VIDEO: Jeremy Lin Plus Black-And-White Is Awesome

Think Jeremy Lin's wild ride has reached its apex? Waiting for more from the Knicks point guard? Either way, you'll find something to love in the MSG promo for Saturday night's Knicks game against the Timberwolves.

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by Andy Hutchins • Feb 11, 2012 10:12 PM EST

The Latest In Linsanity: Spike Lee Thanks Mark Jackson For Jeremy Lin

The Golden State Warriors are catching a lot of grief right now over the fact that they released Jeremy Lin on the first day of training camp this season. As you may have heard, Lin is now tearing the NBA up for the New York Knicks.

Uber-Knicks fan Spike Lee had some fun with that on Saturday, texting Golden State coach Mark Jackson "thanks."

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by Sean Keeley • Feb 11, 2012 6:02 PM EST

Jeremy Lin Vs. Ricky Rubio: The NBA's Puppy Bowl

Unbearable cuteness. A chorus of AWWWWWWs. Smiles on even the most hardened faces. Terrible, terribly punnery.

It sounds like The Puppy Bowl, Super Bowl Sunday's most adorable tradition. (Seriously, though, the puns are just awful.) But this weekend, all those eye-batting attributes apply to Saturday night's battle between America's sweetheart point guards: Ricky Rubio and Jeremy Lin.

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by Tom Ziller • Feb 11, 2012 12:01 PM EST

How Could You Not Have Taken DeSagana Diop No. 1?

Two or three years from now you'll look back and think: How could [Michael] Jordan have not taken DeSagana Diop No. 1? Diop is the one athletic freak in this draft. Diop is the only man alive age 18 or above with the potential to be better than Shaquille O'Neal.

-- Skip Bayless, May 2001

Amazing find by Mark Deeks of ShamSports.com.

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by Tom Ziller • Feb 11, 2012 10:59 AM EST

PHOTO: Jeremy Lin Fever Has Hit Its High Point

That's it. It's all downhill from here. When a Knicks fan modifies his Carmelo Anthony jersey to be a Jeremy Lin jersey, we've hit the high point of the fever. And it's only been four games, basically.

Via OleDirtyBZA

Sweet use of masking tape there, sir.

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by Brian Floyd • Feb 10, 2012 11:41 PM EST

VIDEO: Kobe Bryant Knows How To Use The Backboard

Kobe and the Lakers ended up losing the battle, and playing second fiddle to Jeremy Lin, but there was a pretty super highlight play to be had. Kobe Bryant didn't make use of the intended purpose of the backboard, I think, but he still managed to turn nothing into something spectacular.

Kobe was hemmed in by a double-team, stuck at the top of the key after picking up his dribble. He somehow found a way out of the trap, though, slipping the two players and finding a sliver of space. Still, he had no shot and no real pass at that moment.

Instead, he did something a bit off the wall and threw the ball off the backboard to himself. In one move, he caught his own pass, volleyed it out to Pau Gasol and watched as the Lakers' big man buried the shot. It was quite impressive!

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by Brian Floyd • Feb 10, 2012 10:50 PM EST

Bob Huggins: Fan Of Jeremy Lin, Snoop Dogg And Puns

First, a bit of verification from the West Virginia play-by-play announcer. This is important.

Don't know how much he'll tweet....but this is actually Huggs' Twitter account. @CoachHuggs#WVU

— TonyCaridi (@TonyCaridi) February 10, 2012

And now, the reward:

Jeremy #LinAndJuice

— Coach Bob Huggins (@CoachHuggs) February 11, 2012

That's it. If this is truly real, we can pack it all up and go home now.

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by Brian Floyd • Feb 10, 2012 9:38 PM EST

VIDEO: Jeremy Lin Gives Us 'The Lin Spin'

It's Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers are visiting the New York Knicks and Linsanity is in full effect. The swirl of sudden recognition and praise for instant-superstar Jeremy Lin continues through the first half of play, as Lin is mopping the court with everyone and leading scoring with 18 points. Hit the other side of the jump to see one of his standout plays from the second quarter

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by Bill Hanstock • Feb 10, 2012 9:34 PM EST

Jeremy Lin Needs Some Leather Pants, Says Metta World Peace

Metta World Peace talked to CBS' Ken Berger at length about Jeremy Lin on Friday and it's as must-read as it gets. World Peace had fashion advice, plenty of factual errors -- he still thinks Lin is the first Asian-American NBA player -- and all sorts of other fun tidbits in the interview. It's exactly what you'd expect, and totally worth the time to read.

On leather pants, World Peace had the following to say:

No, I won't wear them, but he should wear leather pants. He's the type of guy who should wear leather pants, some nice shoes and change his fashion. You're Jeremy Lin, for godsakes. You know what I'm saying? You know? Put down that law book, stop reading the New York Times and start reading the Daily News. Newsday, that's the one. I like that one because there's always color in that one

Also of note: Lin needs to get to Hunter College and Rucker, and he has to get a better haircut and some black shades. Just let Metta World Peace be your guide, young man.

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by Brian Floyd • Feb 10, 2012 8:59 PM EST