Lakers at the end of their 10-day, five-game road trip was a cross-country trek back to L.A., with an 11 a.m. ET departure time allowing for a 2:05 p.m. PT scheduled arrival
5:35 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM The NBA plans to await commissioner Adam Silver’s ruling on a Dallas
12:09 AM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 32 points, including a key basket in crunch time, and CJ McCollum had 41 points, a career-high 12 assists and nine rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 107-104 on Sunday night. It was the first time
11:58 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — Coby White could let his hair down Sunday night — literally. With 33 points in the Chicago Bulls‘ 126-117 victory over the Washington Wizards, the Chicago guard became the first rookie in NBA history to score 30 points in consecutive contests while coming off the bench. That scoring
11:55 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — There was a point late in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs when Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul was fired up and ran to rookie Luguentz Dort to say something. It seemed important. “Chris tells me a lot of stuff,” Dort said with
11:28 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — After back-to-back losses to Central Division teams, Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks was fed up following Sunday’s 126-117 defeat to the Bulls. “Well, we’re playing soft. That’s pretty simple; we’re playing soft, and we’re playing — just comfortable. And it’s disappointing,” Brooks animatedly said to reporters following the
10:33 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have clinched the earliest playoff berth in at least 15 years, according to Elias Sports Bureau research. The NBA postseason is not set to begin for another 55 days. The Bucks clinched Sunday despite not playing because the Washington Wizards lost to the Chicago Bulls. Milwaukee is 48-8 and