What sparked the NBA legend's 81-point masterpiece? Former Raptors coach Sam Mitchell helps break it down, 20 years later. Shaun Powell On Jan. 22, 2006 Kobe put up his iconic 81-point performance.

More than 20 years after Kobe Bryant delivered a career-defining 81-point performance against the Toronto Raptors, Bam Adebayo went two points better on Tuesday night in a crushing win over the ...

Today marks ten years since Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant's final NBA game. His 60-point performance was punctuated by a dual sneaker release, which Nike reissued in limited numbers ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Kobe became a Los Angeles Lakers superstar through his highlight ...

Kobe Bryant's 81-point game is officially 20 years old. The 2nd-most prolific scoring game in NBA history remains one of the league's single most iconic moments. And for one of the most ...

For the 2008 MVP, this is when you actually need to step back and look at the bigger picture. Do that, he remarked during his ...

Pearlman is the author of a book published in 2020 titled: Three-ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty. It details the Lakers dynasty from 1996 to 2004, when they ...