LeBron James on Kobe Bryant joining Team USA for 2008 Olympics: ‘I think it was just the missing link that we needed in order to regain the dominance with Team USA. He brought a sense of like ...

On Saturday, the induction ceremony for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's class of 2025 was held. Former Los Angeles Lakers players Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony were inducted, and ...

While the 2008 Redeem Team was one of the greatest hoop teams ever assembled, with the likes of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, ...

Kobe Bryant was regarded as the missing piece in Team USA, following their bronze finish in the 2004 Olympics, which served as a wake-up call that taught them the world was catching up in skill. If ...

On another scorching day in the Las Vegas July heat, the 2006 USA Basketball men’s team was holding training camp for the FIBA World Championship, set for later that summer in Japan. Jerry Colangelo, ...

One of the highlights of Los Angeles Lakers’ legend Kobe Bryant’s career is leading USA Basketball to a gold medal during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Kobe led a stacked roster dubbed the “Redeem Team” ...

Kobe Bryant remains evergreen in the NBA world for his unmatched legacy, and LeBron James also believes that. A former NBA legend recently explained why Kobe is the best of all time. In 2020, Bryant’s ...

From the ashes of international defeats, the 2008 'Redeem Team' rose to reclaim the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics. Steve Aschburner From players to coaches to executives, Team USA’s 2008 ‘Redeem ...

THE ICONIC MOMENT associated with the Redeem Team, rightly, is Kobe Bryant with his finger pressed to his lips. The defiant pose, after a crushing 3-pointer as he was being fouled in a vital moment in ...

The story of the Redeem Team is one of basketball’s greatest tales. Beyond their on-court dominance in Beijing, the group of NBA legends had plenty of fun on their way to the Olympics and during the ...