On Thursday night, Jeremy Lin scored a team-high 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the Nets 107-88 win over the Heat. The story of the game wasn't Lin's performance or the team's second win, but his latest hairstyle and comments made by former Net Kenyon Martin on Lin's decision to wear dreadlocks.

It all started with Lin penning a piece in the Players' Tribune about why he constantly changes his hair. The always quotable Martin posted a video with the following comments about Lin's latest choice.

"Do I need to remind this damn boy that his last name Lin? Like, come on man. Let's stop this, man, with these people, man. There is no way possible that he would have made it on one of our teams with that bullshit going on on his head. Come on man, somebody need to tell him, like, 'All right bro, we get it. We get it. You wanna be black.' Like, we get it. But the last name is Lin. Alright."

Angered fans of Linsanity were hoping for returned shots. Instead, Lin responded with compliments.

"Hey man, it's all good. You definitely don't have to like my hair and definitely entitled to your opinion. Actually I'm legit grateful you sharin it TBH. At the end of the day, I appreciate that I have dreads and you have Chinese tattoos because I think its a sign of respect. And I think as minorities, the more that we appreciate each other's cultures, the more we influence mainstream society. Thanks for everything you did for the Nets and hoops ... had your poster up on my wall growin up."

Martin responded with another video, claiming his original comments were a joke and that he really does not give a damn about what anyone has to say about it.

"Take y'all comments to the bank and see what they give y'all for them. But that man grown, that man can rock whatever hairstyle he want to rock. That don't mean I have to like it or agree with it. Second of all. I'm grown. I can say whatever I want to say about whatever I want to say. Ain't about race. Ain't about none of that. Grow up people, it was a joke, but I don't like it, don't agree with it, but it is what it is."

After the Nets game, Lin discussed Martin's comments and asked fans not to pit them against each other or attack Martin.

Via Anthony Puccio

"First I'd hope that a lot of Asian fans don’t go on his page and say racist things to him,” Lin said. “I think that’s not the right way to go about it. In a lot of ways to pit us against each other, like, 'I won versus Kenyon Martin winning.' I don’t think that’s the right way to go about it. It’s not really about winning or losing. The whole point is we’re trying to be unified so I feel like even sometimes when people come to me and say, 'Oh man you embarassed him.' It's like 'dude that's not what this is about.' Right, that's not the whole point of this discussion to pit it into two sides to see who wins. The whole point is that we all have to get on the same page. We need to have people stop going on his page and saying racist things. That's not OK.

We just need to spend a little more time thinking about what we sy, thinking about what it's like to be somebody else. At the end of the day he said what he said, but I'm not really that offended. If that's how he thinks, that's how he thinks. My job is to be gracious and loving. I think if I can share a little bit of my side, then the next time he might have a different viewpoint. But not if my whole fanbase comes behind and calling him -- I didn't see it -- but I heard people were saying the 'n' word on his page. That's not what I stand for and that's not helping us move in the direction we want to move in. I think both sides need to come together.

If Asians are able to be passionate about issues that aren't just related to Asians. If African Americans are able to be passionate about issues that aren't just related to African Americans, I think we'll see something big start to happen. I think we'll be able to influence mainstream society and that's the ultimate goal. All this pitting me against him -- or whatever that creates division I don't stand for."

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For most NBA fans, the 2011 NBA lockout was a terrible time. For us, it was one of our favorite and most important times.

Since a lot of the "out-of-work" players were itching to play some hoops, lockout games were being organized all over the US and many of them featured many of the best players in the league -- from Kevin Durant to LeBron James to even Kobe Bryant.  So we packed up our cameras, bought a bunch of plane tickets, attended as many games as we could and shared with the world the basketball action they weren't getting from the NBA.

WE BELIEVE VS DUBS GAME

One of our favorite games of the lockout was the "We Believe vs Dubs" game, which took place at San Jose State University and featured former Warriors Jason Richardson, Gilbert Arenas, Al Harrington, Corey Maggette, Antawn Jamison and CJ Watson going against current Warriors Dorell Wright, David Lee, an unknown Jeremy Lin and a not as popular Steph Curry.

One of our favorite moments from the game is when Steph Curry danced with CJ, hit a 3 and then started celebrating before being dropped to the ground by CJ.

Steph celebrates TOO EARLY & pays the price ??? pic.twitter.com/toUpLr8Mv6

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The current Warriors won 158-153 and you can check out all the great action in the following video, including a duel between Hibachi and pre-Linsanity Jeremy Lin.

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This isn't the first time a player has put LeBron on skates and then missed the shot. Here's Danny Granger's almost highlight.

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Earlier this week, Michael Jordan said the Hornets biggest pick-up this summer will probably end up being Jeremy Lin.

"We just got Jeremy Lin, who I think is going to be our biggest acquisition," said Jordan to the Xinhua News Agency. "His penetration, his shooting capability, his point guard savvy, he can really pass the basketball, his energy about the game of basketball."

So far, the 27 year old is proving the GOAT correct and has been a standout for the Hornets during preseason. And as much as I tried to give all the credit to Lin's hairstyles, he's getting too many rave reviews for the work he put in this summer and the results of it so far for me to be crediting the gel in his hair.

"If you put in the work, it'll produce results. Jeremy went ridiculously hard this summer." said The Professor who also worked out with Lin. "Way harder than people know. And in the couple pre season games this year it showed. Even MJ, the greatest player to lace 'em up acknowledged it early."

