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Carmelo returns, but NY loses
NEW YORK (AFP) - Jeremy Lin flirted with a triple double but the New York Knicks struggled to find the right chemistry with the return of Carmelo Anthony from injury, losing 100-92 to the New Jersey Nets on Monday. “I need to come out with more energy and the team needs to come out with more energy. That is why we lost,” said Lin. It marked just the second loss since Lin’s amazing...
Knicks are back to their… WINNING WAYS
28 points, 14 assists for Lin in victory over Mavericks NEW YORK (AP) – Linsanity lives. Forget the off night that had NBA fans worldwide wondering if the Jeremy Lin story was too good to be true. It’s still plenty good, all right. The Harvard sensation was back at his whirling ways Sunday, and the stage couldn’t have been better – against the defending champions on national TV. Lin...
Kobe outburst
PHOENIX (AP) – Kobe Bryant has lashed out at Los Angeles Lakers management for leaving teammate Pau Gasol wondering whether he’s about to be traded. In a postgame monologue punctuated by a couple of profanities, Bryant says the Lakers either need to trade Gasol or come out and say it won’t happen. Bryant’s comments came in the aftermath of a 102-90 loss at Phoenix on Sunday. Bryant...
Boo! ESPN
Lin racial slur forces apology LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The same racial stereotypes that dogged Yao Ming early in his National Basketball Association career are now being cast upon Harvard-educated New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin. American sports network ESPN was forced to apologize Saturday for an anti-Asian slur directed at Chinese-American Lin that appeared in a story about the point guard following...
Magic, LeBron hail Air Jordan
CHICAGO (AFP) - Retired NBA legend Michael Jordan was hailed as the greatest player in basketball history by two potential rivals to the throne on Friday as he celebrated his 49th birthday. As the NBA currently salutes Jeremy Lin, the first US-born NBA player of Taiwanese and Chinese heritage who has gone from bench-warmer to star for the New York Knicks, Jordan’s legendary career was recalled...
Mending bridges?
LeBron mulls return to Cavs CLEVELAND (AP) – LeBron James could picture returning one day to the place where his NBA journey began, making an unlikely return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. After practicing in a gym where he refined his game for seven seasons, James said Thursday he would not rule out a return to the Cavaliers, a team he carried to the brink of a title before he spurned adoring fans...
A Linderrella story – Shaq’s tweet
NEW YORK (AFP) - Jeremy Lin, a benchwarmer two weeks ago, now has basketball fans worldwide in a state of “Lin-sanity” and a spot on the Sports Illustrated magazine cover after a fairy-tale NBA run to stardom. The first US-born NBA player of Taiwanese and Chinese heritage has left his coach awe struck and his New York Knicks teammates merely stunned, while spectators and legends alike...
LINCANDESCENT
Lin lights up Garden with 13 assists; Knicks go 7-0 NEW YORK (AFP) – Jeremy Lin passed of 13 assists to ignite a balanced New York scoring attack as the Knicks stretched their NBA win streak to seven games on Wednesday with a 100-83 win over Sacramento. “Linsanity’’ continued at Madison Square Garden, with Knicks supporters chanting “M-V-P’’ while Lin, the first US-born NBA player of...
Floyd hits Lin on Tweeter
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has posted a swipe at the New York Knicks’ point guard sensation Jeremy Lin on Twitter. Mayweather posted on Monday: “Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he’s Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don’t get the same praise.” Lin has led the Knicks to five straight victories, including...
