Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Jeremy Lin Has Burst From N.B.A. Novelty Act to Knicks Star - NYTimes.com

Here's a perfectly timed story for Asian Americans that someone should print out and shove in Pete Hoekstra's racist face.--SS

Jeremy Lin Has Burst From N.B.A. Novelty Act to Knicks Star - NYTimes.com:

"He is a Harvard graduate playing in the National Basketball Association. He is an Asian-American in a league devoid of them, which makes him doubly anomalous. No team drafted Lin in 2010. Two teams cut him in December, before the Knicks picked him up."

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Jeremy Lin’s utterly distinctive, mostly transient N.B.A. existence has taken a rather sudden turn over the past few days.

On Saturday night, Lin came off the bench and powered the Knicks to a 99-92 victory over the Nets at Madison Square Garden, scoring a career-best 25 points with 7 assists. Two nights later, he made his first N.B.A. start and produced 28 points and 8 assists in a 99-88 win over the Utah Jazz.

Knicks fans now serenade Lin with chants of “Je-re-my!” and “M.V.P.!” while the franchise uses his likeness to sell tickets and teammates and coaches gush with praise.

Go read the whole thing.

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