Jeremy Lin's New York minute appears to be over

Jeremy Lin’s New York minute appears to be over

By Austin Knoblauch

July 17, 2012 12 AM PT

&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;It appears &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PESPT0000010819”&amp;gt;Jeremy Lin&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt;’s New York minute has come to an end.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;According to a New York Times &amp;lt;a href=”https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/sports/basketball/knicks-lin-rockets-offer-sheet.html?_r=1&amp;amp;ref=basketball”&amp;gt;report&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, the &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”ORSPT000200”&amp;gt;New York Knicks&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; will not beat the &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”ORSPT000101”&amp;gt;Houston Rockets&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt;’ three-year, $25.1-million offer sheet that Lin signed Friday, allowing the restricted free agent to continue his career with the team that cut him before the start of last season.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Officials from both teams will not confirm the report, but the Knicks have until 9 p.m. PDT to match the Rockets’ offer.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-jeremy-lin-poll-20120716,0,3556303.story”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;POLL: Is Jeremy Lin worth what he’s being offered?&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;If Lin leaves for Houston, it will be an incredibly disappointing day for Knicks fans. Linsanity was arguably the best thing to happen to the franchise since its 1999 &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”15008001”&amp;gt;NBA&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; Finals appearance, uniting a city behind a player who transformed from NBA bench warmer to international sports star in about a week’s time.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Still, as promising as the former Harvard graduate’s future may look in Houston, Knicks fans can at least look back at the birth of Linsanity.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Check out the video above to see some of the biggest moments of Lin’s breakout season.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”runtimeTopic” href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-hill-clippers-20120717,0,5613227.story”&amp;gt;Grant Hill reaches deal with Clippers&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”runtimeTopic” href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-lakers-remain-interested-in-orlando-center-dwight-howard-20120717,0,3598479.story”&amp;gt;Lakers remain interested in Orlando center Dwight Howard&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-olympic-basketball-question-20120717,0,209303.story”&amp;gt;Which NBA player has to perform best for the U.S. to win gold?&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

Jeremy Lin’s New York minute appears to be over

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