Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Rick Fox entered the eSports scene last December, purchasing a League of Legends team for a reported $1 million and rebranding it Echo Fox. Fox recently indicated he may be joined by former teammate and Laker legend Kobe Bryant in the gaming world. In an interview last week with Bleacher Report’s […]
After announcing the creation of their $100 million venture capital fund early Monday morning, Los Angeles Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant, and serial entrepreneur, Jeff Stibel, continued with their investment news. On Monday afternoon, the duo finalized an undisclosed amount in VIPKID, the leading online education platform for children in China to learn English via North […]
Five-time NBA World Champion and recently-retired Kobe Bryant earned $680 million throughout his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Forbes. Now, he’ll be directing at least some of that money into a $100 million venture capital fund together with serial entrepreneur, Jeff Stibel. On Monday morning, the duo announced its plans to […]
As the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors square off in the NBA Finals for the second straight season, it has become apparent that sports fans are watching a “moment” in sports history to be remembered. A 73-win season, an exhilarating playoffs, LeBron’s sixth straight NBA Finals appearance, multiple records broken — this season has been […]
“Mind right, game tight” is the motto of a new mental training app called Lucid that is geared specifically for athletes. Lucid is the creation of Jason Stirman who is a former Twitter and Medium executive. Stirman wanted to create something for athletes to prepare for a game, “Kobe says he owes 80 percent of his […]
