Jeremy Lin has been getting all the calls since his phenomenal run of Linsanity started but, last night, he got a taste of what life in the NBA might hold after Linsanity.
Jason Kidd smashed a forearm across the New York Knicks sensation in what looked like a flagrant foul to everyone by the Dallas Mavericks point guard as Lin rose for a lay-up. That is everyone except the officials.
Lin's knockdown wasn't the worst part of last night's 95-85 loss to the Mavericks. It was how the defending champions have figured out the point guard's game since getting beat by the Knicks two weeks ago and how the officials looked the other way when Lin got battered by a veteran player.
Expect other teams and officials to follow the lead.
"They trapped him more," said Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni about the Mav's strategy. "He did OK."
Lin had a good game (14 points, 7 assists and only 2 turnovers) but it was only half of the output in their first meeting (28 points, 14 assists).
There are many more questions surrounding Kidd's "hard-nosed" play. Where were the rest of the Knicks while Lin was crumbled on the floor?
Did they have his back or were they just showing respect to Kidd— one of the toughest and most respected players in the NBA?
It was the Knicks fifth loss in the last eight games and the end of Linsanity is looming.
It looks like there won't be any more free passes for the Knicks best passer. They better do something before he ends up in a s-LIN-g.
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