The New York Knicks sudden star has seen his Twitter jLin7 following explode to more than , as of Monday morning, but that doesn't tell half the story. Lin has picked up nearly , followers on a Chinese version of Twitter known as the Weibo microblog , according to Agence France-Presse. That's impressive, but his followers on China Tencent and Sina microblogs are more than 1. So how did the latest superstar in sports spend his off day on Sunday?
Lin traveled to upstate New York with his parents to watch his younger brother play for Hamilton College. In a lot of ways, Lin transcended basketball this season, and his jersey sales reflect that as it's doubtful that only Knicks fans were buying his No. Years from now fans may look back and view Lin as nothing more than a career role player, but it will be impossible to forget the impact that he made this season, even though it was ultimately for a short amount of time.
Even if Lin's career is all downhill from here, owning his jersey will be a conversation piece in the future as the media may have succeeded in making him a star forever. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Your sports. Join Newsletter. This isn't to say that Lin will follow down Harper's path, in fact, he seems to be a humble guy.
He keeps to himself, sleeps on his brother's couch and does what he's told, like a good player. He's obviously the anti-Harper here. Going back to Lin, I hope he continues to have success throughout the season. Though I think selling his jersey is a bit premature, I hope he continues to have the statistical output that has both the fans and the media gushing.
Maybe by the end of the year he will prove that he has the ability to sell jerseys at MSG, but if I had the choice between buying a Lin or a Landry Fields jersey now, I'd opt for the latter or wait until the end of the season to decide. Enjoy our content?
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