A successful alley oop is always good reason for fans to rise to their feet, and for online viewers to share the video later on. So it’s no surprise after J.R. Smith of the New York Knicks performed an outstanding reverse alley oop last week while playing the Spurs, the short clip published by The NBA has already amassed over two million hits.
The hype surrounding Jeremy Lin, a la Lin-Sanity, may have died down a bit in the media, but that doesn’t mean his true fans from the streets of NYC are any less obsessed.
Graduating students at Stuyvesant High School on the lower tip of Manhattan were lucky enough to have the famous NBA rookie make them a special video message for their graduation.
The new video message already has over 175,000 views, and is featured on TheDailyWhat, NYMag, SportsGrid, and HuffingtonPost.
This year’s newest NBA star, Jeremy Lin, is becoming more and more sought after. Too appease his fans, Jeremy posted the explanation to his secret handshake with Landry Fields over the weekend. Already, the video has over 800,000 views, and is featured on BusinessInsider and YouTubeTrends.
The New York Knicks and the Toronto Raptors were tied 87-87 with just seconds remaining on the clock. Up and coming rookie Jeremy Lin of the Knicks had possession and as the clock whined down to single digits, fans rose to their feet in anticipation.
Finally, with .5 seconds left, Lin fired a three, and won the game for New York, 90-87. Read more on ESPN, Deadspin, and WashingtonPost.
New Yorkers aren’t such fans of the teen pop star, Justin Bieber. The girls love him and the guys are jealous and hate him. One little girl sitting a few seats next to Bieber even started crying, just from seeing her idol up so close. There’s more important things to cry about little one.
