New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin continues to wow the NBA with his rags-to-riches story, becoming the biggest thing to hit Broadway since a rat was spotted in the subway. He’s created almost as many highlights as fans have plays on his name, so why not have some more fun with all the wordplay?
February 16, 2012 New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin has taken the sports world by storm with his linsational play. In a matter of 5 days, Lin had a cult-like following. Jeremy Lin mania is both ample and contagious. Having said that, he's not the first athlete to create a mania. What are the biggest sports manias in history?
February 14, 2012
January 27, 2012 Forbes magazine has released its annual list of the value of every NBA team. With giant television deals and a new collective bargaining agreement, the average value of all NBA franchises has increased by 6.5% in the last year. The NBA owned New Orleans Hornets saw it's net worth grow as well, and currently ranks higher than 5 other franchises. Who reigns as the most valuable?
It started innocently enough. “Kid Reporters” Jaylah and Ryan were interviewing members of the New York Knicks at their practice facility, asking the very tall men kid-friendly questions, like can they spell “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” (Not surprisingly, they couldn’t.)
Then, the intrepid duo went in for the kill, asking the players if they would sing some Justin Bieber for the camera. You knew this was coming.
December 8, 2011 The New Orleans Hornets have made a three team trade that will send All-NBA point guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Houston Rockets would receive All-Star power forward Pau Gasol. The Hornets will receive Lamar Odom from the Lakers, PF Luis Scola, SG Kevin Martin, and PG Goran Dragic from the Rockets, and a draft pick.
December 6, 2011
December 1, 2011 A Yahoo! sports report today claimed Chris Paul's agent told the New Orleans Hornets his client did not want to sign an extension with the team, and was requesting a trade to the New York Knicks. However, the Times-Picayune is reporting, through two NBA sources, that Paul has not requested a trade to the Knicks. Paul met with the media today, saying, "My heart is in New Orleans."
