JEREMY LIN RUMORS & GOSSIP

Does the Knicks' Pablo Prigioni Have a Case of Linsanity?

Knicks fans were left devastated and frustrated this summer when the team let the most exciting player to come to the Big Apple in over a decade walk away for nothing.The hype and excitement surrounding Jeremy Lin and his Knickerbocker tenure was unlike any other the NBA has seen in quite a while.Becoming a national phenomenon due to his rise from obscurity, Lin was engulfed and...
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December 01, 2012  |  Discuss
DIRECT THE CREW

Chandler: Lin wasn't able to run the offense

Tyson Chandler had some criticism of former teammate Jeremy Lin, saying that the Rockets point guard couldn't run the Knicks' offense.

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October 06, 2012  |  Discuss

Report: Jeremy Lin in Talks to Get Licensed Merchandise Deal With Harvard University, Nike

Harvard has had many ambassadors through the years who have advertised the Ivy League school's excellence around the world. But few would have guessed that one of the university's former basketball players would one day be among the most famous of the school's alumni. Jeremy Lin, who led Harvard's basketball team before his sudden ascent with the Knicks last season...
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October 03, 2012  |  Discuss

With Lin gone, Knicks want focus on current team

The New York Knicks don't want to talk about Jeremy Lin anymore. At their media day Monday, the Knicks tried to keep the focus on the aging team they assembled and believe is a contender, rather than on the breakout star they let get away over the summer. Team officials had never commented on the decision not to match the offer sheet Lin signed with Houston in July, and it...
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October 01, 2012  |  Discuss

Jeremy Lin asked Chandler Parsons to sleep on his couch

Jeremy Lin was sleeping on a couch as he captured the NBA world's attention last season with the New York Knicks. Despite inking a $25 million contract to bring Linsanity to Houston next season, he has not forgot what made him succesful. Some high profile athletes sleep in hyperbaric chambers. Jeremy Lin sleeps best on couches. Which is why he asked Chandler Parsons...
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September 18, 2012  |  Discuss
BLAME GAME

Melo: Linsanity was root of selfish claims

Carmelo Anthony thinks he knows when all the accusations about him being a selfish player began: he pins it on Linsanity.

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August 04, 2012  |  Discuss

Jeremy Lin admits ‘Linsanity’ got to his head

Jeremy Lin went from being a bench warmer lucky to be on an NBA roster to being the most popular player in the league in a matter of weeks. “Linsanity” took over the NBA as soon as the former Harvard point guard started lighting it up for the Knicks. Being on magazine and newspaper covers became the norm for Lin. He recently admitted that the sudden buildup of “Linsanity...
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July 24, 2012  |  Discuss

Jeremy Lin: I Wanted To Play In Front Of Those Fans For The Rest Of My Career

  Hours after unexpectedly becoming a Houston Rocket, Jeremy Lin spoke to Sports Illustrated. Here are some quotes from the article, some of which are hard to swallow for Knicks fans: On which team he preferred: ”Honestly, I preferred New York. But my main goal in free agency was to go to a team that had plans for me and wanted me. I wanted to have fun playing basketball. ...
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July 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Lin's exit surprises Knicks players

Mike D'Antoni was there for the start of Linsanity, Kobe Bryant on the wrong end of its greatest highlight. Neither imagined next season opening without Jeremy Lin on the New York Knicks. ''No. Not when the kicker was they can match. I'm thinking, for sure,'' said former Knicks coach D'Antoni on Wednesday before the U.S. Olympic team practiced. '...
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July 18, 2012  |  Discuss
UNFORTUNATE MOVE

MSG uses Jeremy Lin fortune cookie graphic

Here’s something MSG probably would like to take back. During Wednesday night’s broadcast of the Knicks’ 100-85 win over the Kings, the network displayed this unfortunate (get it?) graphic of Jeremy Lin‘s head over a fortune cookie. The Knicks are now 7-0 since Lin began playing significant minutes. In that time he’s averaged 24.4 points and 9.1 assists, posting a career...
Via Larry Brown Sports Verified_ybn
February 16, 2012  |  83 Comments
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