At that point, Kobe brought up the memory of Shaq taking a photo with him in the locker room when he was a kid. "One day after an argument Kobe and I had, he said, 'Man, I love you.' ...

In early 2010, Shaquille O'Neal urged his former congenial partner, Kobe Bryant, to enter the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. While Bryant wasn't interested — he nearly burst out laughing at the idea ...

James Ewing, co-owner of Jimmy Jam T-Shirts, looks at a mural Wednesday of Kobe and Gianna Bryant that has been vandalized again on the side of the business at 14th and Main streets.