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Kobe Bryant to Mom: Don't Sell My Old Trophies!
Originally posted 05/04/2013 10:15AM
When your son grows up and moves away, what to do with all his stuff? Old basketball jerseys, tarnished high school trophies, um, a few L.A. Lakers' championship rings?
If you're Pamela Bryant, the mother of Lakers star Kobe Bryant, you might consider selling them for a tidy sum.
But better check with Kobe first.
In a cease-and-desist letter to Goldin Auctions of West Berlin, N.J., Bryant is seeking to block his mom's June sale of 42 pieces of early Kobe memorabilia worth an estimated $1.5 million. He alleges the items are not hers to sell.
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Kobe Bryant – and His $25K Watch – Play Ball for Charity
Originally posted 03/22/2013 06:00AM
It only costs $25,000 to keep time like the Black Mamba.
Kobe Bryant was announced as the new ambassador of Swiss luxury watch brand, Hublot, at the London Hotel in West Hollywood Wednesday night, where the Lakers star's limited edition "King Power Black Mamba" timepiece was unveiled.
Still recovering from his ankle injury, the basketball champ kept score in a charity shoot-off with two children from After-School All Stars Los Angeles and raised $30,000 for the Bryant Family Foundation.
"When the little girl kept missing shots, Kobe lifted her up towards the basket so she could shoot the ball in," an onlooker tells PEOPLE. "He was super sweet with the kids, and kept giving them high fives and hugs."
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Kobe Bryant: President Obama Talks Trash on the Basketball Court
Originally posted 09/28/2012 02:15PM
L.A. Lakers star Kobe Bryant is one of the best players in the NBA, but there is one opponent he goes a little easy on: President Barack Obama.
Bryant, who has played some games against the commander-in-chief at the White House, says Obama is "very, very good" on the basketball court, but Bryant was tentative about going full-out during their competitions.
"The thing that’s interesting is that if he makes a nice move, you kind of catch yourself," Bryant tells Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Friday. "I’m going to steal the ball from him. Then all the sudden, I start peeking around looking for the CIA. I say, you know, I should just let him go."
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Which Basketball Star Told Rob Pattinson He's a 'Big Fan' in L.A.?
Originally posted 09/25/2012 06:00AM
A slam dunk for Twilight!
Robert Pattinson stepped out Sunday night to attend Emmy host Jimmy Kimmel's after party at Soho House in Los Angeles.
Joined by a male friend, Pattinson was dressed casually in a baseball cap and jacket, but every girl in the room was "trying to get his attention," an onlooker tells PEOPLE.
Inside the star studded event, guests sipped on Don Julio margaritas and Bulleit Bourbon Old Fashioned cocktails and snacked on sliders from Umami Burger.
Samantha Ronson deejayed a set full of current hits and classic rock while nominees, winners and guests including Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi, Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery, L.A. Laker Kobe Bryant and more enjoyed the evening.
"At one point Rob approached Kobe to say hi and tell him he was a big fan," the source adds. "Kobe said the same right back to him!"
– Jennifer Garcia
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Vanessa Bryant: Kobe Better Be Winning If He's Going to Be Away
Originally posted 08/17/2012 11:25AM
For Vanessa Bryant, winning is not only an essential. It's everything. And so is her family.
"I certainly would not want to be married to somebody that can't win championships," the fashion figure and wife of Lakers star and five-time NBA champ Kobe Bryant tells New York magazine.
"If you're sacrificing time away from my family and myself for the benefit of winning championships," she says, "then winning a championship should happen every single year."
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Team U.S.A. Basketball Stars Toast Gold Medal Win in London
Originally posted 08/14/2012 06:00AM
After besting Spain in the gold medal game Sunday, some of Team U.S.A.'s Olympic basketball stars celebrated at TAO/Marquee's Club Bud in London.
Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony made the bash a family affair, bringing wives Vanessa and La La, who both happened to be wearing leopard-print dresses.
"Kobe rarely left his wife's side," a source tells PEOPLE. "They were very affectionate as he had one arm draped across her as she danced against him."
As the night wore on, Alicia Keys's husband Swizz Beatz, who was DJing, invited the basketball stars on stage and blasted Queen's "We Will Rock You" – before spraying the crowd with champagne.
Rapper Nas was also on hand for the celebration, and closed out the evening with a surprise performance that had the nearly 2,000 partygoers singing until well past 3 a.m.
– Melody Chiu
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PEOPLE Recommends: The Top Athletes on Facebook
Originally posted 08/08/2012 05:00PM
Worried you might go into Olympics withdrawal now that the Games are reaching their final stretch?
Keep the Olympic flame burning long after the Closing Ceremonies Sunday, courtesy of a select group of athletes who've obsessively Facebooked about the Games and are fun to read. Here are the top athletes to follow on Facebook – and don't forget to like People.com for all your celeb news.
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Kobe Bryant: Enjoying Olympics as a Family
Originally posted 08/06/2012 01:45PM
The Bryant family is getting into the Olympic spirit!
Kobe, wife Vanessa and daughters Natalia and Gianna cheered on Michael Phelps in the final swimming race of the London Olympics on Saturday.
"My girls and I have definitely been very blessed to be able to see history in the making," Vanessa, 30, tells PEOPLE.
Kobe, 33, Vanessa, Natalia, 9, and Gianna, 6, were all dressed in their Olympic best, wearing Team USA gear as they cheered on the swimmers.
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Kobe Bryant Kisses Estranged Wife Vanessa at Lakers Game
Originally posted 02/15/2012 10:15AM
It was a successful Valentine's Day both on and off the court for Kobe Bryant – apparently!
The basketball star, 33, was photographed kissing his estranged wife Vanessa Bryant, who filed for divorce in December, on his way to the locker room after the Lakers defeated the Atlanta Hawks Tuesday, reports TMZ.com.
Was he just full of love after his big victory?
Just weeks ago, Vanessa Bryant was awarded sole ownership of the couple's three Newport Beach homes, reportedly worth $18.8 million, in their divorce settlement.
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Jeremy Lin: Five Things to Know About NBA Star
Originally posted 02/11/2012 12:30PM
Before Friday night's big game between the L.A. Lakers and the New York Knicks, Kobe Bryant told reporters he didn't know the Knicks hot new point guard Jeremy Lin.
But that changed sometime between the 38 points Lin scored for his teammates and their 92-85 victory over the Lakers.
So who is the man showing up Kobe on the court? PEOPLE.com breaks down five things to know about Lin, the 23-year-old breakout NBA star.
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