Updates
Investment banker Bryant R. Riley proposed to acquire the remaining 76.8% stake in his eponymous firm B. Riley Financial Inc. for approximately $160 million on August 15.
Aug. 22, 2024
Sports
Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, father to Lakers legend Kobe and a former NBA player, has died. He was 69. Joe Bryant played for the Clippers and coached the Sparks.
July 16, 2024
The 11th Street Entrance to Crypto.com Arena is now the Kobe Bryant Entrance. It’s a few steps from the new statue featuring Bryant and his daughter, Gianna.
Aug. 5, 2024
Lakers
The Lakers unveiled a new statue Kobe Bryant featuring a memorable courtside basketball chat with his daughter, Gianna.
Aug. 2, 2024
A statue honoring late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, will be unveiled Friday in a private ceremony outside Crypto.com Arena.
Aug. 1, 2024
L.A. Influential
There would be no Kardashians without Kris Jenner, who serves as the family’s entrepreneurial mastermind, managing the careers of her five daughters.
July 7, 2024
Clippers
Russell Westbrook, who experienced a career resurgence with the Clippers, is expected to eventually join the Denver Nuggets after clearing waivers.
July 18, 2024
Awards
Netflix will campaign for Wiig and co-writer Sean Douglas for the folksy ditty ‘Harper and Will Go West,’ the company confirmed exclusively to the L.A. Times.
Aug. 29, 2024
California
After dropping off luggage at my hotel, I hit my first stop: Larry’s Steaks, a sandwich shop in the Wynnefield neighborhood that makes Bryant’s favorite Philly cheesesteak.
April 24, 2024
The Lakers corrected three typos on the Kobe Bryant statue outside Crypto.com Arena. Two players’ names were misspelled as well as the word ‘decision.’
April 10, 2024