That epitomized the late NBA great’s relationship with the women’s game. After his 20-year playing career ended, Bryant turned his focus to the next generation, mentoring some of women’s basketball’s biggest stars, from WNBA champion and Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi to former Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu.

West Coast rap icon The Game connected the fifth anniversary of the death of the late legendary Kobe Bryant with the rains in the blistering Los Angeles landscape.

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The Houston Rockets are the talk of the NBA after they pulled off a remarkable comeback capped by Amen Thompson's game-winner in a 114-112 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday night. The game was full of stunning moments,

But there was no bravado from Thompson, no puffing of his chest, no yelling, nothing. Just a congratulatory text from his twin brother Ausar and a finger pointing to the vein on his right forearm. Ice.