The legendary Draft class, with 5 Hall of Famers and 11 NBA champions, set the foundation for a new era of basketball.

Did you know that a Fayetteville-born basketball player was picked ahead of Kobe Bryant in the 1996 NBA Draft? Todd Fuller, the son of Doug and Sherry, was born in Cumberland County in 1974.

Oliver Tree was among 6 passengers killed in a helicopter collision in Brazil, raising the possibility of wrongful death claims as investigations unfold.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Brunson averaged an astounding 32.6 points per game in the championship ...

He was once overlooked, undervalued and called out by pundits. Everything is different now for the Knicks guard, who gave New York the title it has craved for more than half a century with a sublime ...

Charles Barkley has never been reluctant to say what others do not want to. He was voicing his opinions in an age when there were no debates over players’ readiness in the NBA. In 1997, when teenage ...

Stephon Marbury, left, and Ray Allen were part of a loaded 1996 NBA Draft class. Ron Frehm / AP The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce ...

Kobe Bryant revealed how Robert Horry helped him learn Hakeem Olajuwon's legendary Dream Shake early in his NBA career.

Every so often, Vanessa Bryant will beat sneaker leakers at their own game by posting a whole bunch of new Nike Kobe sneakers to her Instagram. Tuesday night brought another such dump with seven never ...

One of the more valuable Nike Kobes hails from Kobe Bryant‘s annual summer tours of China. The Kobe 8 “Fireworks” originally released in 2013 as a China-exclusive, and both its rarity and dazzling ...