Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images One Lone Player Stands for the Anthem as NBA Finals Get Underway Just a single player for the Miami Heat stood for the national anthem prior to the first game of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. By Johnathan Jones October 1, 2020
Mark J. Terrill / AP; Jae C. Hong / AP LA Sheriff Issues a Challenge to LeBron James: 'Let's See What He Does' NBA star LeBron James has been asked to help the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He has yet to respond. By Jack Davis September 15, 2020
Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images Sports Pundit Goes Off in Scathing Rebuke: 'LeBron James Is a Bigot' 'I’m black. I’m not scared. I’m not terrified. Neither is LeBron James. He’s lying.' By Erin Coates August 25, 2020
@Lakers / Twitter LeBron James Wears MAGA Hat Modified for His Own Purpose Before Suffering Surprise Playoff Loss The Lakers superstar insisted on pushing a social justice message before an uninspiring playoff loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. By Bryan Chai August 19, 2020
Mitchell Leff / Getty Images Charles Barkley Stands Up for Standing as Kneeling Sweeps the NBA After every player knelt Thursday, Charles Barkley said NBA players who choose to stand for the national anthem should not be ‘vilified.’ By Johnathan Jones July 31, 2020
Ashley Landis / Pool / AP Every Single Player and Coach Protests During Anthem on NBA's Opening Night 'I think it’s critical that all of us, in a unified way, turn attention to social justice,' Utah coach Quin Snyder said of the divisive anthem protests. By The Associated Press July 30, 2020
Stefanie Keenan / Getty Images for Baby2Baby ; Vanessa Bryant / Instagram screen shot Vanessa Bryant Receives Flowers on What Would've Been Her 19th Wedding Anniversary with Kobe On the day of their anniversary, Vanessa got a beautiful reminder of their love. By Amanda Thomason April 21, 2020
Katelyn Mulcahy / Getty Images LeBron James Refuses To Play Basketball if NBA Implements Coronavirus Contingency As the NBA mulls holding games in empty arenas, one of the league's biggest supertsars says he will not play if that happens. By Jack Davis March 7, 2020
Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images Vanessa Bryant's Emotional Eulogy for Kobe & Gianna: God Had To 'Bring Them Home to Heaven Together' Bryant said that while the world saw Kobe as a famous athlete and celebrity, she simply saw him as her husband and the father of her children. By Kim Davis February 25, 2020
ESPN / YouTube screen shot Lakers GM Reveals Kobe Bryant's 'Heroic' 'Last Human Act' on Helicopter: Helping 'Shape a Young Girl's Future' Just before the helicopter he was riding in crashed, Kobe Bryant was trying to help a girl secure an baseball internship. By Jack Davis February 25, 2020