The biggest thing to take away from Thursday's thrilling (ugly, yes, but thrilling) Lakers win in overtime over the Boston Celtics was the realization that this rivalry is really in its death throes.

A cult hero among the NBA community, Jeremy Lin was one of the most exciting players in the league during his short-lived prime. Earlier today, he announced his retirement from professional basketball ...

The late Kobe Bryant did not like being around soft players on the court. He made that clear during the famous scrimmage that went viral in December 2014, where the Black Mamba called his Los Angeles ...

Newly anointed Knicks superstar Jeremy Lin has come to represent many things to many people: Basketball savior to Spike Lee, rival to Kobe Bryant, "humble Harvard hero" to the media. In a post on ...

LOS ANGELES -- Purple and gold streamers descended from the ceiling and fans were on their feet applauding at the end. The Los Angeles Lakers finally won a game after five straight losses to open the ...

NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actor and director TONY BILL, who was born in 1940; former basketball player KOBE BRYANT, who was born in 1978; actor SCOTT CAAN, who was born in 1976; actress ...

On Saturday, Jeremy Lin officially ended his 15-year professional basketball career, announcing his retirement via Instagram. While it’s important to appreciate the totality of those 15 years, the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Former Palo Alto High standout Jeremy Lin, who captivated the sports world with his infamous Linsanity run in 2012 with the New York Knicks, officially retired from basketball on ...