While Samaki Walker only played two seasons with the late, great Kobe Bryant, that time was more than enough for him to know the legendary shooting guard at a deeper level. In July 2001, after joining ...

Samaki Walker first thought his son had a chance to make good on his basketball dreams during his senior year of high school in 2019-20. After watching three years of underwhelming development at a ...

Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Samaki Walker was once punched in the face by Kobe Bryant. When the incident took place in 2002, then-coach Phil Jackson downplayed it. “It’s just kid’s play, it’s ...

Dirk Nowitzki was one of the most unconventional superstars in NBA history. A 7-foot big man who arrived in the league in 1998 as a 19-year-old phenom from Germany, he raised a lot of eyebrows, not ...

When I heard the news of what Samaki Walker did on Thursday, I laughed out loud as if I was at a Bill Burr comedy show… Explore the NBA Draft 2024 with our free NBA Mock Draft Simulator & be the GM of ...

Every year we are blessed with a fresh crop of college and international prospects who sit around diligently waiting for their lives to change forever. But let's be honest, that's not the fun part of ...

A sucker punch, a hurled Discman and open threats led to Phil Jackson to ask the Lakers’ team bus to pull over on the side of the road in Cleveland in 2002. All over $100. The quarrel between Kobe ...

LOS ANGELES - MAY 7: Samaki Walker #52 of the Los Angeles Lakers goes up against Malik Rose #31 of the San Antonio Spurs during game two of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2002 NBA ...

PHOENIX -- Authorities say a former NBA player is facing drug charges in western Arizona after he was arrested last week. An Arizona Department of Public Safety officer pulled over 35-year-old Samaki ...

It’s all fun and games until someone doesn’t fork over a Benjamin. Journeyman forward Samaki Walker, who spent two seasons in Los Angeles from 2001 to 2003, said superstar Kobe Bryant once ...