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June 17, 2020

One last time: 10 years ago, the Celtics and Lakers battled for hoops supremacy

By Sean Sylver, 98.5 The Sports Hub Game 7. Celtics-Lakers. Ten years ago, a scenario dreamed out in millions of driveways and municipal parks over half a century became a reality. The NBA’s two most decorated franchises - winners of the past two Larry O’Brien trophies - were locked in an old school slugfest that could…

April 3, 2020

Report: Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett will be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame this year

Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett headline the list of 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame inductees.

January 30, 2020

Jayson Tatum calls Kobe Bryant his 'inspiration to play basketball'

After Thursday morning’s shootaround, Celtics forward Jayson Tatum took some time to talk with the media about his mentor Kobe Bryant, who passed away over the weekend in a helicopter crash.

January 30, 2020

Toucher & Rich: Danny Ainge recalls the time his team tried to trade up and draft Kobe Bryant

Celtics president of basketball ops Danny Ainge spoke to Toucher & Rich about the time the Suns tried to trade up and draft Kobe Bryant.

January 30, 2020

Toucher & Rich: Danny Ainge shares his thoughts on Kobe Bryant's passing

Celtics general manager Danny Ainge joined 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Toucher & Rich Thursday morning, where he reacted to the death of Kobe Bryant over the weekend.

January 28, 2020

Kobe Bryant, and how a complicated legacy highlighted our broken discourse

Kobe Bryant's death launched a massive wave of grief and heartfelt tributes from those he inspired. It also drove his critics directly to his ugliest sides. All it proved is that our discourse is broken.

January 28, 2020

Kobe Bryant posthumously elected to Basketball Hall of Fame

The NBA Hall of Fame committee announced Tuesday they are waiving the traditional election process for Kobe Bryant, and he has been inducted as first-ballot Hall of Famer.

January 28, 2020

Bill Belichick issues statement on death of Kobe Bryant

By Matt Dolloff, 985TheSportsHub.com Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has issued a statement on the passing of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, via ESPN's Field Yates. "This is an extremely sad time for the entire sports community," Belichick's statement begins. "In my 45 years in the NFL, I have never witnessed a group as captivated as…

January 28, 2020

Gordon Hayward addresses story that he let Kobe Bryant get to 60 points in his final game

Kobe Bryant scored 60 points in his final game, but did Gordon Hayward let him get there? The Celtics forward set it straight on what really happened that night.

January 27, 2020

Red Sox release statement regarding the death of John Altobelli

Monday afternoon, the Red Sox released a statement regarding the death of John Altobelli, who was one of nine victims in yesterday's helicopter crash in California.

January 27, 2020

John Altobelli, longtime college baseball coach with New England ties, among nine dead in LA helicopter crash

The baseball world is in mourning following the death of Orange Coast College head coach John Altobelli Sunday

January 27, 2020

Celtics' Jayson Tatum mourns Kobe Bryant, and embodies the public nature of an unprecedented sports tragedy

There hasn't been a sports tragedy that combines shock with public mourning like the sudden death of Kobe Bryant. The Celtics' Jayson Tatum embodies it.

January 27, 2020

Sports Hub Daily Rundown: Jan. 27, 2020

The biggest stories in sports the morning of Monday, January 27, 2020

January 26, 2020

Celtics, Pelicans, pay tribute to Kobe Bryant to start game; New Orleans wins 123-108

The Celtics and Pelicans both paid tribute to Kobe Bryant on the day of his shocking death, before New Orleans took the game by a 123-108 score.

January 26, 2020

Kobe Bryant honored with intentional 24-second violations to start Celtics-Pelicans

Kobe Bryant will be honored at the start of Sunday's game between the Celtics and Pelicans with intentional 24-second violations by each team.

January 26, 2020

The sports world reacts to the death of Kobe Bryant

In the hours after the news of Kobe Bryant's death, tributes began pouring in on social media.

January 26, 2020

Kobe Bryant, five-time NBA champion with Lakers, dies at 41 in helicopter crash

Kobe Bryant, five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers and the NBA's fourth all-time leading scorer, has died in a helicopter crash in the Calabasas area of L.A. County.

May 28, 2019

Report: Kobe Bryant recruiting Kyrie Irving to the Lakers

NBA reporter Ric Bucher pegged the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers as Kyrie's most likely destinations.

May 18, 2018

Kobe Bryant Shows How Jayson Tatum Can Take His Game to Another Level

In a new video, Kobe Bryant looks at how Jayson Tatum can improve his game.

Adam Jones Show: Kobe Bryant at Patriots OTAs, not Tom Brady