Kobe Bryant

Videos: Kobe Bryant clubs Kenneth Faried, but Nuggets rough up Lakers

Arguably the most memorable moment of last night's Nuggets-Lakers playoffs game saw ailing superstar Kobe Bryant fell rising rookie Kenneth Faried with a flagrant foul; see it and plenty of other video below. But this play was hardly symbolic of the contest as a whole. The Nugs, who once looked as d ... More >>

Nuggets' moral victory still translates to loss versus Kobe Bryant, Lakers

After the Nuggets' desultory game one loss to the Lakers in their first-round playoffs matchup, there were legitimate questions about whether Denver even belonged in the same arena as Kobe Bryant and his L.A. crew. Game two was considerably less humiliating, with the Nugs making the Angelenos work a ... More >>

Denver Nuggets: Five reasons they might upset the L.A. Lakers in the playoffs

Kobe Bryant has three more championships by himself than the entire Nuggets roster. The Los Angeles Lakers have three of the best twenty players in basketball. The Lakers are 26-7 at home this year, second best in the league. Given that, will the Nuggets beat the Lakers in the first round of the pla ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony trade: Can L.A. Lakers challenge New York Knicks for Melo's services?

Carmelo.​The New York Knicks' expected hiring of Mark Warkentien, formerly the Nuggets' general manager, to a consultancy gig has most NBA observers convinced that Carmelo Anthony is headed to his dream city of New York. But now, with the Los Angeles Lakers publicly talking about a trade to im ... More >>

Kobe Bryant defends Carmelo Anthony -- because if people don't boo, Melo might stay?

Kobe Bryant.​We present these three Denver blog posts. 5280's A.J. Vincens notes that Kobe Bryant tells fans to keep supporting Melo, because otherwise he might seek cheers elsewhere. Cue raucous laughter. Colorado Independent's Scot Kersgard: A happy ending for an MMJ patient. Denver Egoti ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony vs. Kobe Bryant: Nuggets win over Lakers shows what might -- but won't -- be

Carmelo.​Carmelo Anthony wasn't always at his best against the L.A. Lakers last night. He vacillated between focused/unstoppable and scattered/ineffective. But he came through when it mattered most, showing the NBA's most elite player, Kobe Bryant, that he belongs in the discussion of the leag ... More >>

J.R. Smith tweets the truth: Sharing = winning

"I know it. Now I've just got to do it."​As the Nuggets stumble toward what looks to be a surefire first-round playoff loss to the Utah Jazz, J.R. Smith is turning to his usual soapbox: His Twitter feed. That's not always a good thing, given criticism of his allegedly gang-friendly spelling l ... More >>

Top 10 Colorado sex acts of the decade

A Flickr photo.​ Everybody loves a good, home-grown sex scandal. Especially scandals that involve Evangelical Christians, bestiality, horny moms and naughty schoolteachers. (Not all at once, sadly.) Colorado has played host to its fair share of salaciousness this past decade. Here, we look ba ... More >>

Top ten events of the decade, as covered by Westword

Photo by John JohnstonJessica Brakey, who was at the center of Julie Jargon's award-winning Air Force Academy feature.​It's the time of the decade when we look back at the events that stood out from the more typical sound and fury of life in general. But a simple list of incidents doesn't rev ... More >>

Top 10 screw-ups, shmucks and scandals of the decade in Colorado sports

​It's a good time to be a Colorado sports fan, with the Nuggets, Rocks and Avs contending, and the Broncos -- at least until yesterday -- surprising skeptics. But there have been some low moments for local athletes and teams this decade, not to mention one local scandal that starred a big-name ... More >>

Kobe Bryant: Nuggets' public enemy number one

So... does knowing that your Denver Nuggets lost in the NBA's Western Conference Finals to the eventual champs, the L.A. Lakers -- and put up more of a fight than did the Orlando Magic -- make the way the Nugs' season ended a little less painful. No. Not at all. But it does give the Nuggets more ... More >>

Calling Dwight Howard: Here's why you can avenge the Nuggets

Yes, I know that the Nuggets-beating Los Angeles Lakers are supposed to school Orlando in the NBA finals series, which begins tonight. But although I'd have to give the edge to the Lakers, too, I'm not ruling out a sweet, ever-so-satisfying Magic victory. No doubt the refs will give every advantag ... More >>

