Jeremy Lin’s returned to hometown to play Golden State

When the Rockets initially put a timetable on Jeremy Lin’s return from a bruised and sprained right knee, they thought he would be re-evaluated in two weeks, putting him back at the earliest in time for Friday’s game against his hometown Warriors.

He said at the time that he was not as concerned about playing at home or even in front of his friends and family as he was with returning as soon as possible.

Now that he has returned, he said he still does not consider the location of the game “all that special,” though large numbers of family and friends were in attendance.

“I guess it’s a little less crazy than last year because last year was the first time since the New York stuff,” Lin said. “I’ve played there a couple times already and will play there again later this season, so I guess it’s not that special.”

Asked if he would have asked for a refund for the tickets he purchased had he been forced to miss the game, as Rudy Gay did when he was traded before the Raptors played the Lakers in Los Angeles, Lin said his friends and family would have preferred that he didn’t.

“Probably not because all my friends and family are still Warriors fans,” Lin said. “They would have enjoyed it.”

via Ultimate Rockets » Lin’s return to Golden State not as special this time around.