Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest basketball players of all time and he was also among the very few who managed to transcend the sport.

"Happy birthday Kobe! "Happy birthday to the GREATEST HARDEST WORKER of all time. 💕" Miss u Bean 💜" RIP GOAT" "You would’ve been 44 today.

Vanessa Bryant honored her late husband Kobe Bryant on what would have been his 44th birthday. See her touching tribute below.

News App](https://eonline.onelink.me/ItsS/1b3e9f57) [never wants her daughters to see the gruesome photos](https://www.eonline.com/news/1342624/vanessa-bryant-recounts-devastating-moment-she-learned-about-kobe-and-gianna-bryant-crash-site-photos). Vanessa also shared some scenery in the other pics, including images of the coastal city's waterfront and buildings. "Visited Reggio Calabria," Vanessa captioned a July 18 carousel of Instagram pictures from the trip, "a city my husband lived in when he was about 8 years old." I love you V!!!" "Happy birthday, baby!"

The 'Black Mamba' won 5 NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers shattering many scoring records. The legendary player and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, died ...

The Los Angeles Lakers won the 2009 NBA Championship on June 14, 2009, thanks in large part to the late NBA superstar. Bryant recorded his first 50-point performance since February 2009 by scoring 23 points in the fourth quarter. One of the top teams that year, the Mavericks advanced to the NBA Finals before losing to the Miami Heat. Kobe showed efficiency during his outburst, shooting 60.9 percent from the field and 53.8 percent from beyond the arc. Kobe made eight three-pointers while shooting 23 of 39, including 11 of 12 from the free throw line. Kobe Bryant is part of the basketball Pantheon.

PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 19: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers adjusts his jersey during the NBA game against the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center on ...

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Kobe Bryant's fallout with Adidas was bitter, to say the least. He even refused to take interviews with journalists if they wore Adidas gear.

His fallout with Adidas was nothing short of catastrophic, he even paid the brand $8 million from his own pocket to end his deal. Well, his second signature sneaker, the Kobe 2s was so badly received by everyone, that Bryant didn’t want anything to do with it. He wouldn’t talk to his teammates if they lost a game, so we can expect him to be equally petty if a brand refuses to pay him his worth. So, what better way to honor him than to pull out a story that depicts him at his best, or rather, petty best? Kobe Bryant made Marc Spears throw away his Adidas sweatsuit after falling out with the brand Spears on the time Kobe Bryant made him agree to throw away his adidas sweatsuit before he gave him an interview.

JAY-Z's Roc Nation Sports also shared a few touching words: “Remembering @KobeBryant on his Birthday. Thank you for inspiring us every day. Mamba Forever,” they ...

We don’t run. We don’t cower. [August 23, 2022] “We don’t quit. [the Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.revolt.tv/article/2020-10-13/68279/snoop-dogg-celebrates-los-angeles-lakers-championship-with-kobe-bryant-tattoo/), our fans, and our city. Words cannot express what Kobe means to Kobe was one of the few NBA players to spend his entire career with one team. Following his death, the organization expressed its heartfelt condolences in an Instagram post. A video montage showing the highlights of the Lakers champion plays on a loop. One fan page shared footage of Kobe celebrating a past birthday with family and teammates. A photo of the two embracing one another and smiling is shown. 26, 2020, along with his daughter Gianna and seven others in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.

Kobe Bryant, a Lakers legend who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, 26th January 2020, is still remembered and revered today despite the time that has passed ...

[Washington Wizards](https://www.givemesport.com/washington-wizards) in what was effectively a handing of the torch. [NBA](https://www.givemesport.com/nba/latest-news) News right here at GiveMeSport. [Toronto Raptors](https://www.givemesport.com/toronto-raptors) could do nothing that night to stop Kobe and his onslaught of points as he scored a career-high 81 points against them. [Yao Ming](https://www.givemesport.com/yao-ming), a star from Houston, came on the court to show Bryant that he wasn’t to be taken lightly. [Houston Rockets](https://www.givemesport.com/houston-rockets) in 2003, Kobe Bryant scored 52 points while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. [Dallas Mavericks](https://www.givemesport.com/dallas-mavericks) on December 20, 2005, Kobe notched his first 60+ point game and third-highest total. The Bryant shocked the eventual NBA champions by scoring more points than the whole Mavs squad, including 30 in the third quarter alone. Kobe, who went by the nickname “Black Mamba,” is regarded as one of the best shooting guards in NBA history. Kobe Bryant, a Lakers legend who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, 26th January 2020, is still remembered and revered today despite the time that has passed. He earned the MVP title in 2008 and two Finals MVP medals in 2009 and 2010. [NBA](https://www.givemesport.com/nba) renaming the All-Star MVP award in his honour.

Along with the sweet message, Vanessa shared a throwback picture of her being embraced by her husband, who is wearing a Los Angeles Lakers 2009 championship T- ...

