Caron Butler and Kobe Bryant shared played briefly as teammates, playing together for just one season during the 2004–05 campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers.

On Sunday, Butler posted a photo of himself on a red carpet on Instagram and wrote: “Dear God Thank You 🙏🏿 My Brother & friend Kobe Bryant Inspired me to go down this path and told me that ...

Caron Butler, a 13-year-pro, two-time All-Star and NBA champion, played one season with the Lakers and Bryant, in 2004-05. This wasn’t an ordinary barbecue at Butler’s childhood home in Milwaukee.

Kobe Bryant is congratulated by Caron Butler, left, and Jumaine Jones, center, after his game–winning basket in the Lakers’ 117–116 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on March 12, 2005.

Kobe Bryant walked swiftly out of the Lakers’ locker room before stopping suddenly. Sacramento Kings forward Caron Butler stood there, the man Bryant moments earlier had described glowingly as ...

Caron Butler was fortunate enough to be a teammate of the great Kobe Bryant on the Los Angeles Lakers, and on The OGs Show, he shared his most memorable moment playing with the Hall of Famer.

Caron Butler spent 14 seasons in the NBA with nine different teams and played alongside some of the best players of his era, including Kobe Bryant.

Caron, a two-time All-Star who played with Kobe on the Lakers during the 2004-2005 season, felt he provoked Bean into playing even harder by talking trash to him the night before the game.

Kobe Bryant and Caron Butler's relationship was one the latter cherishes to date. Making it special for him was the late Lakers legend's wife Vanessa Bryant, as she sent him a special hamper for ...

Caron Butler once criticized Kobe Bryant, and the latter responded by giving the LA Clippers a 40-piece. Caron thought he could get away with talking trash to the legendary “Black Mamba.” ...

It was the evening of Nov. 29, 2004 and the Los Angeles Lakers were in Milwaukee for a game against the Bucks the following night. Butler and Bryant were Lakers teammates that season and they were ...