A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

KOBE

Sat, 22 Nov '25
Only player with two numbers retired by the L.A. Lakers
Sun, 30 Jan '22
Capital of Japan's Hyogo Prefecture
Thu, 6 Jan '22
N.B.A. legend nicknamed "Black Mamba"
Wed, 22 Dec '21
City with a beef
Tue, 14 Dec '21
Kind of beef from Japan
Wed, 21 Jul '21
All-time leading scorer for the Lakers, familiarly