She shared while on the stand that, to this day, she experiences panic attacks and anxiety over the possibility of seeing the photos from the devastating 2020 helicopter crash. "Visited Reggio Calabria, a city my husband lived in when he was about 8 years old," Vanessa captioned photos of her youngest daughters wearing pink dresses. "Happy Birthday Daddy! Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s Georgia Wedding Celebration: Ev… Inside Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's Lavish 87-Acre Wedding P… Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s Wedding: Inside Their Sunday BBQ

Vanessa Bryant is currently suing the Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire departments over images of her deceased husband.

However, she was ordered to turn over her [mental health records](https://www.newsweek.com/vanessa-bryant-must-turn-over-therapy-records-showing-her-emotional-distress-judge-rules-1649826). The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded in its investigation that the crash was caused by pilot error. I can't escape what I feel." "I can't escape my body. "Mrs. [NBA](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/nba) legend died in a [helicopter crash in January 2020](https://www.newsweek.com/kobe-bryant-reportedly-killed-helicopter-crash-calabasas-california-1484093) alongside the couple's daughter Gianna, 13, and seven others.

The loss never gets easier if you're a Lakers fan. It applies a hundred times over for Kobe's wife Vanessa and the rest of the Bryant family.

To just imagine what kind of achievements and feats Kobe Bryant would have been able to accomplish by this time had the tragedy not befallen the Lakers icon always adds a tinge of sadness when remembering the man that he was. Photos taken from first responders that they had shown to colleagues and civilians were at the center of the case that has continued to trouble the Bryant family. On what would have been Kobe’s 44th birthday, Vanessa Bryant made a heartfelt post on Instagram in remembrance of her beloved husband.

Vanessa Bryant honored her late husband, Kobe Bryant, on Tuesday, which would've been his 44th birthday. Vanessa shared a special photo of herself and the ...

Kobe and Gianna were on their way, along with seven other people, to a youth basketball game at the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Singer Monica, actor Mario Lopez, and even the Lakers official Instagram account also commented to wish Kobe a happy birthday. Several celebrities took a moment to comment on Vanessa's post and wish Kobe a Happy Birthday.

Shaquille O'Neal has told this story many times on several podcasts. When he first met with Jerry West to sign his deal with the Lakers, Mr. West told him ...

By the time he was ready to graduate, Kobe’s fame was on national scale, even outside of basketball. Kobe and his family moved back to Philly from Europe when he was 13, just in time for him to play high school ball. On December 16, 2010, the school held a sold-out dedication ceremony for Kobe Bryant, naming the school’s new gym after him. He enrolled at Lower Merion High school in 1992, where he played on the varsity basketball team as a freshman and became the first freshman in decades to start for their varsity team. West told him how he just drafted this kid out of high school named Kobe Bryant and said he would be a superstar. Before the pen touched the paper, Jerry stopped him and said that the two of them would win multiple championships together.

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No one will ever forget Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. It's been several years since the NBA world lost the icon and fans around the league.

We don’t run. We don’t cower. “We don’t quit. [August 23, 2022]

Kobe Bryant would be 44 years old on Tuesday. Here's a look back at memorable Mamba Mentality quotes and epic Kobe performances from his NBA career.

After taking a 2-0 series lead in 2009 NBA Finals, Bryant gave one of the signature soundbites from his career: “The job’s not finished.” It didn’t take long for Bryant and Co. The team beat Spain by a score of 118-107 in the gold medal game as Bryant chipped in 20 points and six assists. Bryant earned a second gold medal at the London Olympics in 2012. The Lakers honored Bryant by retiring both his No. Bryant’s final game was the full Kobe experience. He hit a game-tying floater in the final seconds of regulation before draining a mid-range jumper at the overtime buzzer to put Los Angeles up 3-1 in the series. Bryant put together the second-highest-scoring game in NBA history with an 81-point masterclass against the Toronto Raptors on Jan. One of the first pieces of official NBA hardware Bryant earned came from the 1997 NBA Dunk Contest in Cleveland, which he won as a rookie. Bryant lobbed up an alley-oop to O’Neal in the closing minute of a Game 7 Western Conference finals victory that blew the roof off Staples Center and sent the Lakers to their first Finals appearance since 1991. He went 28-for-46 overall, 7-for-13 from 3-point range and 18-for-20 from the free-throw line in a 122-104 victory. [“The Last Dance,”](https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/last-dance-episodes-5-6-kobe-bryant-appears-michael-jordans-warts-explored?chrcontext=WMAQ) MIchael Jordan had his sights set on Bryant going into the 1998 All-Star Game. From there, he created one of the most storied careers in basketball history across his 20 years in the NBA.

It is Kobe Bryant's birthday, and players across the NBA have been sharing messages for an icon they looked up to. LA Clippers star Paul George has always ...

While he supported the Clippers, George said he was equally as big of a Kobe fan. George has looked up to Bryant since he was a young kid, and had the opportunity to train with Kobe once he reached the NBA. When Paul George first arrived to Los Angeles with the Clippers, he was honest about what his life as a young basketball fan looked like.

Kobe Bryant's widow and a family friend deserve $75 million in damages for the emotional distress they're enduring after emergency personnel shared grisly ...

Anthony Marrone testified that he did not exclusively order then- firefighter Brian Jordan to take photos at the January 2020 crash scene, but was not surprised ...

