Jeremy Lin (Photo : REUTERS)
Trashtalking isn't Jeremy Lin's game. Everybody knows that Lin, on and off the court, is NBA's version of Jackie Chan's Mr. Nice Guy. Engaging in a verbal duel, more so shaming people isn't really in his nature
Then again, there's a limit in everything - including patience. When the push came to shove, someone had to respond, and Lin just did that.
After getting a mean comment on his innocent tweet in response to Ronda Rousey's 34 seconds demolition of Bethe Correia, the 27-year old Lin reminded everybody how much valuable he was during his time with the Houston Rockets.
Thrilled to see the best female MMA fighter finished off her foe after pulsating toe-to-toe confrontation, Lin posted a tweet to show how scared he was after witnessing another Rousey's KO victory.
But like all athletes and celebrities had to endure after posting something on social media, mean tweets were expected to come in bunches. Lin had a handful of those, but none stood the most than a Tweet questioning his ability to take care of the ball for the Rockets in the first-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers in 2014. And the rest is history:
@CNM_JLin_Vids @Librafree @zukovka lol pic.twitter.com/oI8FwgXWAa
— JokingChris101 (@JokingChris101) August 2, 2015
It's true that Lin made a lot of mistakes in the series, including a key turnover that allowed the Blazers to tie the game at the buzzer and grind out a victory in overtime in Game 4. But, the former Harvard proved to have ice water in his veins in that series too as he scored most of his points in three overtime periods.
ESPN's Skip Bayless even believed there were moments Lin looked like the best player in that Rockets teams, especially when shots weren't falling for stars James Harden and Dwight Howard beyond regulation.
As a matter of fact, Lin was instrumental in giving the Rockets a chance in that series after he exploded for 21 points on 9-for-15 shooting in Game 5 of the series. Unfortunately, the series was best remembered when Damian Lillard made his mark in the playoffs after burying a buzzer-beating trey to wrap things up in Game 6.
