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Knicks decline to match Rockets' offer for Lin

Jeremy Lin

Say goodbye to Linsanity, New York. Jeremy Lin is taking his game off Broadway -- way off -- to Houston after the Knicks announced Tuesday night they would not match the Rockets' three-year, $25 million offer for the restricted free agent. "Extremely excited and honored to be a Houston Rocket again!!" Lin posted on his Twitter account. "Much love and thankfulness to the Knicks and New York for your support the past year...easily the best year of my life."

 

'Lin-Sanity' dessert draws heat

Ben & Jerry's Linsanity Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry's has apologized for putting fortune cookies in pints of its "Taste the Lin-Sanity" ice cream sold at its Harvard Square, Massachusetts, location in honor of basketball sensation Jeremy Lin.

 

ESPN fires employee for Lin headline seen online

ESPN says it fired an employee responsible for an offensive headline referring to Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin.

 

ESPN apologizes for offensive Lin headline

Jeremy Lin

ESPN has apologized for using a racial slur in a headline for a story on Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin. ESPN ran the headline "Chink in the Armor" after Lin had nine turnovers in New York's loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night on its mobile website that could be seen on phones and tablet computers.

 

Jeremy Lin’s ethnicity is only part of the story

Jeremy Lin

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. missed the point about surprising New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin. Granted, Lin’s Asian-American heritage is part of his intriguing story — but the player’s unexpected success is what’s most compelling about him.

Senh: I concur. It doesn't sound like Floyd Mayweather Jr. keeps up with NBA news.

 

'Linsanity' a marketing dream in Asia

As the first ripples of "Linsanity" hit Asia, ethnic Chinese-American Jeremy Lin's fairytale rise has marketing men rubbing their hands with glee.

 

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