Mar 31, 2012; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin (17) holds a press conference to announce that he will be out for the remainder of the season with a partially torn meniscus before the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-Imagn Images Anthony Gruppuso-Imagn Images

Former NBA Star Jeremy Lin Sends Heartfelt Message To New York Knicks

Originally posted on Fastbreak on SI | By Ben Stinar | Last updated May 9, 2025 1:37 AM ET

Karl-Anthony Towns is currently in the middle of his first season with the New York Knicks.

The All-Star forward has helped the team get off to a 2-0 lead over the Boston Celtics in their second-round playoff series.

Towns (who is from New Jersey) recently revealed that he still has Jeremy Lin Knicks gear from when he was a kid (h/t SNY's Knicks Videos).

Karl-Anthony Towns still owns Jeremy Lin Knicks gear from when he was growing up pic.twitter.com/RqhtNXBfpm
— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) May 7, 2025

Lin responded to Towns with a heartfelt Instagram post for his former team.

His post had over 8,000 likes in less than 24 hours.

He wrote: "Respect KAT @karltowns

Always love for the @nyknicks

Rooting for you as the series heads back to NY"

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As for Towns, he finished his first regular season in New York with averages of 24.4 points, 12.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 52.6% from the field and 42.0% from the three-point range in 72 games.

The Knicks are the third seed in the Eastern Conference.

Game 3 against the Celtics will be on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

This article first appeared on Fastbreak on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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