Jeremy Lin
HBO Acquires Rights To Jeremy Lin Documentary ’38 At The Garden’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Icon Sports Wire / Getty The struggle of being a Knicks fan has become so depressing that we get documentaries about moments in time instead of championship runs and now HBO is about to have everyone relive a few weeks back in 2012 when Linsanity had New York in the kind of frenzy that hadn’t been seen since, well, probably ever. According to Deadline, HBO has acquired the rights to 38 At The Garden which is a documentary centered around the meteoric rise of one Jeremy Lin who became the King of New York during the middle of the NBA’s 2011-2012 season. Directed by Frank Chi, 38 at the Garden is set to premier on Sunday at the Tribeca before premiering on HBO and streaming on HBO Max later this Fall. Related Stories Lin, an undrafted point guard ...
Nigerian doctor named one of TIME’s Most Influential People in the world
TIME named Nigerian physician Tunji Funsho to the 2020 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes are available now at time.com/time100, and Mr Funsho’s TIME100 profile is available here. The list, now in its seventeenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. Mr Funsho, a cardiologist based in Lagos, Nigeria, is the first Rotary member to receive this honour for the organisation’s work to eradicate polio, having played an essential role in ensuring Africa’s certification as wild polio-free in August of 2020. “I’m honored to be recognized by TIME for my part in ensuring that no child in Africa will ever again be paralyzed by wild polio, a disease that once disabl...
