The Varnum Building on Bridge Street has changed its lights to purple and gold in honor of basketball legend Kobe Bryant's 20-year-career with the Lakers.
Utah Jazz great Karl Malone and Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant have a little spat that's been going on for years.
Bryant accused Malone of making inappropriate comments to his wife at a Lakers-Jazz game in fall 2004.
Now, more than a decade later, they still aren't speaking to each other. However, Malone says he wouldn't have a problem with talking to Bryant again. Kind of.
Here's a little advice for anyone who works in a field where microphones are used: Always assume that the microphone is on and people can hear you.
NBA TV analyst Rick Fox didn't heed that advice.
ESPN's Skip Bayless has always been known as a bit of a blowhard.
He is in the sports news constantly, but almost always for being a lightning rod that nobody agrees with.
Kobe Bryant wasn't happy when referee Bennie Adams hit him with a technical in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the San Antonio Tuesday night.
In fact, after Kobe had taken a seat on the bench, TNT's camera caught him directing a gay slur at Adams.