In search of content with no games because of the coronavirus, the network is turning to Jeremy Lin’s memorable NBA breakthrough, which was once ratings gold.
The network said Friday it will dedicate a week of programming to the 2012 stretch when Lin got his chance with the
Undrafted out of Harvard, the NBA’s first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese decent outplayed
It was one of the biggest highlights of the last two decades for the Knicks, but it has been largely ignored by them. Lin left as a free agent after that season and has received little acknowledgment from the team or the station since.
His decision to sign an offer sheet that July with the
This will be the first time his dazzling stretch can be seen again in its entirety.
It begins Monday with the Knicks' victory over the Nets on
He went on to become the first player with at least 20 points and seven assists in each of his first five starts since the
On Wednesday, MSG will televise the
Lin hurt his knee that March and required season-ending surgery. He signed the deal with the Rockets after the season that the Knicks refused to match. Lin now plays professionally in
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