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http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/18200606/knicks-g-jeremy-lin-out-6-weeks-with-knee-injury

It’s possible that we’ve seen the last of Linsanity for the 2011-2012 NBA season.

The New York Knicks announced on Sunday that guard Jeremy Lin will undergo arthroscropic surgery to repair a "small, chronic meniscal tear" in his left knee. He’s expected to miss six weeks, which puts his season in jeopardy.

"I want to be out there helping the team. It’s a 6 week rehabilitation process but I heal quickly so we’ll see," Lin said, according to the Knicks. "When I come back I’ll be stronger than I ever was and a better player."

"It’s a big blow," Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson said, according to The New York Times.

The Knicks play their final regular season game of the year on April 26, less than four weeks away. New York is currently the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference with a record of 26-26. The Knicks hold a 1.5 game lead over the Milwaukee Bucks, the East’s No. 9 seed, with 14 games remaining on their schedule. It’s possible that Lin could be available for a first round playoff series.

Lin has missed New York’s last three games due to the injury, last playing against the Detroit Pistons on March 24. New York is 2-1 in his absence.

Woodson has started Baron Davis and Iman Shumpert in his backcourt and used J.R. Smith, Mike Bibby and Toney Douglas off the bench.

Lin, a Taiwanese-American, rose to international stardom earlier this season when he had a sensational month after moving into the Knicks starting lineup. Lin went undrafted out of Harvard and was released by both the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets before his breakout in New York.

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I’m willing to bet Carmelo carries this team to the playoffs…

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[ShekiruBoomParticipant]

 i hope he can return and find his place again… hope this isn’t one of those stories where a player is injured for a extend time and never regains his form and is slowly forgotten

[aamir543Participant]

 NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Why?! Why?! Oh no, I have to panic trade him in my fantasy leagues and hope ESPN doesn’t update it’s player reports…….

As for the Knicks, this is a devastating blow, but moreso depth wise than anything else. Every great player has a postseason that we all remember them by, I think this is Melo’s chance, even if Amare is back by the second rund and Lin by the third. THis is a Melo styled team now, with BDiddy running the show, I expect the Knicks to be much more predictbable on offesne, and they need JR Smith, Fields, and Davis to step up, and Melo needs o average 30 a game from this point on.

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