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Daryl Morey's Facebook page: "My 8-year-old was playing NBA Live today & told me 'I figured out the strategy to beat the game.' Oh what is that? 'Just give the ball to Kobe.'" Gregg Popovich's beautiful inbounds play. John Hollinger ranks the...

By Henry Abbott Kurt from Forum Blue and Gold told me that he thought Kobe Bryant's miraculous circus shot may have, in fact, been illegal. It didn't take a lot of poking around in the rulebook to find ol' rule 8 II b: Any ball that rebounds o...

Kobe Bryant paced. He walked in circles, he swayed from side to side, and he rocked onto his heels. With 8:46 left in an NBA Finals game, his team was down six on the road. Show time. Only the show was on hold. The coaches were huddled, and the playe...

When Kobe Bryant switches from #8 to #24, do those 100,000+ #8 Jerseys out there become more valuable or less valuable? Early evidence suggests less valuable... Matt from Blog-a-Bull has the nervous excitment: "Forget momentum for now, what ...

Deadspin reader Jack Kogod has hit the nail on the head, I am certain. Why would Kobe Bryant switch his number from 8 to 24? He has been secretive about it. Here's the deal, though. Michael Jordan was #23. The Nike Jordan XXIII's are the next ones ...