Shaquille O'Neal and the late Kobe Bryant will forever be remembered as one of the best duos in NBA history. However, their relationship as teammates wasn't always smooth sailing.

That, however, wasn't the case for Gary Payton. The Glove kept the same fire throughout ... Related: "I'ma keep on winnin' ...

The Los Angeles Lakers could have won a fourth championship before Shaq and Kobe parted ways ... reloaded by acquiring Karl Malone and Gary Payton. But Mailman suffered an injury in the middle ...

Kobe Bryant isn't so hard to understand once you ... Show him some mercy. With Gary Payton and Karl Malone, the Lakers don't need Kobe. Send him to Milwaukee or Indiana or Utah, somewhere where ...

In 2024, Bronny James joined his father LeBron on the Los Angeles Lakers. Here's a closer look at the highest-scoring father-son duos in NBA history.

took a thinly veiled shot at Kobe Bryant. "The last time I was at the Finals, Michael Jordan was playing Gary Payton," Obama told Wilbon. "I was actually telling some young people, and I said ...

Vanessa Bryant ... Kobe Bryant, 41, daughter Gianna, 13, and six family friends died when their helicopter crashed in California in January 2020. Mr Chester lost his wife Sarah and daughter Payton ...