Vanessa Bryant and Kobe Bryant got engaged after six months of dating and tied the knot on April 18, 2001. They welcomed their first child, Natalia, in 2003 and went on to have four children together.

Kobe Bryant, born Aug. 23, 1978, in Philadelphia, ... #8, looks to get by Dallas Mavericks defender Devin Harris, background, during NBA basketball action in Dallas on Feb. 7, 2006.

Kobe Bryant enshrined among legends in Basketball’s most sacred hall. After 20 seasons, five championships, and countless unforgettable moments, Kobe Bryant‘s first-ballot Hall of Fame ...

Bryant, 39, who was accompanied Sunday by his wife Vanessa, previously told The Undefeated that the Oscar nomination served as validation that he was more than just a basketball player. More: Kobe ...

Kobe Bryant and Coach K worked with each other from 2007 to 2012, biting gold medals in the FIBA Americas Championship (2007), the Beijing Olympics (2008) and the London Olympics (2012).

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Retirement is a daunting prospect for every professional athlete. It’s even more panic-inducing if you’ve devoted ...

Regardless of age or background, all basketball fans know Kobe Bryant.The late-great Los Angeles Lakers legend dazzled crowds for 20 years and influenced multiple younger generations.. Well before ...

The basketball world took to social media Sunday to pay tribute to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash five years ago along with eight other passengers ...

That seemed to be the case for Kobe Bryant in the final years of his trophy-laden NBA career, his body ravaged by a series of injuries. For a player who, by his own admission, had given full ...

Kobe Bryant rarely shared his interests beyond the game of basketball. His post-NBA career was ‘remarkable’ and unexpected ...

But five years on from his untimely death at the age of 41, Bryant’s post-basketball career seems almost as remarkable as everything he achieved during his 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers ...

Kobe Bryant rarely shared his interests beyond the game of basketball. His post-NBA career was ‘remarkable’ and unexpected. By CNN Newsource.