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Clippers intrigued by Stan Van Gundy.
According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, the Los Angeles Clippers are highly intrigued with the possibility of hiring Stan Van Gundy to replace Vinny Del Negro at the season’s end. As we noted earlier in the week, trouble appears to be brewing out in Los Angeles as the team stumbles into the playoffs.
In eight seasons in the NBA, Van Gundy has a career 371-208 record. He led the Orlando Magic to the NBA Finals in 2009.
While Del Negro has come a long way from his days with the Bulls, few consider him to be an elite coach in the league. Barring a deep playoff run, Del Negro’s days in Los Angeles appear to be numbered.
Jeremy Lin cites race as reason he did not receive Division 1 Scholarship.
In an interview with 60 Minutes’ Charlie Rose that will air on Sunday evening, Jeremy Lin cited his Asian American descent as being a primary factor as to why he did not receive a Division 1 Basketball Scholarship out of high school. From ESPNNewYork’s Mike Mazzeo, Lin told Rose, “Well, I think the obvious thing in my mind is that I was Asian American, which, you know, is a whole different issue but … I think that was a barrier.” 
Lin was named to California’s First-Team All-State and was Northern California’s Division II High School Player of the Year in his senior year. Regardless, Lin was passed over by California schools such as Stanford, California Berkeley, and UCLA.
Bernard King joins 2013 Hall of Fame class.
The New York Post’s Marc Berman reports that, “Former Knick Bernard King has finally gotten into the Hall of Fame, according to a source.” King averaged a career high 32.9 points per game with the Knicks in the 1984-1985 season. For his career, the Brooklyn native averaged 22.5 points per game and is the only Knick in history to score 50 points in two consecutive games.
In February, Carmelo Anthony called King his “No. 1 idol growing up” and a “no-brainer” for the Hall of Fame.
