“Linsanity” Says Bye to New York, Moving to Houston?

“Linsanity” Says Bye to New York, Moving to Houston?

The New York Knickerbockers have made a deal to get back their old point guard Raymond Felton in a move many are calling a sign the city's golden boy, Jeremy Lin, is on his way to playing in Houston next year.

Lin is a free agent, which means the Knicks get the opportunity to match any offer from another team before they let him go officially. The Houston Rockets have offered Lin a three year contract worth $25 million in guaranteed money.

The Knicks have said they're planning on matching the Rockets' offer, but things soured when Lin leaked that information to the Rockets organization. The Rockets' original offer was for less money, but after they knew the Knicks were going to match they upped their offer.   And now everyone speculates Lin's going to Texas next year.

Knicks fans, generally, are not pleased. Once you wade through reporters' stories on Twitter, Knicks fans were upset. We should point out that this is purely speculation, and the Knicks have until midnight on Tuesday to decide what to do with Lin. If it's true, we'll miss him. The Lin legend began in February after his first two starts.

Lin took New York, the nation, and perhaps, the world by storm. There were shirts, book deals, racist headlines and a flavor for an ice cream in honor of Lin.

Posted by Andre Monohan on Monday July 16 2012, 11:20 AM EST. Ref: Google. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0