--- title: Kobe Bryant | TIME description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/tag/kobe-bryant/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/tag/kobe-bryant/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: article twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Kobe Bryant ## Kobe Bryant *  Feb 2, 2020 ## [Here's How Super Bowl 2020 Honored Kobe Bryant](https://time.com/5775560/super-bowl-2020-kobe-bryant-tributes/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Megan McCluskey and Rachel E. Greenspan *  Jan 28, 2020 ## [We Can Only Process Kobe Bryant's Death by Being Honest About His Life](https://time.com/5773151/kobe-bryant-rape-case-complicated-legacy/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Evette Dionne *  May 12, 2017 ## [_Game of Thrones_ Superfan Kobe Bryant Just Achieved His Goal of Meeting 'Muse' George R.R. Martin](https://time.com/4777088/game-of-thrones-kobe-bryant-george-r-r-martin/) by Cady Lang *  Apr 25, 2017 ## [Kobe Bryant Did a Very Dramatic Reading of a Poem About Steve Urkel](https://time.com/4753994/kobe-bryant-steve-urkel-poem/) by Melissa Locker *  Apr 13, 2016 ## [See Photos of Kobe Bryant's NBA Career](https://time.com/4288853/kobe-bryant-in-pictures-and-words/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Chelsea Matiash *  Apr 11, 2016 ## [Watch Michael B. Jordan Rag on Kobe Bryant in a New Apple TV Ad](https://time.com/4288483/michael-b-jordan-kobe-bryant-apple-tv-ad/) by Megan McCluskey *  Mar 3, 2016 ## [Kobe Bryant's Dog's Name Proves His _Harry Potter_ Obsession Is Still Going Strong](https://time.com/4246417/kobe-bryant-dog-name-harry-potter-obsession/) by Megan McCluskey *  Feb 1, 2016 ## [The Lakers Signed a Make-A-Wish Recipient with Cancer to a Contract](https://time.com/4202967/lakers-sign-make-a-wish-recipient-with-cancer-to-contract/) by Megan McCluskey *  Dec 2, 2015 ## [An Open Letter to Open Letter Writers](https://time.com/4131944/mark-zuckerberg-open-letter/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Charlotte Alter *  Nov 30, 2015 ## [Expect Big Things Out Of Kobe's Bryant's Retirement](https://time.com/4129805/expect-big-things-out-of-kobes-bryants-retirement/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Nov 30, 2015 ## [Celebrities React to Kobe Bryant's Retirement on Twitter](https://time.com/4128887/kobe-bryant-retirement-celebrities-reaction/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Rishi Iyengar *  Nov 30, 2015 ## [See Kobe Bryant's Career in Pictures](https://time.com/4128895/kobe-bryant-retirement-career-pictures-lakers/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by TIME Photo *  Oct 29, 2015 ## [Kobe Starts Record-Setting 20th Season with Lakers](https://time.com/4092288/kobe-bryant-record/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Rishi Iyengar *  Aug 27, 2015 ## [Kobe Bryant On His Feud with Shaq: "I Was An Idiot"](https://time.com/4012905/kobe-shaq-feud/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Tessa Berenson Rogers *  Dec 17, 2014 ## [Reggie Miller: 'No Question' Michael Jordan Tougher to Guard Than Kobe](https://time.com/3637452/reggie-miller-michael-jordan-kobe-bryant/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sports Illustrated ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/kobe-bryant/","name":"Kobe Bryant"}}]}] ```