Pacific Park's 90-foot-tall Ferris wheel will be lit up in Lakers gold and purple with "LA + (heart) + 24" and "LA + (heart) + 8" from sunset to midnight. Two families separately settled with the county over the photos for $1.25 million each. Multiple county fire and sheriff's personnel have taken the stand and testified that they deleted whatever accident-site pictures they had. Attorneys for the county have argued that the deletion permanently prevented their public dissemination. So, he offered a deal -- come in, tell the truth about what happened and who the photos were shared with -- and there would be no discipline. Jordan's purported photos, he said, showed "complete disregard" for the dignity of the victims. 10 -- that none of the county photos have turned up online in the 2 1/2 years since the tragedy. The problem appeared contained until Feb. Bryant's 41-year-old husband Kobe and 13-year-old daughter Gianna, along with Chester's wife Sarah and the couple's 13-year-old daughter Payton, were among the nine people killed in the Jan. One of those was Kobe Bryant, she said. Vanessa Bryant and Irvine financial adviser Chester are suing the county for unspecified millions of dollars over the digital images, which they have never seen. They (photos) can be more accurate than what you can remember."

A giant mural will be unveiled and the Santa Monica Pier's Ferris wheel will be lit up Wednesday to mark "Mamba Day," the annual L.A. celebration of the ...

He also is the Lakers’ all-time leader in points with 33,643. [Ferris wheel](https://www.santamonicapier.org/) will be lit up Wednesday to mark “Mamba Day,” the annual L.A. To mark Mamba Day 2022, a giant mural will be unveiled at 10 a.m. Meanwhile, beginning at sunset Wednesday — about 7:29 p.m. #44 (heart).” The unofficial remembrance of Bryant, who was nicknamed “Black Mamba,” takes place every Aug.

LA County's acting fire chief testified he ordered fire personnel to "exercise sensitivity" with any photos taken of the Kobe Bryant crash scene.

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Vanessa Bryant's co-plaintiff, Chris Chester, is seeking millions in damages as the trial over the Kobe crash site photos nears an end, with his attorney ...

The trial will continue on Wednesday in Los Angeles ... [forced to listen](https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/19/vanessa-bryant-court-testify-kobe-crash-photo-trial/) to painful details about the tragic accident and the subsequent investigation into whether law enforcement inappropriately shared the images. County, the defense, are scheduled to make their closing argument. We’re not here because of an accident, here because of intentional conduct. but rather the alleged improper behavior of the deputies. We’re going to ask you to deliver justice." Tragedy took both Kobe & "44 years ago, today Kobe was born. with his attorney asking for up to $32.5 million in damages. "Anytime, any day, that can be the day," Lavoie said. which based off life expectancy data, is 30 years. [Ciara](https://www.tmz.com/people/ciara/) and [Monica](https://www.tmz.com/people/monica-brown/) were on hand to support Bryant, with the latter showing up on Tuesday, as well.

Kobe Bryant would be 44 years old on Tuesday. Here's a look back at memorable Mamba Mentality quotes and epic Kobe performances from his NBA career.

After taking a 2-0 series lead in 2009 NBA Finals, Bryant gave one of the signature soundbites from his career: “The job’s not finished.” It didn’t take long for Bryant and Co. The team beat Spain by a score of 118-107 in the gold medal game as Bryant chipped in 20 points and six assists. Bryant earned a second gold medal at the London Olympics in 2012. The Lakers honored Bryant by retiring both his No. Bryant’s final game was the full Kobe experience. He hit a game-tying floater in the final seconds of regulation before draining a mid-range jumper at the overtime buzzer to put Los Angeles up 3-1 in the series. Bryant put together the second-highest-scoring game in NBA history with an 81-point masterclass against the Toronto Raptors on Jan. One of the first pieces of official NBA hardware Bryant earned came from the 1997 NBA Dunk Contest in Cleveland, which he won as a rookie. Bryant lobbed up an alley-oop to O’Neal in the closing minute of a Game 7 Western Conference finals victory that blew the roof off Staples Center and sent the Lakers to their first Finals appearance since 1991. He went 28-for-46 overall, 7-for-13 from 3-point range and 18-for-20 from the free-throw line in a 122-104 victory. From there, he created one of the most storied careers in basketball history across his 20 years in the NBA. [“The Last Dance,”](https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/last-dance-episodes-5-6-kobe-bryant-appears-michael-jordans-warts-explored) MIchael Jordan had his sights set on Bryant going into the 1998 All-Star Game.

Vanessa Bryant's civil trial against Los Angeles County nears an end as closing arguments begin after 10 days of testimony.

