Nathan Fenno

Staff Writer

Nathan Fenno is a sports enterprise reporter for the Los Angeles Times focused on investigations, features and in-depth stories.

His story about the murder of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright was included in the 2019 edition of “The Best American Sports Writing.” Five additional stories have received notable mention in the Best American Sports Writing series. His work has also been recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors, Society of Professional Journalists, Investigative Reporters and Editors and several regional journalism associations.

A Seattle native, Fenno previously wrote for the Washington Times, the Ann Arbor (Mich.) News and the King County (Wash.) Journal.

Latest From This Author

Lakers

Vanessa Bryant sues helicopter operator over crash that killed Kobe Bryant, eight others

Lakers

Vanessa Bryant sues helicopter operator over crash that killed Kobe Bryant, eight others

Attorneys for Vanessa Bryant filed a wrongful death suit against the company that operated the helicopter that crashed, killing Kobe and Gianna Bryant and seven others.
Sports

NCAA: California’s name, image and likeness legislation is ‘likely to be invalidated’

Sports

NCAA: California’s name, image and likeness legislation is ‘likely to be invalidated’

NCAA attorneys described California’s landmark legislation allowing athletes to profit from the use of their name, image and likeness as “likely to be invalidated.”
Sports

From the archives: She was his rock. Now a failed NFL player is accused of killing his mother

Sports

From the archives: She was his rock. Now a failed NFL player is accused of killing his mother

De’von Hall, a once-promising football player who was a star at Cleveland High in Reseda before going on to play in the NFL, is accused of killing his mother.
Sports

Former NFL player accused of killing mother declared not guilty by reason of insanity

Sports

Former NFL player accused of killing mother declared not guilty by reason of insanity

De’von Hall, a former high school football standout before he joined the NFL, was declared not guilty by reason of insanity in his mother’s death.
Sports

White House could join NCAA search for solution to name, image, likeness issue

Sports

White House could join NCAA search for solution to name, image, likeness issue

The White House says in a statement that it wants to make sure “NCAA student athletes are treated fairly without harming the integrity of college sports.”
Sports

FBI informant in college basketball scandal avoids prison time

Sports

FBI informant in college basketball scandal avoids prison time

Marty Blazer, whose work as an FBI informant set in motion a federal investigation into college basketball, avoided prison time Thursday in an investment fraud case.
USC Sports

Key informant is cooperating with NCAA’s probe into college basketball corruption

USC Sports

Key informant is cooperating with NCAA’s probe into college basketball corruption

Marty Blazer, an informant in the federal investigation into college basketball corruption that ensnared USC, is assisting the NCAA in its probe.
Lakers

Kobe Bryant’s devotion to family became paramount when his basketball career ended

Lakers

Kobe Bryant’s devotion to family became paramount when his basketball career ended

Kobe Bryant’s relationship with wife, Vanessa, survived early tumult and he eventually repaired a rift with his parents. His four daughters always came first.

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In Orange County, Kobe Bryant grew from basketball’s enfant terrible into a ‘typical dad’

A tearful Shaquille O’Neal on Kobe Bryant’s death: ‘I’ve lost a little brother’
Lakers

The time Kobe Bryant took part in a child’s goldfish funeral

Lakers

The time Kobe Bryant took part in a child’s goldfish funeral

What kind of person was Kobe Bryant? The Lakers legend once paid his respects during a child’s funeral for a goldfish.
Sports

Kobe Bryant built a business empire extending far beyond basketball

Sports

Kobe Bryant built a business empire extending far beyond basketball

The work ethic that propelled Kobe Bryant’s NBA career also helped drive his transformation into a business mogul, author and Oscar-winning filmmaker.