“I was trying to call my husband back, and all these notifications started popping up on my phone, saying 'RIP Kobe,' ” Vanessa Bryant said in a court deposition Vanessa Bryant learned of the ...

Kobe was talking about the 1994 New Jersey Patterson AAU team. That team had Kobe, Vince, Tim Thomas, Rip Hamilton, and Kevin Freeman. But that team didn't belong to Kobe or Vince. It was Thomas ...

With their strong connection, Richard "Rip" Hamilton and Kobe Bryant spent most of their lives competing on the court. But when outside of it, they had mutual respect for each other. In an ...