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Jeremy Lin recounts sleepless, tearful struggle to live up to ‘Linsanity’ with Rockets (From Sports Illustrated).

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Have some feels.

In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Jeremy Lin discussed the stress he felt during his first season with the Rockets as he tried to live up to “Linsanity”, revealing that he often had trouble sleeping and even cried before a game. You can read what Jeremy had to say here.

Knicks’ New Alternate Jersey?

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Remember when Iman Shumpert posted THIS photo on his Instagram a couple months ago? According to sources, it appears that the Knicks could make this orange-and-white jersey their new alternate look for this coming season. Not quite as Orange as the Christmas jerseys from last year, but a nice fiery contrast to the white-and-blue looks they usually go with. So… what do YOU guys think of this look? -Tommy

JR Smith’s $450,000 armored vehicle

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JR Smith has reportedly been cruising around the streets of New York in an armored vehicle worth over 450,000 dollars. It is never safe to go inside the mind of JR Smith, but if I had to guess, i would say that Smith has realized how badly he needs a crash-proof car. Good to see he learned at least ONE lesson from Jason Kidd last season.

 

Read more about Smith’s “special” automobile HERE

-Tommy

Knicks Rumor & News Roundup: Final Roster Spot, All-Star Game, Melo, 2015, Udrih, Stars, Preseason, & More

By Tommy Rothman

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Here’s the latest on the Knicks News & Rumors front

News/Rumors/Updates

  • The Knicks and Nets will co-host the All-Star game in 2015.
  • The Knicks have one more roster spot to fill. Lou Amundson, Earl Barron, Tourre Murray, Hamed Haddadi, Ivan Johnson, and Ovidijus Galdikas are candidates.

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  • Cuttino Mobley is dropping his lawsuit against the Knicks in an effort to return to the NBA
  • The Knicks signed PG Beno Udrih

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  • Coach Woodson still has 2 starting spots open, after saying Wednesday that Felton, Melo, and Chandler are the only players with starting jobs locked up.
  • The Knicks plan to let Carmelo Anthony pick his teammates when the team has cap space in 2015, if Melo opts into his contract after this season. Melo will have a few stars on the market to pick from, including Rajon Rondo.
  • Andrea Bargnani has pneumonia, and may not play for his national team this summer.
  • Iman Shumpert responded to Kendrick Lamar, and Iman will appear on Michelle Obama’s rap album.

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  • Niether Amar’e Stoudemire nor Melo will work with Hakeem this offseason.
  • “Koach Wudsen” is off the hook.
  • Paul Pierce seems to have forgotten which team sent him home in April.

Other Stuff:

Contests, Jerseys, Tickets, Raps

Other NBA / Sports News

  • Derrick Rose is 100%. He says…
  • A-Rod is snitching on his teammates
  • The Phillies fired Charlie Manuel
  • Mark Sanchez will start again for the Jets in week 2 of the preseason
  • The Wolves re-signed Nikola Pekovic

Knicks Announce Preseason Schedule

Tommy Rothman

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The Knicks announced their preseason schedule Thursday, an exciting bit of news for fans who are hungry for any Knicks Basketball they can get. The Knicks begin their preseason slate on October 9th. Here is the schedule

Oct. 9: at Boston Celtics in Providence, R.I., 7:30 p.m. 

Oct. 11: at Toronto Raptors, 7 p.m. 

Oct. 12: at Boston Celtics in Manchester, N.H., 7:30 p.m. 

Oct. 17: at Washington Wizards in Baltimore, 7 p.m. 

Oct. 21: at Toronto Raptors, 7 p.m. 

Oct. 23: at Milwaukee Bucks in Green Bay, Wis., 8 p.m. 

Oct. 25: vs. Charlotte Bobcats, 7:30 p.m. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

As you can see, the Knicks only have one home game this preseason, due to renovations taking place at The Garden. October 25th vs Charlotte is the date to book if you want to get to the Garden to see an exhibition game.

The season is only 76 days away, and the preseason is even closer. The wait is almost over, guys.

Iman Shumpert and Kendrick Lamar to have a Rap Battle? Knick Responds to Rapper in New Track

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After rapper Kendrick Lamar got the internet buzzing after calling out every relevant rapper from his era Monday Night, another rapper has decided he is up for a challenge. That rapper happens to be Knicks guard Iman Shumpert, a promising young athlete who has dabbled in the rap game as his “side hustle”. Shumpert recently scored a gig on First Lady Michelle Obama’s upcoming rap album (yes, that is happening, but Michelle will not rap on the album herself), and is clearly feeling pretty confident. Shumpert dropped his latest freestyle yesterday, and just announced that “He Will Respond” to Lamar’s aggressive comments toward other young rappers.

Shumpert ended up making a response track called “Dear Kendrick”. First, he tweeted this:

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Then, he dropped this

And at the end of the song, he says he wants to be a Knick for life. So this was a pretty fun sequence of events.

-Tommy Rothman