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Kobe Bryant

Floyd Mayweather Jr., right, poses for photos with his father, Floyd Mayeather Sr. after defeating Robert Guerrero by unanimous decision in a WBC welterweight title fight, Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Floyd Mayweather Jr. top-earning American athlete in 2013

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - Floyd Mayweather Jr. tops Sports Illustrated's list of top-earning American athletes for the second consecutive year...
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Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts as he walks down court during the NBA game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on April 7, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers defeated the Lakers 109-95. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant battles mom, business over auction

Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — Kobe Bryant is in a court battle to try to keep his mother from auctioning off mementos from his high school days in Pennsylvania and his early years with the Los Angeles Lakers...
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Jason Collins #98 of the Boston Celtics splits the defenders underneath the basket in front of Gerald Henderson #9 of the Charlotte Bobcats during the game on January 14, 2013 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Twitter reacts to NBA's Jason Collins coming out

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - NBA center Jason Collins came out as gay in an essay written for an upcoming issue of Sports Illustrated, and celebrities and professional athletes have taken to their Twitter accounts to post their support...
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Can the New York Knicks get passed the first round for the first time since 2000? (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

10 pressing NBA playoff questions

Carrie Healey
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - With the start of the 2013 playoffs this Saturday we put together a slideshow of pressing questions basketball fans will have as the road to the Finals unfolds...
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Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat looks on during a game against the Orlando Magic at American Airlines Arena on April 17, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Is there a challenge for Heat in NBA playoffs?

Brian Mahoney, AP Basketball Writer
(AP) - Looking for a reason not to pick the Miami Heat to win another NBA title?...
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Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers appears to injure himself against the Golden State Warriors in the third quarter at Staples Center on April 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers defeated the Warriors 118-116. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant’s 3:30 a.m. Facebook rant about injury

Kurt Helin, NBC Sports
NBC SPORTS - The often guarded Kobe Bryant did what we’ve all done on Facebook at points — he ranted. He howled at the moon...
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LeBron calls Kobe's season-ending injury 'sad'

Tim Reynolds, Associated Press
MIAMI (AP) - Heat star LeBron James says Kobe Bryant's season-ending Achilles injury is 'sad,' yet also says that athletes cannot play games worried about getting hurt...
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Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, drives past Minnesota Timberwolves' Andrei Kirilenko of Russia in the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in Minneapolis. Bryant led the Lakers with 31 points in their 120-117 win. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

NBA: Referees missed foul on Kobe vs 'Wolves

Jon Krawczynski, Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Everyone in the Timberwolves locker room on Wednesday night believed Kobe Bryant got away with a foul that allowed the Los Angeles Lakers to hold on to a much-needed victory in Minnesota...
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LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat celebrates a basket against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 3, 2013 (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

On fire! Miami Heat win 22nd straight

Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) — The Miami Heat equaled the second-longest winning streak in NBA history Sunday, pulling away in the fourth quarter Sunday to beat the Toronto Raptors 108-91 for their 22nd consecutive victory.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) loses control of the ball as he drives to the basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Kobe Bryant out indefinitely after spraining left ankle

Paul Newberry, AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA (AP) — Just when the Lakers were finally looking like the team everyone expected them to be, Kobe Bryant crumpled to the court.
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