In fact, Kobe playfully responded with some flirtatious comments that only intensified the speculation. "It's been my dream ...

In fact, Bryant said he only heard of MJ when he stepped foot in America, coming from Italy at 13 years old. The Black Mamba ...

Rome, January 27 - Italy on Monday mourned adopted son Kobe Bryant, the basketball legend who has died at the age of 41 in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles. Bryant did a lot of his growing up in ...

US basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter ... after Bryant opened just hours before his death - and Italy, where Bryant spent part of his childhood as his father played in the ...

Today is Vanessa Bryant's birthday so Kobe went above and beyond and flew in a chef from Paper Moon, Vanessa's favorite restaurant in Milan, to cook dinner for her.

and was the number he wore in Italy when he was younger. His switch to No. 24 later on in his career was to match the jersey number he had in high school at Lower Merion. The LA Lakers honored Kobe ...

They would become lifelong friends. Two-time WNBA Champion Tamika Catchings remembers growing up in Italy with Kobe Bryant. Tamika would have a similar journey path to the Lakers star, and become ...

Kobe Bean Bryant is born in Philadelphia ... After his father retires from the NBA in 1983, the Bryant family moves to Italy where his Dad continues to play basketball until 1991.

Kobe Bryant's last few seasons with the Lakers were painful, but he tried to alleviate the pain by trying to recruit a Hall ...