Let’s take a moment to remember the great Kobe Bryant. In his 20 NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant won five championships, including the league’s last three-peat (2000-2002) with Shaquille O’Neal. Bryant ranks fourth all-time in regular season and postseason scoring and was the 2008 MVP. This Sunday, January 26, marks five years since his tragic death along with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. It’s hard to believe how quickly those five years have flown by, just as it’s hard to believe that today marks 15 years since the night the “Black Mamba” scored 81 points against the Raptors – still the second-highest scoring performance in NBA history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain’s legendary 100-point game in 1962.
The Story of Bryant and 50 Women
Among Kobe’s many accomplishments, he is also remembered for his relentless work ethic, famously known as the “Mamba Mentality. A story highlighting this mentality was shared on the Entirely NBA podcast. Former NBA player John Salley, who won 4 NBA championships and played alongside both Michael Jordan and Kobe, recounted an incident when Kobe was about to turn 21. During a game in Miami, where the Heat were vastly inferior to the Lakers at the time, Salley organized a party – a “gathering,” as he called it – with about 50 women and the players from the Lakers in attendance. Kobe decided to show up, but stayed only briefly because he had practice at 6 a.m. Salley sums up the story best in the video below.
It was this mentality that made Kobe the star of the Lakers and the NBA for 20 years. Bryant is one of the most prolific scorers in history, scoring at least 50 points 24 times in his career, which ranks third in league history behind Jordan (31) and Chamberlain (118). But also on the defensive side, Bryant was a 12-time All-Defensive Team selection, second only to Duncan’s 15. A complete player who, in my opinion, is undoubtedly one of the top 10 in history.
Vanessa Bryant is Releasing a Book Honoring Kobe
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I think this might not be the best time to recall a Kobe story with other women who aren’t her wife, Vanesaa, as she is set to release Mamba & Mambacita Forever, a heartfelt book honoring her late husband, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, and their daughter, Gianna. Scheduled for release on August 19, just days before Kobe Bryant Day (August 24) because he used the number 8 (August is the 8th month) and the 24. The book features over 100 murals from Los Angeles and around the world, capturing the global admiration for Kobe’s extraordinary career and Gianna’s potential as a rising basketball star. The project features photography by Andrew D. Bernstein, who previously worked with Kobe on his acclaimed book The Mamba Mentality: How I Play.
The book doesn’t just memorialize the Bryant family-it celebrates their impact. In the wake of their loss, murals, vigils, and sculptures have sprung up around the world to demonstrate the depth of their influence. Vanessa’s goal is to preserve these artistic tributes, share the powerful stories behind them, and keep their legacy alive. Beyond the book, Vanessa Bryant has dedicated herself to honoring their legacy through the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation, which supports youth sports programs. The Bryant family’s influence continues to shine through these efforts, ensuring that Kobe and Gianna’s contributions to basketball, fatherhood, and women’s sports are never forgotten.
VIDEO: Some Dude Just Dropped The Cold Hard Truth On Why All Of These NFL Prospects Are “Dating White Women”
Unless this is your first day in America, then you know race relations in this country dominate just everything, and that includes NBA and NFL drafts.
During the most recent NFL Draft in Detroit, social media was buzzing as athletes showed up to the red carpet event with their girlfriends and family. Many of the incoming NFL rookies were African-American and were spotted with white women, which has become the usual theme for years.
The same thing happens with the NBA Draft.
This year, the discourse on the NFL Draft and NBA Draft has gotten even louder as African-American women openly pondered why so many of the players never have a partner that is the same race as them.
One guy on TikTok decided to answer that question by revealing that the vast majority of his division-1 friends in college or headed to the league are dating or married to white women and explained why.
He stated that some of them had told him that their white girlfriend looked up to Taylor Swift while their girlfriend looked up to Megan The Stallion. He then states the guy asks how many white women he has seen doing the Megan Thee Stallion challenge as opposed to Black women.
He then dove into another story of a friend who relayed that his Black girlfriend started to request money from him as soon as she found out about his NIL money. She wanted her hair and nails done. He then added that the Black women would be upset if they went to places like Chipotle, and she demanded steak houses.
African American Players Who Showed Up To NFL Draft With White Girlfriends
NFL Draft stage (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
Commissioner Roger Goodell took the stage Thursday for the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, and many players showed up, ready to hear their names called.
Many women online noticed that some players in the NFL Draft who were Black did not have the same color girlfriend on their arm.
Some of those players included Caleb Williams, who hit the red carpet at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit with girlfriend Alina Thyregod by his side.
Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze showed up with girlfriend Alannah Davidson.
Penn State left tackle Olu Fashanu had his girlfriend blocked by his mom from interacting with him after he was selected.
VIDEO: LeSean McCoy Gets Ripped Online For Telling A Wild Story About NBA Hall Of Famer Dikembe Mutombo Cheating On His Wife
Dikembe Mutombo and LeSean McCoy (Photos via Getty Images & @BlackTzedek/Twitter)
Former NFL running back LeSean McCoy is getting dragged online for telling on NBA legend and Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo as he suggested the 57-year-old was stepping out on his wife around eight years ago.
Mutombo, an eight-time All-Star who played for 18 seasons, met his wife Rose in 1995 and married her shortly after.
Speaking on his ‘25/10Show’ podcast, McCoy recalled a story about meeting a female he described as a “baddie” in Atlanta who told him she was seeing the four-time Defensive Player of the Year, who would take her on trips to France.
He said: “She told me he not that type of dude, you know he take good care of me…He don’t take me shopping, he takes me to France. I was like who is the dude? Guess what she said his name was? Dikembe Mutombo. I was like you’re taking him over me? But I get it, yeah he’s taking you shopping from PJ to France, I said babe, keep him.”
Fans Rip LeSean McCoy For Mentioning Mutombo’s Name
Fans did not appreciate Shady namedropping Mutombo, especially given that the former NBA center has been happily married for nearly 30 years.
“1. This doesn’t violate bro code cuss that’s not his bro. 2. He violated man code cuss name dropping when the situation could hurt my home is nasty. 3. It’s nasty cuss he ain’t have to say a name at all,” one wrote.
“D. Jack told him early like bro you a house wrecker. He thought he was gon get cool points for finishing the story lmao,” another pointed out.
“you must not know his actual nickname is Shady McCoy…he will name-drop in a minute,” a third suggested.
Check out some more reactions below:
Married or not, that’s some poor form from Shady.
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