Jennings Lavoie also told the jury about the plaintiffs’ theory that the county is liable for the conduct of its employees in this case because it failed to have adequate policies or training to prevent it. He testified last week that he was in court because of "false allegations," that he couldn’t remember being at the crash scene that day and This was another key part of the plaintiffs’ case – the destruction of evidence. He said he had no clue, leading the plaintiffs attorneys to imply it could still contain grisly photos that could reemerge at any moment. One involved fire captain Tony Imbrenda showing crash photos at an awards gala in February 2020, when a witness testified she overheard that the photos included an image of Kobe’s “burnt-up” body, which Imbrenda denied at trial. It was also the first day of closing arguments and the first time an attorney put a dollar amount on what they want the jury to award Bryant and Chris Chester, her fellow plaintiff at this trial: It was a photo of her and Kobe with a comment: Her remembrance soon turned to sadness in court, where the trial is nearing an end. Bryant wore black to the trial Tuesday and made her first public Instagram post since the trial began Aug. It shocks the conscience times 1,000. "Forty-four years ago today, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kobe Bryant was born,” Bryant’s attorney, Craig Jennings Lavoie, told the jury as he began his closing argument. They are not blaming the county for the crash itself

Former Laker teammate Pau Gasol and others remember Laker legend Kobe Bryant on what would have been his 44th birthday.

Jerry Buss through the Showtime Era, the Kobe-Shaq three-peat, and more. [August 23, 2022]

Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa Bryant deserves millions in damages because she will always “live in fear” that gruesome photos of her loved ones' charred ...

The county has also worked tirelessly for two and half years to make sure its site photos of the crash were never publicly disseminated. Lavoie said testimony and evidence in the case proved that photos of Kobe Bryant’s body were displayed for others by a deputy in a bar and a fire official at an awards gala, claiming a lack of policies and training was partly to blame. She was adamant the county did not violate the Bryant family’s constitutional right to privacy. “The county continues to express its deepest sympathies for the families that suffered this terrible loss. “Can you imagine hiking down into a ravine to take personal souvenir photos of a deceased child… “She felt she needed to run down to the end of the pier and jump into the water, but she couldn’t escape her body. She couldn’t escape the pain of losing her husband and daughter.” Still, he said investigators also failed to conduct a thorough probe after the photo scandal surfaced. “A million dollars (per year) because of the cruelty,” Jackson said. County Fire Captain Brian Jordan returned his laptop with the hard drive missing. In his own closing argument Tuesday, Vanessa’s lawyer Craig Lavoie recalled how his client gave harrowing testimony last Friday detailing the moment she first learned of the unauthorized photos. Based on life expectancy, he said Bryant should get $40 million for future suffering, while Chester should receive $30 million.

When Vanessa Bryant filed an invasion of privacy lawsuit for the Kobe Bryant crash photos leak, she was seeking millions in damages.

“They did it inhumanely and then they laughed about it, lied about it, and tried to cover it up. The Bryant matriarch also shared her fear of the photos spreading on social media. It is said to be for both the Bryant and Chester families, though Vanessa’s lawyer didn’t mention their own figures.

On what would've been Kobe Bryant's 44th birthday on Tuesday, Aug. 23, the Lakers honored the late legend by giving newborns at UCLA's Mattel Children's ...

In photos shared by the Lakers on Tuesday, the newborn can be seen sporting a beanie with Bryant’s infamous No. They’ve already got a little of the Mamba Mentality in them.” The five-time NBA champion

Spend Kobe Bryant Day, August 24, checking out the best Kobe murals and street art across Los Angeles, including Downtown, South LA, the Valley, Melrose, ...

[Monkish Brewing](https://www.monkishbrewing.com/) is nearby. Many Kobe murals merge LA iconography with Lakers style, but few do it as well as Danny Mateo’s mural on the Western Ave side of United Auto Center in Jefferson Park. There is a tendency to pack as much detail as possible into these murals, to best encapsulate all of the many things that Kobe achieved, and that he meant to the city. One of the most touching pieces of Kobe’s legacy is his relationship with his daughters, including middle daughter Gianna, who died with him in the helicopter crash. [rapper](https://deadline.com/2021/05/kobe-bryant-los-angeles-lakers-rap-album-hall-of-fame-induction-1234757106/) too, sort of). After Kobe’s death it became one of the most popular places for mourners to gather, and now the mural is covered with messages written by fans and admirers from around the world. But Kobe’s stature is so great, and the mural’s depiction of [Mural](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kobe+Bryant+Mural+by+Jonas+Never/@34.0372963,-118.268709,17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x80c2c7b9cc555555:0x2c52d4f64464c969!2sShaquille's!8m2!3d34.0444638!4d-118.2647377!3m4!1s0x80c2c7388fbb39df:0x6b0b3ae919725e5c!8m2!3d34.0394549!4d-118.2678976) by [Jonas Never](https://www.instagram.com/never1959/?hl=en) As Lloyd puts it, “Now seeing the murals is a wonderful reminder of what he means to the people of Los Angeles. In the aftermath of the accident in 2020, Lloyd felt that “seeing others expressing their sadness by leaving flowers, notes, and cards, hugging their loved ones and grieving at the murals, helped me feel like I wasn’t alone.” His untimely death in January 2020 was an unqualified tragedy, a disaster that now feels like a harbinger of a hellish year to come. But most Laker fans sit in the arena’s Upper Bowl or at home in front of their TVs, or listen to the radio broadcast as they work.

An attorney for Vanessa Bryant's co-plaintiff Tuesday asked a federal jury to award their client tens of millions of dollars for emotional distress caused ...

