PHILADELPHIA —Jeremy Lin is thrilled that fellow sensation Tim Tebow is now a Jet.
“It’s awesome. I’m just excited for him and to see what he does,” Lin said after delivering a huge fourth quarter in the Knicks’ 82-79 win over the 76ers last night. “We’ll see what happens next year, but I’m excited obviously that he’s going to be in New York.”
Lin has dealt with Linsanity since his emergence weeks ago, and though Tebow has been handling Tebowmania, he’s now going to have to handle it in New York City. Lin can provide some advice on how to do that, although readers of The Post shouldn’t subscribe to his method.
“Everyone gave me some advice; they said, ‘Make sure not to read the papers,’ ” Lin said, laughing. “But I don’t want to say that to offend you guys. But that’s what I’ve been told. I don’t really read anything. I think it helps me.”
Lin said he was not in touch with Tebow yesterday during the trade-talk frenzy involving the Jets and Broncos, revealing he doesn’t have a close relationship with the quarterback. That could change after Tebow begins Tebowing in New York.
“I’ve only talked to him like once,” Lin said. “But he’s a great guy from everything I hear, and the conversation I had with him was great as well.”