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Kris Jenkins (basketball)
Kris Jenkins (basketball), Villanova Wildcats forward 2013-17, born 1993; hit the 2016 NCAA championship buzzer-beater vs North Carolina; 1,383 career points; distinct from the NFL defensive tackle Kris Jenkins Jr.
Kristaps Porziņģis
Kristaps Porziņģis, Latvian NBA center (7'2", 218 cm), drafted 4th overall by the Knicks in 2015; played for Dallas, Washington, Boston (2024 NBA champion), Atlanta, and Golden State; career 19.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.8 bpg.
Kristen Nuss
Kristen Nuss, American beach volleyball player from New Orleans; LSU alum with 139 wins, NCAA's all-time winningest; 2024 Paris Olympian with Taryn Kloth, later Taryn Brasher.
Kristine Andersen
Kristine Andersen (Kristine Frøsig-Andersen), Danish handball player born 1976 in Aalborg; Ikast-Bording and Bayer 04 Leverkusen player; 2004 Olympic gold with Denmark, 1996 non-starter, 1998 European Championship squad.
Kristine Lunde Borgersen
Kristine Lunde-Borgersen, nicknamed Kikki, Norwegian centre back born 1980 in Kristiansand, twin sister of Katrine Lunde; two Olympic golds (2008, 2012), 2011 world title, three European titles, 181 caps, later Norway U18 coach.
Kuroko's Basketball (黒子のバスケ)
Kuroko's Basketball (黒子のバスケ, Kuroko no Basuke) is Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Weekly Shonen Jump manga about invisible playmaker Tetsuya Kuroko and Taiga Kagami of Seirin High defeating the Generation of Miracles; 30 volumes, three anime seasons (2012–2015), and the 2017 Last Game film.
Kurt Rambis
Kurt Rambis (born 1958) is a Greek-American former NBA forward, four-time Showtime Lakers champion (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988), later Lakers and Knicks coach, Timberwolves head coach 2009-11, and Lakers senior basketball adviser.
Kwame Brown
Kwame Hasani Brown, born 1982, American NBA center-forward; first high school player drafted No. 1 overall (Wizards, 2001). Played 12 seasons, 607 games, 6.6 PPG, 5.5 RPG; famous draft bust later traded for Pau Gasol.
Kyle Anderson (李凯尔) (basketball)
Kyle Anderson (李凯尔, Li Kai'er), born 1993, is an American NBA forward-guard, 'Slo-Mo', drafted 30th in 2014 by the Spurs; he was naturalized by China in 2023 and played for its 2023 FIBA World Cup team, and now plays for the Toronto Raptors.
Kyle Filipowski
Kyle Filipowski (born 2003) is an American NBA forward-center for the Utah Jazz, drafted 32nd overall in 2024 after two Duke seasons, ACC Rookie of the Year and Tournament MVP in 2023.
Kyle Guy
Kyle Guy (born 1997), American shooting guard, 2019 NCAA champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player with Virginia; drafted 55th in 2019, played for the Kings and Heat, later Tenerife, brief 2024 retirement, and a 2025 return.
Kyle Korver
Kyle Korver is an American former professional basketball player, now an Atlanta Hawks assistant general manager, who ranks fifth in NBA history with 2,450 three-pointers over 17 seasons.
Kyle Kuzma
Kyle Kuzma is an American professional basketball forward for the Milwaukee Bucks who won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 2020 and was traded from Washington in 2025.
Kyle Lowry
Kyle Lowry, Philadelphia-born point guard, Villanova product, 2006 first-round pick; 20 NBA seasons, 2019 NBA champion and six-time All-Star with Toronto Raptors; retired a Raptor July 7, 2026.
Kyle O'Quinn
Kyle O'Quinn (born 1990, Queens, NY) is an American center-forward from Norfolk State; 49th pick of the 2012 NBA Draft who played 472 games for Orlando, New York, Indiana, and Philadelphia, then Fenerbahce and Japan's Mikawa Seahorses.
