Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Déjà Lin: Jeremy Lin On Second Straight Sports Illustrated Cover
By
Ben Yakas
Published Feb 22, 2012
Modified Feb 22, 2012
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Ben Yakas
Published Feb 22, 2012
Modified Feb 22, 2012
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
For the second week in a row, Jeremy Lin is on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Does this mean he's double-cursed, or does this cover negate the first jinx? It definitely means that it's been a slow sports week. At least Sports Illustrated had the good sense to avoid all desperate hashtag-related cover art this time.
Lin becomes only the third athlete to appear on multiple covers in consecutive weeks: Dallas Maverick power forward Dirk Nowitzki was on two covers last June when he led Dallas to the NBA title, and Michael Jordan was on three in a row in both 1991 and 1998. While last week's cover story dealt with his sudden rise from D-league afterthought to the Knicks starting point guard, this week's story focuses more on how Linsanity has gone global, and how he's become a "one-man economic stimulus."
Since his first cover, Lin has had quite a busy week, with everyone including President Obama, Sarah Palin, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Rev. Al Sharpton and Mark Zuckerberg becoming fans. He hit a thrilling game winning shot against the Toronto Raptors, found a place to sleep, inspired a Shake Shack drink, inspired a terrible David Brooks column, inspired MSG/Time Warner Cable to end their dispute, and led the Knicks to their best win of the season over the champion Dallas Mavericks.
Oh, and he also experienced his first two losses as a Knickerbocker (against two sub-.500 teams), and was in the middle of a racist headline maelstrom. Unless he starts dating a Kardashian, we have a hard time imagining what he could do to end up on the SI cover for a third week in a row.
Note from the editor: a poorly conceived reference to the "chink in the armor" ESPN incident was removed from the first paragraph. The author has been duly reprimanded.
Tagged
basketball
curse
jeremy lin
jinx
knicks
linsanity
nba
sports
Ben Yakas
Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
NJ Gov. Sherrill: Election is secure, noncitizens taken off voter rolls
The governor made the comments in the October edition of "Ask Governor Sherrill" on WNYC.
By
Michael Sol Warren
Published Oct 27, 2026 at 7:42 p.m. ET
Ex-NYPD officer again faces murder charge in George Washington Bridge shooting
The charge against him was upgraded following an “extensive investigation,” the DA’s office said.
By
Samantha Max
News
Ex-NYPD officer again faces murder charge in George Washington Bridge shooting
The charge against him was upgraded following an “extensive investigation,” the DA’s office said.
By
Samantha Max
Former NYC buildings boss helped reopen mayor's favored restaurant despite health violations
By
David Brand
1 killed, 4 others injured at Elizabeth, NJ vigil shooting
By
Catalina Gonella
Police arrest man in Queens stabbings that ended with officer shooting woman
By
Ryan Kost
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .