Associated Press
His given name is Jeremy Shu-How Lin, he graduated from Harvard with a major in economics, a minor in sociology, a 3.3 GPA and a piece of parchment that would land him most any job but the one he craved. He’s as thin as a wisp and as quick as a wink and sometimes when he slashes through the paint you can hear echoes of the most awful racial stereotypes.
What else is there to know about the 23-year-old point guard for the Knicks who has captivated Manhattan and given the rest of the league whiplash? Though Lin is hot off three straight 20-point games, and though he can finally move off his brother’s couch Friday when his contract becomes guaranteed, he admits to being prone to bouts of self-doubt. Getting zero scholarship offers out of high school, going ...
The schedule says it all. The Houston Rockets, coming off a 34-32 season but with Jeremy Lin now a member of the team, have a nationally televised Christmas-night game in Chicago this season. Anyone wonder why? “We wouldn’t... more »
The cruelty of sports is that a single brain fart can define an entire career. But feel no pity for the idiots on this list: They deserve that permanent dunce cap welded to their pin heads *Note: Since we are all geniuses with... more »
Ten and 12 may be the new lucky numbers in Las Vegas. Those are the jersey numbers of recent Lakers acquisitions Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, otherwise known as the saviors of a franchise that stumbled in the Western Conference... more »
Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov's goal is to win a championship -- and he expects do so within the next three years. "Every team has a grand plan, and we're moving slowly, step by step, because it's easy to make a strong... more »
NBA teams playing preseason games overseas open training camp Friday. Everyone else begins early next week.And just like every October, each team has pressing issues that need addressed by the time the season tips off Oct.... more »
Email
Print
Share