Heading into a big game Tuesday and a date with the world champion Miami Heat Wednesday, the Houston Rockets could be without one of their key players.
Jeremy Lin left practice on Monday after he turned his left ankle once again in the final minutes of the work session.
At the moment, he is considered questionable and whether he will play against the Golden State Warriors when the Rockets host them on Tuesday will be a gametime decision by Rockets coach Kevin McHale.
Lin has previously sprained his ankle two other times this season. The injury, if it keeps Lin off the court, comes at a bad time for the Rockets, as Lin has been picking up the pace on offense during the last five games, averaging 14.0 points and 7.4 assists.
The timing of the injury was ironic, as Monday was the anniversary of when Lin first emerged in the public eye of basketball fame last season on Feb. 4, 2012, when he scored 25 points in a 99-92 victory against Deron Williams and the then-New Jersey Nets for the New York Knicks.
Lin, then a bench player with the Knicks, would go on a tear afterwards, becoming the focal point of the team's offense and attracting worldwide fame as the "Linsanity" phenomenon began.
One year later, Lin is now starting for the Rockets, was the subject of a new documentary film "Linsanity," and was very close to an NBA All-Star berth, falling roughly 46,000 votes shy of Chris Paul in the fan balloting for the starting lineup of this year's NBA All-Star game Feb. 17 in Houston.
Lin has also started his own nonprofit organization, the Jeremy Lin Foundation, which serves children and youth through empowerment and leadership development.
On Twitter Monday, a fan tweeted Lin congratulating him on coming so far since the anniversary of Lin's big night against New Jersey last season. Lin tweeted back, "thx...God is good!!"
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