Lin isn't the only NBA guard to receive a few tips from the "super human dribbling machine," last month at the Power 106 Celeb Game, the Professor showed the Lakers D'Angelo Russell and Jordan Clarkson a few moves including one he calls "The Moses Move."

But back to Lin, it's good to see him back to getting compliments and praise and hopefully all of the hard work and tips he got this summer - including the dance ones from Riley Curry - will pay off this season.

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It's been 3 and half years since Linsanity and although Jeremy Lin's popularity has dropped since leaving New York...and Houston...and LA, he's just as funny now as he was before he became a household name in 2012.  In his latest video, the new Charlotte Hornet, with the help of a bunch of NBA friends and former teammates, hilariously shows us "How to Fit in the NBA."

As amusing as the scenes are with Tyson Chandler, Dwight, DeAndre Jordan, Kemba Walker and Steph Curry, the part which is most likely to be talked about the most is at the end when Lin, Steph and daughter Riley do the whip and nae nae.

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The big stories out of this game was the return of Kobe and the debut of Julius Randle but the return of Steve Nash and Lakers debut of Jeremy Lin is also worth talking about.

Nash started the game and finished with 11 points and 5 assists in 20 minutes while Jeremy Lin came off the bench and racked up 10 assists in a scoreless (0-6 fg) 28 minutes.

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Lost for Words is a story about how simple #ActsofLove can be the most powerful.

This film was inspired by the true story a young Burmese refugee who overcomes his challenges and fears with the help of a dedicated mentor who invests the time and energy into helping him. In turn, he pays it forward by reaching out and helping somebody else as well.

Lost for Words was produced to support the Jeremy Lin Foundation (@jlinfoundation) and PAIR Houston (@pairhouston), an organization that works with refugee youth and the winner of last year's Making A Difference campaign.

Go to http://www.jeremylinfoundation.org to join the Acts of Love Campagin. Together we can show acts of love and service to those around us.

Written, Produced & Directed by Jubilee Project.

BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURE

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Lin scored 17 points to go along with 4 assists and 2 steals and?I'm expecting a boost in Lin's stats this season despite the addition of Howard and boosts in the stats of Harden and Chandler.

Since we are on fantasy talk, the man that Lin swatted, Danny Granger, is back and is a really interesting player that could turn out to be a steal or a big bust depending on where you draft him. ?Before his injuries, Granger was often a 1st round fantasy draft pick and last night he had 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks and ?3 3-pointers. ?Those apples are roto gold. ?I say if he's available in the last few rounds of your league then go for it.

Thanks to PennyCCwai for uploading this clip eventhough it wasn't a rare Allen Iverson clip.

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Watch the vid and you decide and hopefully more people in Houston will soon be able to watch James Harden, Dwight and the bromance between Lin and Parson's this season. ?It should be a fun ride that should cause Rockets fans to make the face that Jeremy Lin made.

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I can't think of too many athletes, ever, that went from being unknown to one of the biggest sports stories of the decade, overnight, to just blending in as a pro starter the way Jeremy Lin has in the past 2 years.  It's actually very similar to a struggling actor having a breakthrough performance in a film, making the A-list, then getting a huge payday for his follow-up films that aren't as good as his breakthrough performance but good enough to show he belongs in the business and will remain here for a while.

Although Lin admitted that all of the Linsanity hoopla did go to his head a little, outside of his bank account and becoming the most popular living Asian in America, Lin seems to be the same Lin working with the same friends on his same JLin7 YouTube channel...well, with the exception that now his videos have NBA stars like James Harden and Steve Nash in them.  Jeremy, you've changed bro!

Be sure to check out some of Lin's older videos with the funny Kev Jumba and funnier Papa Jumba like this one on the JLin7  channel.

Also be on the lookout this October for the Linsanity documentary that premiered in Austin back in March at the the awesome SXSW festival.

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Steve Nash hosted a celebrity charity soccer game yesterday in downtown Los Angeles called the Steve Nash Foundation Showdown featuring Klay Thompson (2 goals), Jeremy Lin, Jared Dudley (1 goal) and of course Steve Nash who scored 2 goals himself. For more about Steve Nash's foundation visit SteveNash.Org

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Jeremy Lin was looking like Linsanity from the Knicks this past weekend when he scored 45 points at the San Francisco Pro Am.

Drew Gordon, big brother of Aaron Gordon, had the highlight of the game when he caught an off-glass-alley-oop and dunked it on Lin. In Lin's defense (no pun intended), he never saw Gordon.

Shout out to Who Got Next for capturing the action

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Check out the New York Knick's Landry Fields doing his own remix of the Bruno Mars' "I Wanna Be A Billionaire" followed by rookie Iman Shumpert dropping some bars.

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Check out the limited highlights we have of the biggest underdog story in the history of the NBA, Jeremy Lin. We are riding the bandwagon with no shame!

http://wwwBallIsLIN.com Check it out!

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Check out the re-cap mix of the "We Believe vs Dubs" game which took place last night at San Jose State University. The game featured ex-Warriors players such as: Jason Richardson, Gilbert Arenas, Matt Barnes, Al Harrington, Anthony Morrow, Corey Maggette, Antawn Jamison, CJ Watson going up against current Warriors: Steph Curry, Dorell Wright, David Lee, Louis Amundson, Jeremy Lin, Jeremy Tyler and Charlie Bell.

The Current Warriors came out on top winning 158-153.

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