Charles Barkley doesn’t think Kobe Bryant would have fit Inside the NBA: ‘He’s a real serious guy.’
"I don’t know if he was built to have fun. He was a great person, I liked him, rest in peace. But he was a real serious guy."
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Awful Announcing Podcast: John Ireland on LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, and more
On this episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes was joined by John Ireland, radio voice...
Stephen A. Smith tells Howard Stern Kobe Bryant ‘scared the living sh*t out of me’
"Kobe, God rest his soul. Now he scared me. Kobe scared the living sh*t out of me"
Netflix’s ‘The Redeem Team’ focuses on the redemption narrative of Kobe Bryant
Kobe fans will want to see this documentary
Hailey Van Lith channeled Kobe Bryant for an epic postgame interview
"He would say ‘go f***ing win this sh*t Hailey!'"
Charles Barkley claims Kobe Bryant briefly signed with ‘Inside the NBA’
"I’m probably going to get in trouble for telling you this – we actually hired Kobe Bryant."
USA Today Sports deleted a by-the-minute thread recapping Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash
Who thought this was a good idea?
ESPN planning prime-time Kobe Bryant tribute on Sunday, one year after the NBA legend’s death
The special will air Sunday night, January 24, at 9 p.m. ET
Vin Scully narrates Dodgers’ birthday tribute to Kobe Bryant
"We know that Kobe's impact on the world was only just getting started and it's our responsibility to further his work by supporting our community."
ESPN and TNT release touching tributes for Kobe Bryant on what would’ve been his 42nd birthday
ESPN and TNT did a great job to remember Kobe on his birthday.
Michael Jordan admits he’ll probably be a meme as he cries during Kobe Bryant memorial
"I told my wife I wasn't going to do this because I didn't want to have to look at that for the next three or four years!"
Gayle King scolds CBS for promoting clip of asking Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant’s sexual assault case
"I am mortified, I'm embarrassed, and I am very angry."
Trail Blazers-Lakers averaged 4.41 million viewers Friday, ESPN’s second-largest NBA regular season audience ever
The only higher-viewed regular-season game ever on ESPN was Lakers-Rockets in 2003, the first game between Shaquille O'Neal and Yao Ming.
Kobe Bryant’s tragic death had a major impact on multiple Super Bowl LIV commericals
Planters, Hard Rock, Hyundai, Toyota, and GM all altered their Super Bowl plans.
Michael Eaves on covering Kobe’s death on SportsCenter: “There’s no class that you can take that’s going to prepare you for this moment...
"Between the time that I learned that TMZ had reported he was on that helicopter and the time that I was on the air announcing the news was 20 minutes, 25 minutes max. It was a quick turnaround."
Alicia Keys discusses hosting Grammys and changing the show in order to honor Kobe Bryant hours after his death
"I was very honored to be able to share that moment with all of us -- with the entire world -- that we together could go through something that hurt so bad, together."
ABC News suspends chief national correspondent Matt Gutman for erroneous report that Kobe Bryant’s four daughters were on helicopter
"Reporting the facts accurately is the cornerstone of our journalism. As he acknowledged on Sunday, Matt Gutman’s initial reporting was not accurate and failed to meet our editorial standards."
Rick Fox speaks on ‘Inside the NBA’ about rumors that he was on fatal helicopter crash with Kobe Bryant
"It shook a lot of people in my life."
