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'Linsanity' — the movie and the man — makes it to Utah

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By Jody Genessy, Deseret News

Published: Tuesday, Jan. 29 2013 10:01 a.m. MST

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Jeremy Lin, the 24-year-old whose parents are both from Taiwan, is the first American of Taiwanese or Chinese descent to crack an NBA roster. Though it seems unlikely, multiple connections will always link "Linsanity" to Utah.

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"That's a prime example of keeping God first and reaching your goals," Jefferson added. "You keep him first and have that commitment to do whatever you want to do and be whoever you want to be, it can happen. It's an amazing story. He came a long way and he deserve all the success he's having."

So, could any of the Jazz players see anyone making movies about them?

"I don't know," said Millsap, whose agent considered such a project a couple of years ago. "I don't have a clue."

Jazz forward DeMarre Carroll said his documentary would be called "Junkyard Dog Days."

And Big Al? Maybe a cartoon to capture the humorous character?

He laughed at that suggestion, joking, "I'd probably be on 'Family Guy' … Peter's half-brother."

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Hutterite
American Fork, UT

That's Lintastic. Well, not really. But the puns with this guys' name are really becoming Linnoying.

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Jody is a sports writer who covers the Utah Jazz for the Deseret News (yeah, rough life). He also writes about his fitness/health journey and triathlon exploits in his "Losing It!" column. He has been with the paper since more ..

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