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Rockets exec sorry he cut Lin

Updated: 2012-02-11 07:57
( China Daily)

Houston general manager Daryl Morey admitted Thursday the Rockets made a mistake when they cut Jeremy Lin, whose recent exploits for the Knicks have made him an NBA sensation.

"Did not know he was this good," Morey admitted in a Twitter posting on Thursday. "Anyone who says they knew misleading U".

Lin scored 25 points off the bench to help the Knicks beat the New Jersey Nets on Saturday.

On Monday, in his first career start, he follwed with a career-best 28 points in a Knicks win over Utah that had fans at Madison Square Garden singing his praises.

On Wednesday, he delivered a double-double of 23 points and 10 assists to help the Knicks beat the Wizards in Washington 107-93.

Such was the buzz surrounding Lin that the Wizards' arena was packed with spectators eager to see and cheer him, and the team had to open the arena's ice hockey press box to accommodate Asian media outlets.

"Finally, really happy for (Jeremy Lin)," Morey said. "Very hard working, nice, & humble. He has a great, great future".

AFP

(China Daily 02/11/2012 page16)

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