Conspiracy Theory: Jeremy Lin, the NBA’s Prodigal Son

Don’t get me wrong, seeing Jeremy Lin tearing up the NBA right now is a pretty cool thing going on right now.  In spite of all the controversy behind race, upbringing, race, education and race, Jeremy Lin is making a league vastly composed of everyone not Asian, look like his personal playground.

I’ll enjoy the Jeremy Lin highlights as he continues to make them happen, and I’ll laugh mockingly at all the horrible Jeremy Lin puns that are sprouting and spreading like AIDS in Thailand, but I have to excuse myself and be one of those guys, at trying to contain some excitement.  Forgive me, for I come from a baseball-first fandom in which nothing is sustainable, everything has an end, numbers rule all, and I’m only allowed to suspend disbelief for those within the Atlanta Braves organization.

That being said, my latest crazy conspiracy theory goes along the lines of this:

Jeremy Lin is being allowed to run amok and dominate the shit out of the NBA, because the NBA needs it.

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