Jeremy Lin's rise from obscure benchwarmer to NBA sensation has been the feel good story of February. However, there has been a dark side to the New Knicks point guard's improbable ascent: the terrible, awful puns based on his last name.
Over the past week, New York Knicks' point guard Jeremy Lin has electrified New York City and the NBA. Lin is one of the only Harvard graduates to ever play in the league, and is the first American-born player of Chinese descent to suit up. But what's really fueling what is now being called "Linsanity" is the 6 foot 3 inch ballhandler's play on the court.