In the mid-2000s, Team USA men's basketball was in poor shape. It had just won a mere bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and narrowly avoided a semifinal round loss in the 2000 Olympics, and ...

Candace Parker recalled a great story about Kobe Bryant from when he was in the Olympics in regards to his work ethic.

One of the highlights of Los Angeles Lakers’ legend Kobe Bryant’s career is leading USA Basketball to a gold medal during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Kobe led a stacked roster dubbed the “Redeem Team” ...

On Saturday, the induction ceremony for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's class of 2025 was held. Former Los Angeles Lakers players Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony were inducted, and ...

As Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade enters the Hall of Fame, fans and analysts are recalling some of the best moments of his careers. A video on social media recently resurfaced of his 2008 Olympics run, ...

LeBron James on Kobe Bryant joining Team USA for 2008 Olympics: ‘I think it was just the missing link that we needed in order to regain the dominance with Team USA. He brought a sense of like ...

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol were teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers and very close friends off the court. But their tight bond was temporarily put aside during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Bryant was ...

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Jerry Colangelo still remembers all the meetings. They were in 2005 and 2006, sit-down sessions, often over breakfast, with the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and ...