Jamie Foxx Says He Motivated Kobe Bryant to Get His Fifth Championship Ring

Naomi Osaka has very fond memories of her friendship with Kobe Bryant.

A street in Los Angeles will be renamed after the late basketball player Kobe Bryant, it was announced on “Kobe Bryant Day.” The late Lakers superstar would have turned 42 this past Sunday (August 23) and if you didn’t know, “Kobe Bryant Day” takes place on August 24 because of his former jersey numbers 8 and 24. “Figueroa Street will soon be Kobe Bryant Boulevard between Olympic (Boulevard) & (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard).

Ciara made sure that Vanessa Bryant was feeling the love on Aug. 24, which is otherwise known as Mamba Day, in honor of Kobe Bryant. The date 8/24 features both jersey numbers that Kobe wore during his time with the Los Angeles Lakers (both numbers have since been retired by the team). Since this was the first Mamba Day that Kobe wasn’t here for, Ciara stepped in to spend some quality time with Vanessa and her daughters.

A street in Los Angeles will be renamed after the late basketball player Kobe Bryant, it was announced on “Kobe Bryant Day.”

LeBron James is keeping Kobe Bryant's memory alive. The Los Angeles Lakers star sported a Mamba tribute jersey on his way to play the Portland Trail Blazers in game four of their playoff series Monday, which has been recognized as Kobe Bryant Day in Orange County, California. James proudly wore the jersey, which has No.

is being honored Monday in Los Angeles and Orange counties, just one day after what would have been his 42nd birthday. In 2016, the L.A.

Kobe Bryant wanted us to be better.The rapper and Los Angeles native performs a passionate spoken word piece in Nike's new «Mamba Forever» spot that pays tribute to the late Lakers legend. Over photos and videos of Bryant's early career, NBA highlights, inspirational interviews, as well as images of activism and the Black Lives Matter movement, Lamar repeats the motivational refrain: «Better friend.

Kobe Bryant is getting showered with love on what would have been his 42nd birthday.

Vanessa Bryant paid tribute to her late husband Kobe Bryant, on what would have been Los Angeles Lakers star’s birthday. Bryant, who died in January, would have been 42 on Sunday.Bryant’s wife Vanessa sent a lengthy message to her late husband Sunday.

Life is unpredictable, a sometimes sad truth the world was reminded of after NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26.

As the Los Angeles Lakers start a very belated NBA playoffs run due to the COVID-19 pandemic, getting to the finals and winning the league’s championship for the team’s late legend Kobe Bryant is on every player’s mind. Especially that of their superstar LeBron James, 35. The top ranked Western Conference seed Lakers take on the Portland Trailblazers on Aug. 18, and King James and his crew are resolute about going all the way for the franchise’s 17th NBA title.

Jamie Foxx is no stranger to superhero films. While he has yet to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Oscar-winning actor has played a villain in the ‘Spider-Man’ franchise (though in a terrible movie) and is a superpowered badass in the new Netflix film, “Project Power.” And, if the stars align, he’s supposed to suit up and play the protagonist in the “Spawn” film.

Dominique Fishback was flying from her home in New York City to Los Angeles for a chemistry test with Jamie Foxx when she lost her wallet. Having appeared in and HBO's, the 29-year-old was up for perhaps her largest part yet — a leading role in Netflix's summer blockbuster — and wasn't going to let the mishap distract her from this opportunity.

Super Mario Bros. at some point.

Jill Scott is ready to play the queen. The Grammy-winning singer and sometimes actress has signed on to topline Mahalia! playing the queen of gospel Mahalia Jackson in a new biopic that counts collaborators in Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah, two stars who have navigated the moves from music and movies to critically acclaimed biopics with successful results.

Eli Countryman Queen Latifah and Jamie Foxx have teamed up to executive produce a new film about the life of civil rights activist and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, starring Jill Scott.Shakim Compere and Holly Carter will also executive produce “Mahalia!.”“This is such an incredibly important story to tell and we’re thrilled to work with Jamie on the project,” Latifah said in a statement.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Grammy award winning Black Lightning and Why Did I Get Married? actress Jill Scott will play the Queen of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson in a new big screen version, Mahalia!, that’s being executive produced by Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah and her partner Shakim Compere and Clark Sisters EP  Holly Carter.Written by Richard Hocutt, Mark Gould and Tricia Woodgett, Mahalia! is based on the novel, Mahalia Jackson, by Darlene Donloe.During a