Jeremy Lin Suffers Season-Ending Injury

The New York Knicks young star must undergo knee surgery and will be lost for the rest of the NBA season

Suddenly Tim Tebow has New York's young media-megastar market all to himself. Jeremy Lin, who rode a hot streak with the NBA's New York Knicks to a tidal wave of global attention, is done for the season.

Lin has a small chronic meniscal tear in his left knee and will undergo arthroscopic surgery this week. With a six-week rehabilitation time, it is a long shot he will see the court again this season.

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“You talk about ups and downs," Lin told the Associated Press Saturday. "And at the end of the day, I’m still thankful to be here, thankful to be a part of the Knicks, to see this team, how we’ve grown and how we’re going to make a push for the playoffs. I think as a team we’re doing OK, and we’re going to be just fine. But it’s obviously been a very emotional year.”

Lin, the Asian-American Harvard grad who played in obscurity before this year, will be a restricted free agent at season’s end. He says he'd like to stay with New York, where he ignited a popular and TV ratings renaissance for the Knicks.

“Oh yeah, I think New York, the way the city, the fans, writers, the media, everybody, I think it’s been an unbelievable journey,” Lin said. "We’re getting better and we have so much potential. We have so much talent, and I think it’s a process in terms of reaching our potential.”

Tebow was acquired by the NFL's New York Jets in a trade with the Denver Broncos.

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