Kyle Singler
Kyle Singler (born 1988, Medford, Oregon), Duke forward and 2010 NCAA champion and Final Four MOP, played six NBA seasons for the Detroit Pistons and Oklahoma City Thunder (2012-18) after being drafted 33rd in 2011, retiring in 2019.
Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving, born 1992 in Australia, is an NBA guard, 2011 No. 1 pick, 2016 champion, nine-time All-Star, now with the Dallas Mavericks after ACL surgery; returned October 2026.
Kyshawn George
Kyshawn George (born 2003) is a Swiss NBA wing for the Washington Wizards, drafted 24th overall in 2024 by the Knicks. One Miami season, 6'8" with 6'10¼" wingspan, rookie records for threes, 2025-26 breakout ended by elbow injury.
Kysre Gondrezick
Kysre Gondrezick (born 1997, Benton Harbor, Michigan) is an American guard and model, 2021 WNBA fourth overall pick by the Indiana Fever, later Chicago Sky; 24 career WNBA games.
Labaron Philon Jr.
Labaron Philon Jr. (born 2005) is an American NBA guard for the Philadelphia 76ers, drafted No. 22 overall in 2026 from Alabama, a consensus Third Team All-American who averaged 22.0 points and 5.0 assists as a sophomore.
Laces BC
Laces BC (Laces Basketball Club) is a Miami-based Unrivaled 3-on-3 women's basketball team, one of six founding clubs announced October 24, 2024, coached by Andrew Wade, captained by Alyssa Thomas (2025) and Jackie Young (2026).
Lachlan Olbrich
Lachlan Olbrich, Australian basketball center-forward born 2003 in Adelaide; UC Riverside freshman, Illawarra Hawks NBL champion, 2024 NZNBL MVP; drafted 55th in 2025 by the Lakers, traded to the Chicago Bulls.
Lajae Jones
Lajae Jones (Lajae Leo Jones), American basketball guard-forward, born 2004, Neptune Beach, Florida; NJCAA champion at Barton CC, Florida State senior, drafted 54th overall by the Golden State Warriors in the 2026 NBA Draft.
Lamar Odom
Lamar Odom, born 1979, American NBA forward, 1999 fourth pick, played for Clippers, Heat, Lakers, Mavericks; two-time champion 2009-2010, 2011 Sixth Man of the Year, 2015 near-fatal overdose.
LaMarcus Aldridge
LaMarcus Aldridge, American NBA power forward-center from Dallas; starred at Texas, No. 2 pick in 2006, played for Trail Blazers, Spurs, and Nets; seven-time All-Star, 20,000 points, retired twice over a heart condition.
LaMelo Ball
LaMelo Ball (born 2001) is an American NBA point guard, 2020 third overall pick, 2020-21 Rookie of the Year and 2022 All-Star; traded from the Charlotte Hornets to the Minnesota Timberwolves in June 2026.
Lance Stephenson
Lance Stephenson, "Born Ready," born 1990 in Brooklyn, is an American basketball guard/forward, New York State's all-time high school scoring leader (2,946 points), Cincinnati's 2010 Big East Rookie of the Year, and a 2010 second-round Pacers pick who played 10 NBA seasons.
Landry Fields
Landry Fields (born 1988) is an American basketball executive and former NBA guard-forward for the Knicks and Raptors (2010-15, All-Rookie First Team). He was Atlanta Hawks general manager from 2022 until his April 21, 2025 firing, later joining Overtime Elite.
Landry Shamet
Landry Shamet (born 1997, Kansas City) is an American NBA shooting guard, 2018 first-round pick (26th, 76ers) from Wichita State, 2026 NBA champion with the Knicks, known for three-point shooting.
Lang Ping
Lang Ping (郎平), also known as Jenny Lang, is a Chinese volleyball player and coach who won Olympic gold in 1984 as captain and 2016 as coach.