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Tag Archives: basketball
Jeremy Lin’s Focus made him turn down millions in Linsanity Endorsements
While he jokes about possible endorsements in the above video, Jeremy Lin revealed in a recent interview that he turned down millions in endorsements during Linsanity. The reason? He wanted to focus on basketball. You might think “no big deal,” … Continue reading
Asian Men Making a Comeback in the Dating Scene, Thanks to Linsanity?
by Leeland Lee The headline from the Huffington Post was grim: “Black People and Asian Men Have a Much Harder Time Dating on OKCupid.” Reading this, I braced myself to be castigated, to be verbally castrated. The article linked to … Continue reading
Few Asian American Basketball Players at the NCAA D1 Level – Does it Really Matter?
After almost 10 years of playing in community, NJB, AAU, and school leagues, Number Two Son dropped out of organized basketball for good this year. When I saw this article asking why there are very few Asian American division I … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Education, Sports
Tagged basketball, Colorlines, Division I, NCAA, professionalization of youth sports, Silicon Valley, WCAL
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Asian Canadian Sim Bhullar enters the NBA draft
7 foot 5 inch Asian Canadian Sim Bhullar (pictured here on the left next to his brother Tanveer) has decided to put himself into the NBA draft after finishing his sophomore year at New Mexico State. Bhullar averaged averaged 10.4 … Continue reading
LINSANITY Available for DVD Pre-Order for January 7, 2014
If you haven’t caught the documentary film LINSANITY about NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin, you can pre-order the DVD now on Amazon.com, with the DVD being released on January 7th, 2014. Otherwise, the documentary is also available via digital download … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Sports
Tagged basketball, documentaries, Jeremy Lin, linsanity
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Jeremy Lin Opens Up to 20,000 Taiwanese on Turmoil Under ‘Linsanity’ Hype
http://youtu.be/vnTK5tRnpdw?t=1h6m22s NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin made his annual summer pilgrimage to Taiwan to visit family, have fun, teach at an annual youth basketball camp, and to speak at a religious youth conference: “Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin shared his … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Lifestyles, Religion, Sports, TV
Tagged basketball, Jeremy Lin, linsanity
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‘LINSANITY’ the Documentary Coming to a Theater Near You October 4th
‘LINSANITY,’ the documentary about NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin and his tumultuous struggle to breakthrough stereotypes and make it into the NBA and into the zeitgeist is scheduled for distribution on October 4th: “Ketchup Entertainment has acquired Evan Jackson Leong’s … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Entertainment, Movies
Tagged basketball, documentaries, Jeremy Lin, linsanity
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Jeremy Lin to Represent the Houston Rockets at 2013 NBA Skills Challenge
Jeremy Lin will be representing the Houston Rockets at the 2013 Taco Bell Skills Challenge, on Saturday February 16 during NBA All-Star Weekend. The Taco Bell Skills Challenge is a timed course where contestants have to dribble, pass, and shoot … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, Jeremy Lin, NBA All-Star Weekend 2013, NBA Skills Challenge
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Young, Deaf, Samoan and Bballin’ Down the Court
After Number Two Son played in a basketball tournament that had a team from California School for the Deaf (CSD), I was immediately intrigued when I saw this video by Tama Irie from Silicon Valley De-Bug. The video features Easter … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Education, Sports
Tagged basketball, Deafness, Easter Fa’afiti, Gallaudet University, Silicon Valley Debug, Tama Irie
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LINSANITY Hits Taiwan With Jeremy Lin’s Press Conference in Taipei
Over the weekend, Houston Rockets’ Jeremy Lin arrived in his parents’ homeland of Taiwan and LINSANITY ensued. Lin held a very well attended press conference to answer many amusing questions, including if he has a girlfriend or not (he does … Continue reading
Jeremy Lin’s New Role In Olympic Basketball
Although he did not play in the NBA playoffs, Jeremy Lin now has a role with USA Olympic Basketball, as a member of the USA Men’s Select Team. TheSselect Team plays and trains against the US National Team that will … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, Jeremy Lin, Olympics, U.S. Men's Select Team
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The NBA Targets India as its Next Big Market
With rising incomes, media-savvy youth, and a huge population, India seems to the NBA to be it’s next big thing. One problem – Indians don’t seem to like basketball that much. “Genetically, we’re not inclined that way,” says an Indian … Continue reading