Chester's constitutional rights," Lavoie said, asking the jury to hold the county liable for "the constitutional violations of its employees." Two families separately settled with the county over the photos for $1.25 million each. Deputy Michael Russell testified that he texted several photos from the accident site to his gamer friend one day after the crash. The county has not disputed that at the very least some photos were shared with deputies and firefighters, but defense attorneys maintain that all images taken by first responders were deleted upon orders of superior officers, and no longer exist in any form. While attorneys for both Chester and Bryant made closing statements, only Chester's specified a dollar amount, according to TMZ. Chester, like Bryant, lost his spouse and daughter in the crash.

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal formed two ends of arguably the greatest duo we have ever seen in NBA history. The Lakers dominated the early-2000s with ...

He shared a beautiful graphic of Kobe with wings and wearing his snakeskin Lakers jersey and let the world know that he misses Kobe. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal formed two ends of arguably the greatest duo we have ever seen in NBA history. The Lakers dominated the early-2000s with Shaq and Kobe, making them one of the greatest teams of all time.

On Tuesday, the basketball world paid tribute to Kobe Bryant, who would have turned 44 years old. The former NBA superstar died alongside his daughter, ...

A day later, the basketball world is still celebrating Kobe. Shaq and Kobe won three-straight NBA titles together in the early 2000's. Among those who shared a message for Kobe was his wife, Vanessa.

For many in the NBA community, it can still be difficult to accept the fact that Kobe Bryant is gone more than two years removed from his tragic death.

He was an author. 24 as Kobe Bryant Day](https://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi/status/767882436038500353), celebrating the five-time NBA champion after his retirement by recognizing the two jersey numbers (Nos. He was an Oscar-winning filmmaker.

An enormous new mural in honor of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant will be unveiled in downtown Los Angeles on Mamba Day 2022.

The book is "Epoca," one of the children's stories Bryant created through his Granity Studios company after he retired from basketball. "Kobe Bryant created stories for children that featured Black and Brown characters, so he inspired kids in ways that went even beyond what he did on the basketball court," Smith told City News Service. The new outdoor mural measuring 125 feet-by-32 feet is at the offices of the West Coast Trial Lawyers at 1147 S. The numbers are a nod to the two jersey numbers Bryant wore during his 20-year career with the Lakers. Both numbers were retired by the Lakers in 2017, the year after he retired. The unofficial remembrance of Bryant, nicknamed "Black Mamba," is every Aug.

Jerry Jackson, attorney for plaintiff Chris Chester, asked that the county be ordered to pay $2.5 million to both Bryant and his client for pain and ...

Chester's constitutional rights," Lavoie said, asking the jury to hold the county liable for "the constitutional violations of its employees." Two families separately settled with the county over the photos for $1.25 million each. The county has not disputed that at the very least some photos were shared with deputies and firefighters, but defense attorneys maintain that all images taken by first responders were deleted upon orders of superior officers, and no longer exist in any form. The arguments came on the 10th day of trial for Bryant and Chester's combined lawsuits alleging negligence and invasion of privacy for the taking and sharing of accident scene photos, which the county says have all been destroyed. Deputy Michael Russell testified that he texted several photos from the accident site to his gamer friend one day after the crash. Discussing the awards for future pain and suffering against the county sheriff's and fire departments, Jackson told jurors that if they felt the proposed monetary damages were too high, "you should reduce it. "We're here because of intentional conduct -- the county violated Mrs. Bryant's 41-year-old husband Kobe and 13-year-old daughter Gianna, along with Chester's wife Sarah and the couple's 13-year-old daughter Payton, were among those killed in the Jan. County's first responders at the scene of the tragedy. In his summation, attorney Craig Lavoie mentioned that Tuesday would have been Kobe's 44th birthday. After rebuttal, the jury will begin deliberations. [Kobe Bryant lawsuit: Attorney asks jury to award millions to Bryant co-plaintiff](https://www.foxla.com/news/kobe-bryant-lawsuit-attorney-asks-jury-to-awards-millions-to-plaintiffs) [Kobe Bryant lawsuit: Closing arguments underway over helicopter crash scene photos](https://www.foxla.com/news/kobe-bryant-lawsuit-closing-arguments-expected-soon-crash-scene-photos) [Kobe Bryant lawsuit: Testimony continues in ninth day of helicopter crash scene photos trial](https://www.foxla.com/news/kobe-bryant-lawsuit-testimony-continues-in-ninth-day-of-helicopter-crash-scene-photos-trial) [Kobe Bryant lawsuit: Vanessa Bryant gives emotional testimony on leaked crash scene photos](https://www.foxla.com/news/kobe-bryant-lawsuit-vanessa-bryant-gives-emotional-testimony-on-leaked-crash-scene-photos) [Kobe Bryant lawsuit: Crash scene photos shared during awards ceremony gala, witness testifies](https://www.foxla.com/news/kobe-bryant-lawsuit-la-county-deputy-who-took-photos-of-crash-site-claims-he-lost-phone-in-las-vegas) [Kobe Bryant lawsuit: Bartender tells jury that LASD deputy showed gruesome crash photos at bar](https://www.foxla.com/video/1104397)

They may be a little too young to remember, but the newest members of Laker Nation got a sweet care package from UCLA Health. For the second year in a row, ...

