You won't get much of a Jeremy Lin update from the Nets, but the team's injury-nagged point guard said he hopes to be back in action in the coming weeks, according to a Chinese-language interview posted on YouTube.
Lin, who spoke to CCTV NBA Prime Time in a partially subtitled segment posted on the site, said if it were up to him, he'd already be back from the hamstring injury that has kept him out since Dec. 26. Lin has played only 12 games this season because of hamstring injuries.
"I think the recovery is faster than last time," said Lin, who was out from Nov. 2 to Dec. 10. "It's hard to judge. I hope to be back to playing in a couple weeks, but I'm not sure."
Lin said he feels healthy enough to play, but Nets doctors believe otherwise. Coach Kenny Atkinson said that was just Lin being "like every player" and added that the Nets "listen to our performance team."
"That's Jeremy being competitive," he said. "That's him wanting to be out there and help his teammates, that's the way I look at it. We'll continue to evaluate. To me, he's progressing nicely. No update now, basically."
