Here’s your latest NBA Rewind! There are a couple of Western Conference teams that the public, outside of understandably biased fan bases, just refuses to accept as a threat in the West. The Houston Rockets and LA Clippers have been proving themselves left and right lately.

Walk - or cycle - around the narrow cobbled streets of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, just between Parma and Bologna, and you’ll likely not even notice a tiny playground with basketball hoops coming out from the walls.

The NBA community continues to mourn the loss of Bryant, who was one of the NBA's most prolific scorers and winners, Bryant won five NBA Championships and two scoring titles in his storied 20-year career.