Another sex dispute between a Colorado woman and an L.A. Laker

Shannon Brown, in an image from his MySpace page. Maybe Los Angeles Lakers players should keep it zipped when they visit Denver. Earlier this decade, Kobe Bryant spent month after month in legal hell after a woman said he'd sexually assaulted her, precipitating a media free-for-all in Eagle County ... More >>

The Nuggets aim to break up the Kobe-LeBron love match

LJ. Okay, okay: I get it. After watching LeBron James' epic performance during the fourth quarter of Cleveland's 112-102 victory over the Orlando last night, when he essentially schooled the entire Magic squad singlehandedly, I understand why the NBA, Nike and assorted TV networks would like to see ... More >>

Surviving the Denver Nuggets' down-and-up weekend

J.R. Smith. To be a fan of the Denver Nuggets -- even the new, improved Denver Nuggets -- is to risk cardiac arrest on an all-too-regular basis. Saturday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers would have put the Nugs in a commanding position, and they seemed to have everything going for them - ... More >>

Denver Blogs: A welcome flip-flop

Will Kobe kill the Nuggets? Our daily perusal of local blogs. E-mail us more. A local blogger picks the Lakers, gets killed by his readers, flip-flops. That's the spirit! (Denver Stiffs) Natural gas: The "cleanest" fossil fuel? The industry would like you to think so. (Colorado Independent) Dis ... More >>

The pros and cons for the Nuggets of last night's Houston Rockets win

A Flickr photoKobe shoots and (probably) scores. Watching the Houston Rockets-Los Angeles Lakers game last night caused this particular Nuggets fan an uncomfortable sense of déjà vu. Like the Nugs have done for ages (until, for the most part, this year), the Rockets blasted off to an early, comma ... More >>

Next stop Kobeville for the Nuggets

A Flickr photoKobe Bryant and Kenyon Martin -- or a reasonable facsimile. As a lifelong Nuggets fan, I've grown accustomed over the years to waiting for the team to blow leads. But I don't think I've ever been so zen about the Nugs as last night, during their series-clinching victory over the Dalla ... More >>

Denver misses out on Travis Henry trial

A Flickr photoKobe Bryant and Kenyon Martin -- or a reasonable facsimile. As a lifelong Nuggets fan, I've grown accustomed over the years to waiting for the team to blow leads. But I don't think I've ever been so zen about the Nugs as last night, during their series-clinching victory over the Dalla ... More >>

Pamela Mackey's Latest Celebrity Client: Don Vito

A Flickr photoKobe Bryant and Kenyon Martin -- or a reasonable facsimile. As a lifelong Nuggets fan, I've grown accustomed over the years to waiting for the team to blow leads. But I don't think I've ever been so zen about the Nugs as last night, during their series-clinching victory over the Dalla ... More >>

Letters to the Editor

From the week of March 31, 2005

Best Kobe Bryant Coverage Decision

Rocky Mountain News

Best Nickname in the Kobe Bryant Case

Mr. X

Numbers Crunch

The NBA All-Stars' tallies don't always add up.

Nas

Street's Disciple (Sony Urban Music/Columbia)

The Message

What's in a Name?

Heavy Steps

The Capitol Steps stomp on political folly.

The Message

Lesson Learned

Panty Raid

From JonBenét to Kobe Bryant, Colorado gets hung out to dry.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of August 26, 2004

Kobe or Not Kobe?

Before there was Kobe Bryant, there was Kobe, Colorado. Guess which one disappeared.

The Message

The Thong Show

Off Limits

Blinding justice

Best Trial in the Court of Public Opinion

Denver Nuggets v. Los Angeles Lakers, January 7, 2004

Best Plea for Acquittal

Kobe Bryant

Best Scandal Magnet for the Media

The Kobe Bryant experience

Pop Quiz

The Kobeat Goes On
February 5, 2004

Pop Quiz

Kobe's big adventure

January 15, 2004

Pop Quiz

Outta Sight!
November 20, 2003

Off Limits

The dangle angle

Off Limits

Net change

Pop Quiz

The Eagle Has Landed
October 9, 2003

Open Season

Time to give Denver the business.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of August 14, 2003

The Message

Welcome to Kobeville

Letters to the Editor

From the week of August 8, 2003

Heroes to Zeroes

Kobe could join some heavy-hitting all-stars wearing striped uniforms.

Off Limits

With friends like these...

The Message

Slammed!

Off Limits

Stop-and-gonad traffic