Jeremy Lin Asked Pastor In January To Pray That He Would Not Be Cut

During a pre-game chapel on Jan. 27, Jeremy Lin asked the pastor and fellow players to pray that he would not get cut by the New York Knicks, Udonis Haslem told The Times-Picayune.

"I understood where he was coming from," Haslem, a fellow undrafted player told the paper.

At that point Lin had been cut twice and was potentially facing his last opportunity to stick in the league. He did not play that night against the Heat, but eight days later he played 35 minutes for the Knicks, scoring 25 points and registering seven assists en route to a 99-92 win over the New Jersey Nets.