Mambummed: Bryant feels his mom’s actions have added insult to the injury he has to deal with. Most of us will never know what it feels like to be a world famous athlete with hundreds upon millions of dollars. And most of us cannot relate to having the burden of being such with money grabbing family members. That is what L.A. Lakers superstar KOBE BRYANT is dealing with these days—besides a surgically repaired...

Long road ahead: Bryant ponders restoration of an Achilles that will challenge him like no other injury before. If you don’t know by now (you must live on Uranus if you don’t), KOBE BRYANT is the consummate professional. A man that puts his heart and soul—and then some—into his craft. So when Bryant decided to vent his frustration on Facebook to the social masses about the stark reality that his season (and possibly...

Bryant says he felt a pop in his ankle which signifies the end of his season and maybe the Lakers’ year as well. In the midst of a final playoff push, after a horrendous start to the year and subsequent season resurrection, the Los Angeles Lakers have likely lost the one player they could not afford to lose: KOBE BRYANT. Battling through injury and pain all season, Bryant fell to the court with 3:08 left in the fourth quarter Friday...

Xavier Henry got an earful of World Peace’s special brand of in-your-face “sexiness” during his Laker return Tuesday. While injuries continue to be taboo around the NBA, L.A. Lakers forward METTA WORLD PEACE has not allowed being hurt to be a factor with him. Playing in his first game Tuesday versus the Hornets just 12 days after knee surgery, MWP explains why a torn meniscus in his knee is no match for him… Metta...

Superman salute: Four-time NBA champion and three-time Finals MVP O’Neal was honored Tuesday at Staples. SHAQUILLE O’NEAL, the charismatic anchor of the rebirth of the L.A. Lakers dynasty at the start of the 2000′s, had his No. 34 jersey retired Tuesday night before the Lakers-Mavericks game at Staples Center and received a star-studded tribute in the process. First, from his teammate (and sometime nemesis) KOBE...

Gibson calls the play on Kobe very dangerous and believes it was one of Jones’s many tricks as a dirty defender. Much has been said about the DAHNTAY JONES play a few nights ago that left KOBE BRYANT with an injured left ankle. Bryant thought it was a dirty, dangerous play on Jones’s part and vowed payback on the Atlanta Hawks defender. Now Cleveland Cavs guard DANIEL “BOOBY” GIBSON gives his take on the play and...

As anticipated, the fans at Orlando’s Amway Arena let DWIGHT HOWARD have it Tuesday night as the Lakers were in town to play the Magic. Howard was unceremoniously booed during pre-game intros… Fans also came armed with posters and signs, showing their “apparent love” for the former Magic...

Kobe clearly thinks Dwight Howard needs to have some Mamba in him when he takes on his old team Tuesday. Dastardly DWIGHT HOWARD makes his return to Orlando Tuesday when the Lakers take on the Magic at Amway Center in what Howard believes will be an emotional game. But according to Lakers beat writer Mark Medina, KOBE BRYANT wasn’t too thrilled to hear Howard say that, while offering his take on how Dwight ought to handle what...

The greatness of KOBE BRYANT was again on display at Staples Center Friday as the Black Mamba hits three nearly impossible 3-pointers down the stretch to lead the Lakers comeback and force overtime only to seal the game over Toronto with a two handed dunk with seconds remaining, giving Los Angeles another come from behind victory, 118-116… Bryant willed the Lakers back from an 11-point fourth quarter deficit with 41 points, 12...

Just as I suspected, Magic point guard JAMEER NELSON has a response to DWIGHT HOWARD’s claim that he played with a team “full of people nobody wanted” while in Orlando. In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel at Wednesday’s shootaround in Miami, Nelson said Howard needs to be a man and take ownership for his words he said during a video interview with CBS affiliate KCAL’s Kristine Leahy. “At some point,...