
Nov 19 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Pau Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut, and Kobe Bryant scored 21 points while passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Lakers' career scoring chart in Los Angeles' 108-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. Complete Story...

Nov 17 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Kobe Bryant scored 40 points for the 100th time in his career, and the Los Angeles Lakers avoided a rare three-game losing streak with a 106-93 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.

Nov 12 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
The Los Angeles Lakers ran all over the NBA's speediest team.

Nov 8 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Shannon Brown added 15 and the Los Angeles Lakers thrived again without their top two big men, beating the New Orleans Hornets 104-88 Sunday night.

Nov 6 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.

Nov 6 - By Justice B. Hill, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
I would give credence to speculation like this from only a handful of NBA writers. Marc Spears of Yahoo! comes to mind, so does Chris Broussard of ESPN. I can mention a few other names as well, but the list is short: shorter than the reins Kobe Bryant has on the mercurial Ron Artest to fit in with the Lakers.

Nov 4 - By Chris Duncan, AP Sports Writer
Kobe Bryant scored 41 points, Andrew Bynum added 17 points and 17 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers won in overtime for the second straight game, beating the Houston Rockets 103-102 on Wednesday night.

Nov 3 - By Jeff Latzke, AP Sports Writer
Kobe Bryant scored 31 points including the go-ahead jumper in overtime as the Los Angeles Lakers got tested in their first road game of the season, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 on Tuesday night.

Nov 1 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Kobe Bryant had 41 points and eight rebounds, Andrew Bynum added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away with 18 consecutive points in the third quarter for a 118-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night.

Oct 27 - By Beth Harris, AP Sports Writer
There was no championship hangover for these Lakers. Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and Andrew Bynum added 26 on his 22nd birthday as the reigning NBA champions opened defense of their title Tuesday night with a 99-92 victory over the Clippers, their Staples Center co-tenants who played without injured No. 1 overall draft pick Blake Griffin.

Oct 23 - By Andrew Seligman, AP Sports Writer
Whether he was shooting a video game commercial with Kobe Bryant or coaching teens in China with Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose had no trouble finding things to do during the offseason.

Oct 20 - By Associated Press
Kobe Bryant scored 21 points and Andrew Bynum had 20 points and nine rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 113-107 preseason victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.

Oct 7 - By Associated Press
Monta Ellis scored 24 points and the Golden State Warriors ruined the Los Angeles Lakers return to the "Fabulous" Forum with a 110-91 preseason victory Friday night.
Sep 17 - By Associated Press
A judge in California has ruled that Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant's former housekeeper can continue her wrongful discharge case but can't sue for emotional distress.

Aug 31 - By Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer
Kobe Bryant isn't just the "NBA 2K10" cover athlete, he also makes a good mermaid.
Aug 4 - By Associated Press
The NBA is bringing Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal together again for Christmas — this time joined by LeBron James.

Jul 24 - By Min Lee, AP Entertainment Writer
Kobe Bryant ran drills for a group of Hong Kong youngsters as the Los Angeles Lakers star arrived in China for the final leg of his summer Asian tour.
Jul 22 - By Brian Mahoney, AP Basketball Writer
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade could be free agents next summer. Kobe Bryant will turn 32 with plenty of basketball played the last few years.

Jul 22 - By Alex Kennedy, Associated Press Writer
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is optimistic the NBA champions will re-sign key free agent Lamar Odom.

Jul 21 - By Oliver Teves, Associated Press Writer
Kobe Bryant believes Americans will keep paying to go to basketball games despite recession and rising unemployment. He says the sacrifices by fans make him try harder.
Jul 9 - By Bernie Wilson, AP Sports Writer
San Diego teenager Alex Perelson spun around and around and then halfway around.

Jul 4 - By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Writer
Michael Jackson's glimmering casket took center stage at the Staples Center, sitting for more than two hours as celebrities memorialized the King of Pop under the watchful eyes of millions. And when the ceremony was over, it was gone.

Jul 2 - By Michael Ventre, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
LOS ANGELES - Imagine if you will a basketball prototype, an NBA general manager’s dream: Big, strong, tough, competitive, can shoot from outside, can drive to the hoop, and best of all, plays defense as if the opponent insulted his mother.

Jul 2 - By Associated Press
Ron Artest signed Wednesday with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, the team he wanted to join for years.
Jul 1 - By Associated Press
Kobe Bryant insisted his contract status wouldn't be an issue, and he was right.