"I didn't want to play anymore" - Kobe Bryant on why the 2002 NBA Finals was the most difficult chapter of his career originally appeared on Basketball Network. The 2001-02 NBA season was one of the ...

"I'm sweating through my uniform like I played" - Mitch Richmond looks back on infamous Lakers-Kings 2002 WCF originally appeared on Basketball Network. Before his NBA journey ended, Mitch Richmond, ...

Shaquille O'Neal won three NBA championships as a Laker, and took home three NBA finals MVP's. He was a 7'1 monster of a center who was once described as "a man the size of your full refrigerator but ...

Before his NBA journey ended, Mitch Richmond, 36, grabbed the opportunity to play for the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2001-02 season and finish his Hall of Fame career with a championship ring.