Caption: Reports says a public memorial service for Bryant, his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash is planned for Feb. 24

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WHENEVERJALEN WILLIAMSgrabs his phone, he sees a collage of Kobe Bryant photos as his lock screen. The first tattoo the 22-year-old Oklahoma City Thunder forward ever got was a portrait of Bryant's face, steely eyed and biting down on the collar of his uniform

Kobe Bryant managed to build two Hall of Fame-level chapters in one career. First as No. 8, and then as No. 24. Wearing No. 8, the Mamba was a young phenom flying alongside Shaq and helping the Lakers three-peat from 2000 to 2002. That version of Kobe was ...

LOS ANGELES -- "There is no #24 without #2," Vanessa Bryant captioned an Instagram post showing the jerseys of her late husband Kobe and daughter Gianna draped over the seats where the two last sat at the Staples Center. Vanessa Bryant posted the photo ...