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It was a matter of time. The man who played with power, grace and fairness for a 7 foot 5 inch Chinese man in the NBA, is now in politics. At 31, he’s in a political advisory group for Shanghai and will surely climb ranks if he chooses. He’s probably the most popular athlete in the history of China.
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The people at reddit often find interesting things. Check this close up out of the Kim Jong Il funeral. A man, about twice as tall as the other men. Jokes about the malnourished people’s heights in North Korea aside, there is a freak at the funeral. It must be the 7’9″ North Korean basketball player, Ri Myung Hun.
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It’s awesome that Jeremy Lin is on the NY Knicks, but… from the first Asian American in the NBA to the most recent, you’d think Lin would contact him back! This is a story you almost don’t want to hear, but might as well know about. From ESPN: “Misaka said he hasn’t met Lin yet, but he once tried to get in contact with him. When Lin was signed by the Warriors in 2010, after going undrafted and playing well in the Las Vegas summer league, Misaka wrote him a congratulatory letter to wish him good luck. “He didn’t know me, but I thought that he might have heard about me and maybe would get a little encouragement from words from me,” Misaka said. “I’m wishing that he gets some playing time and gets some fans out there excited about a local boy kind of making good.” Misaka never heard back from Lin, but he would like to add one more word of encouragement: “Ganbare.”” A meeting or photo op will happen one day especially after the ESPN mention. Wat Misaka keeps it classy regardless. (ESPN – Misaka)
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So much for the Houston Rocket stint. Jeremy Lin gets cut. Will anyone pick up Jeremy Lin? (chron.com – Jeremy Lin) UPDATE: The NY Knicks picks up Jeremy Lin.
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Houston Rockets Claim Jeremy Lin after Golden State waives him. So far the news is just a tweet from ESPN’s Marc Stein, “NBA teams indeed notified that Rockets have claimed Lin off waivers after his release by Golden State”
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