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Spain tried everything. Pretty much none of it worked. The zone? Team USA shot over it, drove the baseline against it, picked it apart, and took the the win in the end.

As Lakers fans tune in to watch Kobe Bryant in the white number ten jersey, they should expect to see something very different from what they see in the purple and gold eight.

Kobe Bryant, basketball's Mr. Cool, got goose bumps during the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

Two fans from Thailand describe what they went through to go meet their idol... Kobe Bryant.

The Americans broke open a close game and went on to a 92-69 victory Thursday night to clinch a spot in the medal round.

During the Spain/Greece match-up, a spy who was down near the court said the only American player who came by the arena to scout was Kobe, who stayed for about a half before heading out.

Sasha Vujacic is workin' hard this off-season to prove to all his critics, that last season wasn't a fluke.

Vitamin Water viral video starring Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Deron Williams, Chris Paul, and Dwight Howard.

Kobe Bryant's No. 24 Lakers jersey was the top-selling NBA jersey in China this year, according to a press release from the NBA.

The United States improved to 4-0 against Angola, starting with the Dream Team's Olympic debut in 1992.

Tyson Gay ran into Kobe Bryant at the gym the other day, well, he did what any sports fan would do. He got excited. Star-struck even. Posed for a photo, then text messaged his mom.

The Lakers are considering moving Bryant to small forward and making frontcourt player Lamar Odom a guard.

Dr. Sean Zarzana (Dr. Z), Andrew’s personal trainer, blogs on Bynum's current condition and what we should expect from him for the 2008-09 NBA season.

What do Coby Karl, Joe Crawford, D.J. Mbenga, Dwayne Mitchell, Sun Yue have in common? They have a good chance of being on the L.A. Lakers when the season starts. So who has the best chance of making the team, what roles might they see, and what does it all mean for the Lakers?