NEW : It 's been an emotional day , Lin says . Lin burst onto the basketball scene in early February when then-Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni called him off the bench as the Knicks struggled against the New Jersey Nets . But Lin will need knee surgery . He should be out about two weeks . He got on a hot streak earlier this year .
NEW : It 's been an emotional day , Lin says . But Lin will need knee surgery . He should be out about two weeks . He got on a hot streak earlier this year .