With Jeremy Lin's emergence, Knicks games are being added in Asia

  • Associated Press
  • Posted: Friday, February 10, 2012 12:01 a.m.
    UPDATED: Friday, March 23, 2012 10:26 p.m.
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Check out Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin (above) tonight at 8 on ESPN when New York hosts the Lakers. It’s also a good chance to see former College of Charleston star Andrew Goudelock, who’s playing well for the Lakers.
/File/APCheck out Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin (above) tonight at 8 on ESPN when New York hosts the Lakers. It’s also a good chance to see former College of Charleston star Andrew Goudelock, who’s playing well for the Lakers.

Jeremy Lin is making the New York Knicks must-see TV in Asia.

The NBA says its Asian TV partners have added Knicks games to their broadcast schedules following the emergence of Lin, the first American-born NBA player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent.

Sina in China will show today's 8 p.m. game against the Los Angles Lakers (which will also air on ESPN), while stations in Taiwan will televise Knicks games this month against Toronto, Sacramento, New Orleans, New Jersey and Atlanta. ESPN Philippines also added the Feb. 17 Hornets game in New York.

Lin, an undrafted guard from Harvard, has led the Knicks to three straight wins, scoring more than 20 points in each game.

Ironically, his performances are missed by many in New York. A dispute between Time Warner Cable and MSG Network is keeping the Knicks off that system.

MSG said its ratings are up 36 percent over its season average in the two games since Lin moved into the starting lineup on Monday.