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In this edition of "The Twitter Feed", we take a look at the sensation - I mean - Linsation, that is sweeping the NBA and the world at large. Jeremy Lin, the overnight - I mean - last six game success story for the New York Knicks, has hit highs that I'm not even sure Tim Tebow ever reached. Lin, the first American born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. Lin's sudden burst on the basketball and social media scene is the likes of something the NBA has never seen before.
The Lin-stant appeal of the Knicks point guard has called attention to various degrees of society.
- That Asian players can play basketball. (Something I never thought was a question)
- Harvard athletes (and Ivy league player's as a whole) can be respected in the NBA as "stars".
- D-League players can championship contenders in the NBA.
- The New York Knicks can actually be relevant in the sports.
The race factor didn't seem to play a significant part of the initial buzz on Lin, but the more he won the more the elephant in the room demanded attention. And who better to grab that attention than undefeated boxing pugilist and braggadocio Floyd "Money" Mayweather.
Mayweather took to Twitter to express his feelings on the Jeremy Lin hoopla,
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Maybe he is feeling the buzz of Black History Month rather than Jeremy Lin, but what he did feel was the wrath of Lin-ation. Lin nailed a game winning 3-pt shot with just .05sec remaining. The confidence Lin showed, coupled the magnitude of the spotlight, had Twitter once again going in a frenzy.
The most noted being long-time Knicks fan extremist Spike Lee. Lee who owns floor seats and practically a stake in the team took to Twitter to diffuse the Mayweather talk after the game winning 3 by Lin,
And then he got just plain crazy...
The the Lin-themed tweets started flowing,
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This will undoubted carry on until the Knicks lose their first game with Lin at the helm, or when Carmelo Anthony returns. Whichever happens first. Until then, enjoy the Lin.
America witnessed the tragic passing of an icon last Saturday. Whitney Houston was found dead in her hotel bathtub at the age of 48. Twitter was abuzz midst speculation of the pop singers passing, and well through the confirmation. Stars showed their support and love after news broke of Houston's untimely death and fans showed love and protest,
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The 2012 Grammy's were full of spectacle and suspense. Would Adele clean house with her powerhouse voice and an album to match? Would we "Watch The Throne", as Kanye West and Jay-Z weren't occupying it? And how would fans and critics react as Chris Brown was invited back to the place where he almost sullied his career in a domestic dispute with pop diva and former girlfriend Rihanna.
Everything went as expected and with a little more as fans reacted to both Chris Browns performance and ultimate winning of a Grammy for Best R&B Album. Outrage over the Grammy's allowing Brown back and awarding him hit a new high after the show aired. Trending on Twitter was "RIP Chris Brown", which many took as Brown's death. After discovering that the rumors were false, and many of Brown's fans turned the dark trend into light,
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Surely this only aids #teambreezy in publicity. Like they always say, "There is NO such thing as bad publicity". And with all that Brown has been through - to win a Grammy - surely puts fact to that.
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Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Floyd Mayweather, Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks, Spike Lee, Tim Tebow, Whitney Houston
