The GMs of Jeremy Lin’s two former teams, the Warriors and Rockets, have already expressed their regrets about prematurely cutting ties with New York’s newest golden boy, but Warriors coach Mark Jackson got a little testy Saturday when he said he deserves no share of the blame.
Lin overshadowed Kobe Bryant on the big stage of Madison Square Garden, dropping a career-high 38 points, in the Knicks’ 92-85 win over the Lakers on Friday. Following practice Saturday, Jackson was naturally asked by reporters about Lin, who was on the Warriors roster just two months ago. At first Jackson was very complimentary. Then the coach got testy:
“I got a text message from Spike Lee this morning. (pause) I had nothing to do with Jeremy Lin. I never saw him do a lay-up. So, stop asking me. I mean, he never practiced for us, so leave me out of it. I’m extremely, extremely happy for Jeremy Lin, and I wish him nothing but the absolute best. In my two minutes of spending tim...
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