Long before he re-ignited a spiralling franchise and had his name turned into a too-easy pun, Jeremy Lin was a member of the Dallas Mavericks' summer league squad.
2 hours agoRajon Rondo recorded a triple-double with 32 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Celtics over the Chicago Bulls 95-91, who were without star guard Derrick Rose.
Kobe Bryant's last shot of the day was spinning through the air on Sunday when Ed Stefanski, Toronto Raptors vice-president of basketball operations, said out loud that it was going in.
As hordes of reporters descended upon the locker-room stall of Toronto Raptors swingman Rasual Butler, one thought became clear: This had to be setting a world record for size of scrum-to-minutes played ratio.
The legend of "Linsanity" grew a bit larger on Saturday as Jeremy Lin scored 20 points, including a game-winning free throw with the game tied to lead the Knicks over the Timberwolves 100-98 at Target Center.
His university classmates may be thriving in law school, at brokerage houses and on the early rungs up the corporate ladder, but Jeremy Lin is blazing a trail as the sudden savior of the New York Knicks.
Doc Rivers told reporters they didn't want to know what time he got to sleep Friday morning.
Roughly 30 reporters, including three from international outlets, gathered Friday morning to see and hear from New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin - at a shootaround.
A little more than an hour before Oklahoma City played Golden State on Tuesday night at Oracle Arena, Kevin Durant reclined on the floor of the Thunder's locker room, headphones around his neck, eyes trained on game film playing on a monitor.
By his own admission, Dwane Casey values a proven track record more than anything when he sits down to fill out his ballot for all-star reserves.
With the return of the Western Hockey League to Victoria, those expecting a constant barrage of blinding flashiness on Blanshard Street from future NHL stars have perhaps been mildly underwhelmed. But that certainly wasn't the case in October when Emerson Etem of the Medicine Hat Tigers, the complete package of strength and speed, roared through Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre to score five goals in a two-game set against the Royals.