sportsillustrated.cnn.com / found 307 days ago
Lin opens up about leaving Knicks: 'Honestly, I preferred New York' | SI.com
At 11 p.m. EST on Tuesday night, one hour before the New York Knicks needed to decide whether to match the Houston Rockets' three-year, $25.1 million contract offer to keep Jeremy Lin, the point guard's cellphone rang at his parents' home in Palo Alto, Calif. The call was from New York general manager Glen Grunwald and the conversation lasted no more than 30 seconds. Grunwald's message, Lin told SI.com, was simple and direct: "We wanted to keep you, but it couldn't work out. Tell your family I say hello, and good luck the rest of the way."
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DCDolphin When you want to stay somewhere, maybe you don't sign a contract with another team that includes a "poison pill" clause? |
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panoot Not a big basketball fan,but for those who are, here's my cousin's exclusive interview with Jeremy Lin for SI. |
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JananR Awesome read: @SInow: Jeremy Lin talked to our @SIPabloTorre and revealed his true feelings about the #Knicks: |
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UncleKwa From the horses mouth. |
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EthanDodson Jeremy Lin is a PR genius. I think he's very genuine as well, but this interview is an amazing example of PR ingenuity! |
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mikee707 Knicks "fans" who are knocking on @JLin7 should read this before judging.. Don't blame him, blame your team.. |
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petersterne By forcing Lin to Houston, the Knicks have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. |
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LArunr "I love the New York fans to death. I wanted to play in front of those fans for the rest of my career." @JLin7 |
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ebernsen lol Lin wanted to stay in NY, gotta love that Knicks front office #linsanitycontinues |
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rickyrobinett Hard to read this article and not feel like the Knicks made a huge mistake: |
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MikeAScotto Check out the full story on Jeremy Lin leaving the New York Knicks courtesy of Sports Illustrated's @SIPabloTorre here: |
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kliu82 Everybody needs to read this: |
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KevinPann Betrayal of Dolan and New York knicks . Jeremy Loves his fans to death! |
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jmarsh89 Sigh... MT @SInow: “I preferred New York… I wanted to play in front of those fans for the rest of my career.” – @JLin7. |
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awfulannouncing The Knicks said goodbye to @JLin7 in a 30 second phone call. Very interesting interview with Lin from SI. |
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Z_Sibony .@stephenasmith, read this about Lin. Wanted to play gm 5. Told by vets to NOT PLAY. So shut up. You don't know jack. |
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sgsmith_23 Honestly, we preferred you too, @JLin7 - |
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Ananth_Pandian Love how Jeremy Lin learned the #Knicks were getting Felton by "surfing the Internet" |
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puneetsingh A must read regarding the end of the Jeremy Lin - Knicks saga. |