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In the end, the pain was too much to bear. Amar'e Stoudemire rarely shows emotion on the basketball court, and those close to him say he had not cried since he was 12, when his father died.

These are just some of the things that have allowed Jeremy Lin to parlay what was a "right place, right time" opportunity with the New York Knicks into a bona fide NBA phenomenon, the likes of which Tim Tebow has never seen.

But seriously, folks, getting back to Jeremy Lin ... So many thoughts come to mind as the man from Palo Alto takes the NBA by storm.

A little more than a week ago, Knicks fans were talking about how the fate of their 2011-12 NBA season rested on the shoulders of injured point guard Baron Davis.

Sensational guard Jeremy Lin led the New York Knicks into Target Center in Minneapolis on Saturday night vs.

Someone just needs to tell the Warriors . It's really been over for a couple of years now.

If you missed Kobe Bryant having a laugh with the media about the mystery that's Jeremy Lin, it's an absolute must-see . After a career-high 38 points and seven assists, Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks had the last laugh in a seven-point shocker over Bryant's Lakers .

"The level he is playing at right now, I have never seen it," Knicks forward Jared Jeffries said.

A Los Angeles-born, Harvard grad who only this season was waived by Yao's former Houston Rockets , Lin has made the Knicks and New York City his own.

Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks brings the ball up the floor against the Washington Wizards at Verizon Center on February 8, 2012 in Washington, D.C. At the Ainsworth, a tony sports lounge on Manhattan's Lower West Side, two thirds of the club's screens are tuned to the Hoyas-'Cuse game.

Jeremy Lin is on a hot streak, but is he worth your time in Fantasy hoops? This week, we've seen the rise of New York's new darling point guard, Jeremy Lin.

Training camp hadn't evenbegun in early December, so there was still time to toss around names of unsigned free agents.

There have been plenty of storylines about the New York Knicks this season. Most of the headlines have gone to Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire.

This was the week when the productivity of Asian-Americans across the country slowed to a near-halt: There were YouTube clips to be watched and re- watched, memes to start and articles to be forwarded.

The New York Giants are Super Bowl champions once again. And Sunday's thrilling victory over the New England Patriots was really a microcosm of their 2011-12 season.

With 20+ points in three straight games for the Knicks, Jeremy Lin '10 has become a media darling and attracted national attention.

The sports world has already seized upon a catchphrase: 'Linsanity'. A play off Vince Carter's nickname , it signals the arrival of second-year Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin.

Jeremy Lin has made thousands of fans in New York after his past three games, combining for 76 points and 25 assists while leading the Knicks to three straight wins.

Knicks guard Baron Davis has found himself an ultra-luxe rental where he can hopefully recover from injuries that have limited his playing time.

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