Lin to miss dunk moment but will fill bookshelves
- Published: 23/02/2012 at 03:32 AM
- Online news: Asia
NBA Asian-American sensation Jeremy Lin will not be helping out in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, but the 23-year-old New York Knicks point guard has become a fixture on US bookshelves.
NBA Asian-American sensation Jeremy Lin, pictured on February 19, will not be helping out in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, but the 23-year-old New York Knicks point guard has become a fixture on US bookshelves.
Injured Knicks guard Iman Shumpert pulled out of Saturday's NBA Slam Dunk Contest on the eve of the league's All-Star Game in Orlando because of left knee tendinitis, ending plans for Lin to have a support role in his dunks.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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