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In his book "Relentless," legendary NBA trainer Tim Grover talks about what motivates his superstar clients Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade. Then he talks about different character types, the highest of which, in his judgment, is what he ...

A who's who of NBA players are on the shelf. A team made of Russell Westbrook, Derrick Rose, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Rajon Rondo, Danny Granger, David Lee, Danilo Gallinari, Amare Stoudemire, and Lou Williams would contend. Instead all those players...

A franchise long defined by Dr. Jerry Buss, Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant is coping with a dizzying array of injuries and changes. We examine with J.A. Adande: ...

Tim Grover -- author of the new book "Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable" -- has trained the likes of Michael Jordan and Dwyane Wade, and is now deeply involved in helping his long-term client Kobe Bryant do everything he can to get back o...

Michael Jordan was one of the first NBA players ever to have his own trainer, and Tim Grover was his guy. Grover's access to Jordan has long been as good as anybody's, and now the trainer to Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade and others has just rel...

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Kobe Bryant's Achilles haunts aging ballers. Thomas Beller, writing on Babble.com, tells the tale of his weekend: The day swept on. I left to work, and then rushed over to play in the Saturday full court run at the JCC. I came late. Everyone else wa...

On Grantland, Thomas Golianopoulos has an outrageously insightful tale about Kobe Bryant's secret history as a rapper. It's a fun read all around, and makes clear that his much-publicized effort with Tyra Banks demonstrated only a fraction of his ski...

As a former nemesis of Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, and many others, Bruce Bowen was long one of the NBA's nastiest defenders. Years after retirement, his most dangerous plays still draw traffic on YouTube. And even Bowen thought Dahntay Jones crossed...

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David Thorpe explains that Russell Westbrook and Kobe Bryant are similar in that they have physical advantages on almost every possession. That's a good thing, except when the job is not to attack. To a hammer, as they say, everything looks like a na...

There's something about the way Tim Duncan's outlet passes move. J.A. Adande with a killer Kobe "28 assists in two wins" question: "Is it the fancy passing, or a passing fancy?" The Celtics have been okay without Rajon Rondo in the past. But what...

Question on Twitter from Ross Siler. On the anniversary of Kobe Bryant's 81-point game, "name the three players (not Kobe) who have scored the most points in a game since then." We've launched a series called Working Bodies which is about keeping N...

Jerry West says that "in terms of talent" Kobe Bryant is the greatest Laker ever. So what are the non-talent qualities essential to hoops greatness? Potentially related, here's former Laker assistant coach and current CSKA head coach Ettore Messina...

Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images The Thunder point guard calls his own number even when Kevin Durant is wide open. Maybe you have heard about Kobe Bryant's past habit of ball hogging late in games, passing up wide open looks for his teammates, dragg...