Jerry West

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Fred Kast, the official scorer for the Golden State Warriors, at the Chase Center in San Francisco. Photograph: The New York Times
The dream job? Counting Stephen Curry’s 3-Pointers . . .

Fred Kast has seen plenty of basketball in his 57 years as the official scorer for the Golden State Warriors — some good, some bad, some amazing. Afte(...)

A helicopter flies over a Kobe Bryant mural in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Photograph: Getty Images
Kobe Bryant obituary: A transcendent, if enigmatic, superstar

Kobe Bryant, who has died aged 41 in a helicopter crash, was a basketball phenomenon - a transcendent, if enigmatic, superstar whose rare talent bridg(...)

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers stands on court during game two of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs in the 2008 NBA playoffs. Photograph: Getty Images
Kobe Bryant: dazzling, brash, egomaniacal, ugly, beautiful and jaw-dropping

Among the deluge of tributes to Kobe Bryant floating around cyberspace now is one tweeted by Shane Battier, one of the few defensive players capable o(...)