They've already got a little of the Mamba Mentality in them." "WELCOME TO THE WORLD! In addition to scoring the Purple and Gold swag, the little ones were also presented with a heartwarming note from the Lakers and UCLA Health that read, in part:

Kobe Bryant's widow and a family friend deserve $75 million in damages for the emotional distress they're enduring after emergency personnel shared grisly ...

An attorney urged a jury in federal court to award $75 million to Vanessa Bryant and her fellow plaintiff, Chris Chester -- whose wife and daughter were ...

Los Angeles County has argued that the crash photos were never posted online and ended up being deleted shortly following the crash. In 2020, both Bryant and Chester chose to sue Los Angeles County. Chester's attorney, Jerome Jackson, asked for $2.5 million apiece for Bryant and Chester due to their two years of "emotional distress."

Kobe Bryant Day will include the unveiling of a mural in downtown L.A. and a special light show at Santa Monica Pier.

Chris Chester, whose wife, Sarah, and 13-year-old daughter, Payton, were also killed in the crash, joined Bryant in the lawsuit. 8 beanie hats and certificates to say that they’ve “already got a little bit of the Mamba Mentality in them.” 26, 2020, helicopter crash [along with seven others](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-27/kobe-bryant-helicopter-crash-victims), playing basketball atop a giant rendering of “Epoca,” the book series Bryant created. When Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on Jan. The mural, which takes up the building’s entire side wall, features a closeup of Bryant in black and white. The annual Kobe Bryant Day celebration will include the unveiling of a giant outdoor mural at the West Coast Trial Lawyers’ offices at 1147 S.

It's not every day you get to sit down and hear a story from the legendary Bill Bertka. And his stories — there's nothing like them.

he became a very special person in the world.” “As I reflect on him during his career,” Bertka declared, “He had intangibles. “It was that 1999-2000 season that Kobe Bryant became a legitimate basketball player.” He became a champion for the first time too. You could always see that he had those.” He knew every player.” He was gonna’ show you that he didn’t have any weaknesses.” In their fifth game, a deciding game, “this rookie, Kobe Bryant,” Bertka recalled, “takes four ill-time shots. He said he was standing there with the ball in his hands. He didn’t enter the NBA and immediately become a disrupter. And as he’s sitting with me in the conference room, he swings his hand up in the air and slaps it down on the glass, his 1985 NBA championship ring clanging against the surface. “There were two phases of Kobe,” Bertka started things off. He apologized to me for the delay, still chuckling at his observation.

The mural, the largest ever unveiled featuring the former Lakers legend, comes on Mamba Day, the annual celebration of the life and career of Kobe Bryant.

During his playing career, Bryant became known for his unrivaled intensity — a trait that made him one of the sport's most loved and hated players. I just kind of wanted to commemorate her and keep her joy alive throughout the city." Kobe often reached out to upcoming NBA stars, lending advice but also calling on them to rise to the occasion and complete a set of challenges. "I wanted to focus on the creative genius that is Kobe Bryant," said Smith, one of the illustrators behind the striking mural. To his left, a beautiful and realistic depiction of a black mamba, referring to the highly venomous snake that Kobe modeled his alter-ego around after a decision to separate his personal life from his playing career — noting the striking ability and temperament of the creature, which is also known to shed its skin. It's the largest portrait of Bryant ever displayed in L.A., created by a duo of artists Odeith and Nikkolas Smith

A group of nine federal jurors began deliberating Wednesday in the civil case over graphic photos taken at the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe ...

In their rebuttal, Bryant's attorneys argued the photos could still exist because one of the deputies AirDropped them to a firefighter that hasn't been identified. Referring to testimony given by veteran law enforcement officials including Sheriff Alex Villanueva, Li reminded the jury of a practice of first responders keeping "death books" since the Polaroid was around. "Does it shock the conscience that he needed to talk?" Li was emotional as he said: "But for those people, we may never have heard of this." The rebuttal evoked tears from Vanessa Bryant and Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka in the courtroom. "That's not a constitutional issue, that's a county issue," she said. Jurors also will have to wrestle with what constitutes "the public" in this case. One of the deputies shared photos containing human remains with another deputy as they were playing the video game "Call of Duty," and another showed them to a bartender he considered a friend. Los Angeles County, though, has argued that it acted appropriately to investigate and delete the photos and prevent them from ever spreading. Their attorneys asked the jury for damages of up to $42.5 million for Bryant and $32.5 million for Chester. She also noted that the deputy was disciplined for his actions. The misdemeanor crime is punishable by up to $1,000 per violation.

The Lakers posted pics of the babies wearing white hats featuring Kobe's iconic No. 8 ... along with a welcome note from the team and staff at UCLA Mattel ...

