In case you are an NBA fan that’s been in a box the past week, or you are just not a fan of basketball, the New York Knicks Jeremy Lin has taken the league by storm recently. Lim was the talk of the league, its fans, and the media. He has become the Tim Tebow of the NBA.
Just two weeks ago, Lin was the fourth on the Knicks depth chart at the point guard position. In fact, there were many that thought the chances of Lin exiting the NBA were better than him seeing the floor in a meaningful game.
With the Knicks being hit by the injury bug, Lin got a chance. In the last four games, Lin has become the first NBA player to ever score at least 20 points and dish out seven assists in his first four career starts.
Today, boxing badboy Floyd Mayweather tweeted to tell you why Lin has had such big time hype. Could it be his performance on the court? Nope, Mayweather doesn’t think that has anything to do with it.
Mayweather believed the hype surrounding Lin is strictly about his rac...
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