The basketball world is stirring after two breakout games by New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin. The first Chinese-American player in the NBA, Lin has averaged 26.5 points and 7.5 assists in his last two games, both Knicks wins.
Lin's exuberance seems to be just what the Knicks needed as the Giants' Super Bowl XLVI victory threatened to overshadow Carmelo Anthony and company completely. But the Harvard product has a ways to go before he can crack the list of notable Asian-American athletes.