[donated](https://www.nba.com/lakers/gallery/photos-lakers-and-ucla-health-gift-newborns--families-to-honor-kobes-birthday-2021) the KB24-inspired care package to babies born on the Mamba's bday ... The Lakers posted pics of the babies wearing white hats featuring Kobe's iconic No. along with a welcome note from the team and staff at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. The Los Angeles Lakers paid tribute to Los Angeles Lakers Give UCLA Newborns Kobe Gear ... Lakers Give UCLA Newborns Kobe Bryant Gear On Legend's 44th Bday

That was the line Los Angeles County attorney Mira Hashmall returned to over and over in urging a federal jury to reject Vanessa Bryant's claims that her ...

“It's a pictures case with no pictures,” county lawyer argued before jurors started deliberating case about graphic crash scene photos admittedly shared by ...

And Jackson reminded jurors that he himself received an voicemail message at his office during the trial from someone purporting to have possession of grisly crash scene photos for sale. Li said the lawsuit from Bryant and Chester revealed “pure chaos” when it came to training and guidelines related to sensitive photos taken by county officials for no legitimate purpose. She is here today to expose the county sheriff’s department and fire department.” Imbrenda showed photos of remains to a group that included fellow firefighter Sky Cornell and his girlfriend at the gala. She argued the photo sharing by Deputy Joey Cruz at the Baja California Bar & Grill in Norwalk, Calif., and the display of photos by Firefighter Captain Tony Imbrenda at an awards dinner were instances where the images never left the county employees’ handheld devices. County Fire Captain Brian Jordan as they toured the wreckage have ever surfaced online, been shared with the media or even been seen by Bryant and Chester.

Jury in Vanessa Bryant's civil trial against Los Angeles County begins deliberations after 11 days of testimony and arguments over Kobe crash photos.

“Apparently, accountability means $75 million from a public entity in the county of Los Angeles,” Hashmall said. If so, the jury then can decide to award damages based on evidence and “common sense,” according to the instructions given to the jury by U.S. Judge Walter also told the jury this case is not about who is responsible for the crash itself. Hashmall noted to the jury that this case “can’t be about revenge” for Bryant. There is no box for better training and better policies (to force upon the county).” “She trusts that you will find what is a just and reasonable number,” Li told the jury. At the end of the day, though, the only box you’re going to have (to fill out) is the one for damages. He also brought up the time a fire captain showed crash-scene photos at an awards gala in February 2020 like it was a “party trick.” He recommended both plaintiffs be awarded $2.5 million each for their last 2.5 years of suffering and then should get up to $1 million for the rest of their lives – roughly 30 years for Chester and 40 for Bryant. Bryant and Chester brought this case to trial after filing a lawsuit against the county several months after the crash. This includes the time she said sheriff’s deputy Joey Cruz “made a mistake” when Mira Hashmall, the lead outside counsel for the county defendants, made her case Wednesday during closing arguments to the jury.

Jury ordered L.A. County to pay $31 million in the trial over graphic photos from Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site that sheriff's deputies and firefighters ...

Under cross-examination Friday, Villanueva said the fact that no photos have surfaced online proved that internal investigators assigned to the case had done a thorough job stopping their spread. The phone of Joey Cruz, a deputy who showed graphic photos to a bartender in Norwalk, had been reset before it was turned over to the firm, Lavoie said. County lawyers countered that there were legitimate reasons for first responders to take and receive the photos, including to help determine the size of the crash site and decide what resources were needed. They were shown to firefighters and their spouses during an awards gala at a hotel in Universal City in what amounted, one witness said, to a “party trick.” They were passed from one deputy to another as the pair played video games. It wasn’t until most of the involved deputies had received new phones that officials hired a firm to conduct a forensic examination of employee devices. “You can’t award too much money for what they went through,” Jackson said. When it was turned on, it was as if it was new, with no photos saved. Walter that they had reached a unanimous decision. The captain, Brian Jordan, who has since retired, Bryant soon after left the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles without speaking to reporters. Chester lost his wife, Sarah, and daughter, Payton, in the crash. “We’re not here because of an accident,” Bryant’s attorney Craig Lavoie told jurors during his closing arguments Tuesday, on what would have been Kobe Bryant’s 44th birthday.

A jury ruled in favor of Vanessa Bryant after an 11-day trial about gruesome photos that were shared after a helicopter crash that killed nine.

The plaintiffs' attorneys said the spread of the photos came from the morning of the crash, when one deputy, Douglas Johnson, hiked up through rough and foggy terrain to arrive at a grisly scene where body parts and debris lay scattered in the hills of Calabasas. "And the behavior of defendants seemed so outrageous and unnecessary that substantial damages were warranted." Similarly, the jury attributed $9 million of Chester's award to the sheriff's department and $6 million to the fire department. The plaintiffs prevailed on the other liability questions as it pertained to the county agencies' failure to prevent such violations with adequate policies or training. Imbrenda denied this at trial, but one of Bryant’s attorneys asked the jury to consider who was more credible: Imbrenda or the woman who reported what she heard – a former emergency medical technician who also is a cousin of one of the other victims of the crash. This was when fire captain Tony Imbrenda showed crash-scene photos on his phone to a group, including one who walked away saying he had just seen Kobe’s “burnt-up” body, according to the witness. They cited evidence of several people who possessed or received the photos but were never identified, as well as the missing computer hard drive of a fire captain, Brian Jordan, who was rebuked in a letter from his department for taking photos from the crash scene without having a legitimate business reason for doing so. The bartender said Cruz described the photos as including Kobe’s remains, but The county’s legal team said the photos never were posted online and were forever deleted shortly after the crash in an effort to prevent their further spread. “We are grateful for the jury’s hard work in this case," said a statement from Mira Hashmall of the firm Miller Barondess. At the trial, the plaintiffs’ attorneys also emphasized two public incidents in which the photos were displayed or “publicly disseminated,” arguably violating the rights of the plaintiffs. She did not comment as she pushed through a crowd of news cameras and got into black GMC Yukon with her attorney, Luis Li.

