This has been a great week for the New York Knicks and their rising star, point guard Jeremy Lin! In his last 4 starts (including last night's win over the Los Angeles Lakers), Lin was able to rack in 89 points total. That's the most from a player since the ABA/NBA merger back in the late 70s. Also, Lin is able to accomplish other feats: 1) he's a Harvard grad making it to the league and 2) he is the first-ever US-born Chinese to achieve superstar status. And he can follow the ranks of Asian NBA great Yao Ming. Lin's road to the NBA has had its shares of ups-and-downs. He was cut a few times from the NBA's D-League as well as only having limited play-action with the Rockets and the Warriors. And now is his opportunity to shine among the elite. While there are big-time money-making ballers in this day and age, there are the great stories that are rooted from those that still yearn for the dream. Jeremy Lin is the definitive example of that. Maybe the world has yet to see a lot of b-balling talents from those sitting on the bench in several teams. Perhaps even Lin's sudden-success can influence many talents globally, especially from China, Japan, Korea, or even the Philippines to make it to the NBA. So Kobe said he's never heard of Jeremy Lin or what he's done lately. Looks like the 38-pt effort he put on the Lakers has made it loud and clear for Kobe to know who he is now. Lin-sanity has now made a mark in the NBA. Can his success continue once Carmelo and Amare take the court soon? We'll just have to see where this'll go. Maybe Coach D'Antoni can mix it up some and if so, then the Knicks can be a formidable force in the east. We'll see if they can even steam out the Miami Heat. One just may never know what happens next.
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