All Blog Posts Tagged 'KOBE' (15)

Early Saturday morning – early, EARLY Saturday morning – Kobe Bryant took to his Facebook page to vent frustration in the wake of the likely Achilles tear that he suffered in a game against the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. Kobe, who appeared calm and resigned to his fate while talking to the press immediately after the Laker win, admitted to be a bit woozy due to…

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Kobe Bryant is NOT getting divorced.

Vanessa -- through her lawyer, disso-queen Laura Wasser -- filed to end her marriage in December, 2011. Several months later ... Kobe -- in an attempt to win her back -- deeded over his interest in their 3 Newport Beach mansions.

Since she filed, Vanessa and Kobe were on-again, off-again like high school students.

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Kobe Bryant does not suffer fools (or Smush Parker) lightly, even if they are filling the seats at the Staples Center and adorned in purple and gold.

Aware that fickle fans are questioning the composition and strategy of the revamped Los Angeles Lakers after an 0-2 start to the season, Bryant ridiculed critics while meeting with the press on…

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In their latest issue, Dime Magazine named Kobe Bryant the Player of the Century in their cover article. Not surprisingly, this sparked a little debate as Dime reported thousands of fans trying to make the case for his or her favorite player.

It may be a tad early to be naming someone the Player of the Century when there have only been 12 years in this century, but…

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Kobe Bryant has reportedly given up two of the mansions he and his soon-to-be ex-wife Vanessa bought, after receiving settlement in there divorce and word is she may also receive $75 million…. Talk about getting paid!!!!



The LA Lakers baller has…

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Sanaa Lathan was flirting with Kobe Bryant according to gatecrasher.

Here's what they said: Kobe Bryant’s impending divorce may come as good news to Sanaa Lathan. A source who attended Jay-Z and Kanye West ’s Watch the Throne concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday tells us that the luscious-lipped “Love & Basketball” actress was flirting seductively…

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Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa caught the NBA star "very recently" in the latest act of infidelity, and that is why she filed for divorce ... sources directly connected with the couple tell TMZ.

Our sources would not tell us how Vanessa caught Kobe, but we do know it was NOT through text messages a la Tiger Woods.

We're told Vanessa had caught Kobe with "multiple…

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TMZ has learned ... contrary to news reports about Kobe Bryant's wealth -- the BBaller's net worth is approximately $150 million, according to sources in a direct position to know.

Sources intimately familiar with the situation says the $150 mil accounts for real estate holdings, stock, cash and other assets.

The figure is far less than news reports which set…

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Kobe Bryant's wife has filed for divorce.

Vanessa Bryant filed legal docs Friday afternoon, citing "irreconcilable differences."

Sources connected with the couple tell TMZ ... Vanessa -- who stuck by Kobe after he was charged with sexually assaulting a Colorado woman in 2003 -- decided to end the marriage because she believes Kobe has been unfaithful ...…

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Kobe Bryant has agreed to play in Italy during the NBA lockout, according to reports.



Sources close to the Lakers' superstar say that Bryant will head overseas to play for Virtus Bologna next week if owners and players can't reach a deal over the weekend.



The two sides will go into today's negotiating session in Manhattan - which Bryant intends to… Continue

As the NBA lockout enters its fourth week on Friday and with no end in sight, the Kobe Bryant-to-Turkey rumors continue to heat up.



But Bryant's asking price - reportedly $1 million per month - could be a deal-breaker for Besiktas, the same team that has a one-year contract in place with the Nets' Deron Williams in the event that the lockout extends into the NBA… Continue

Kobe Bryant's homophobic outburst "perpetuates a culture of discrimination and hate" ... so says a gay rights group which has deemed last night's incident as "horribly offensive."

TMZ spoke with the Human Rights Campaign -- who told them, "What a disgrace for Kobe Bryant to use such horribly offensive and distasteful language, especially when millions of… Continue

Female dogs need not apply. Snoop drops a visual for his DJ Khalil produced cut with Devin off Doggumentary, dropping March 29th.

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For those who don’t know, the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2010 NBA Championship after an epic battle between the Boston Celtics, but Kobe let it be known that he has one more ring than Shaquille O’neal. Kobe has always lived in the shadow of Shaq, with the media and commentators contributing Kobe’s first 3 rings to O’neal. These two have had an internal beef since Kobe allegedly raped a young lady in Colorado in the Summer of 2003, then tried to snitch… Continue

The time Kobe Bryant's father spent in the WNBA is proving to be more costly than he thought -- he's accused of stiffing the lawyers who repped him when he got fired from coaching the L.A. Sparks.

TMZ obtained a lawsuit filed in L.A. County Superior Court -- in which the Russ August & Kabat law firm claim Joe "Jellybean" Bryant never forked over the $76,520.78 he owes for the work the firm did during Jellybean's "dispute with the Los Angeles… Continue