The nine jurors who returned the unanimous verdict agreed with Vanessa Bryant and her attorneys that deputies and firefighters taking and sharing photos of the ...

But she emphasized that the photos had never appeared publicly, and had never even been seen by the plaintiffs. The pictures were shared mostly between employees of the LA County sheriff’s and fire departments including by some who were playing video games and attending an awards banquet. She acknowledged that they should not have been shared with everyone who saw them.

The jurors who returned the verdict Wednesday agreed with Vanessa Bryant and her attorneys that her privacy was invaded when they took and shared photos of ...

The jury returned its verdict on Kobe Bryant Day, which is celebrated on Aug. But she emphasized that the photos had never appeared publicly, and had never even been seen by the plaintiffs. The pictures were shared mostly between employees of the LA County sheriff’s and fire departments including by some who were playing video games and attending an awards banquet. She acknowledged that they should not have been shared with everyone who saw them. Vanessa Bryant tearfully testified during the 11-day trial that news of the photos compounded her still-raw grief a month after losing her husband and daughter, and that she still has panic attacks at the thought that they might still be out there. The nine jurors who returned the unanimous verdict agreed with Vanessa Bryant and her attorneys that the photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna invaded her privacy and brought her emotional distress.

Vanessa Bryant sued Los Angeles County for allegedly sharing unauthorized photos of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, their daughter Gianna and ...

"I live in fear every day," she explained, adding that she never wants her kids Natalia, 19, Bianka, 5, and Capri, 3, to ever see the pictures. The deputies took these photos for their own personal gratification." "I just remember not wanting to react with my girls in the room," she recalled on Aug. While we disagree with the jury's findings as to the County's liability, we believe the monetary award shows that jurors didn't believe the evidence supported the Plaintiffs' request of $75 million for emotional distress." County in the case, said in a statement after the verdict, "We are grateful for the jury's hard work in this case. 24, after nearly two weeks of testimony from first responders and Vanessa herself, a jury reached a verdict and ordered Los Angeles County to pay Vanessa $16 million in damages.

Ms. Bryant had sued Los Angeles County over the sharing of photos of human remains from the helicopter crash that killed her husband, her daughter and seven ...

The jury disagreed, finding that the failure of both agencies to train employees about the right to privacy amounted to a constitutional violation. Chester’s lawyer, asked the jury to consider awarding a total of as much as $75 million to the plaintiffs — $2.5 million each for past suffering, plus about $1 million for each year of their remaining life expectancy — a formula that would add up to $30 million for Mr. Bryant, showed the jury a flow chart of how the photos had spread. Bryant, testified that he had offered “amnesty” to deputies for coming forward with the images and then deleting them. The suit was an effort hold officials to account for behavior that lawyers for Ms. Villanueva, who took the witness stand just after Ms. Bryant’s friends, including the professional soccer player Sydney Leroux and the singer Ciara, appeared in the gallery to support her. And they said that police officers, firefighters and other emergency responders need the flexibility to document accident scenes before federal investigators or coroner’s officials arrive, so the taking of the photographs was justified. Her lawyers argued that orders from Fire Department and Sheriff’s Department officials to delete the images after inquiries were begun amounted to the destruction of evidence and an attempted cover-up. The photos were not introduced as evidence in the trial. “I felt like I wanted to run down the block and just scream,” Ms. Bryant, a star for the Los Angeles Lakers, achieved a stature in Southern California that far transcended basketball.

En medio de la incertidumbre producto de la pandemia de COVID-19, la NBA reanudó la campaña 2019-20 y los Lakers se coronaron por décima séptima ocasión.

Con su retorno a las NBA Finals, Anthony Davis habló de la importancia que significaba para los Lakers y Kobe regresar a dicha fase. Davis y James tenían una meta en claro: regresar a Los Ángeles con el trofeo Larry O’Brien. Miami tampoco tuvo antídoto para frenar a los Lakers y las Finales concluyeron en seis compromisos. Con un paso de ciclón en la fase final del campeonato, Los Ángeles rompieron una sequía de 10 campañas sin llegar a las Finales. Con el inicio de la postemporada, los Lakers informaron que vestirían un jersey especial en honor a Kobe. [LeBron James](https://us.as.com/masdeporte/los-records-de-kobe-bryant-que-podria-romper-lebron-james-n/), quien estaba en su segunda campaña con los Lakers, se ofreció a mantener en alto el nombre de Bryant.