Knicks rookie guard Iman Shumpert, who officially pulled out of the Slam Dunk contest yesterday because of tendinitis in his knee, admitted to The Post he had a Linsane trick up his sleeve.
Yes, he and Jeremy Lin had talked about doing a dunk in which Shumpert would vault over a couch — the symbol of Lin’s humble sleeping conditions.
“He was going to help me out,’’ Shumpert told The Post. “Once my knee was so sore, I started thinking about it: Am I going to be able to jump over the couch? All kinds of things to think about.’’
Shumpert missed his second straight game last night and will return after the All-Star break. However, he said he will see how the knee feels before committing to Wednesday’s game vs. Cleveland.
Shumpert will be replaced by Utah’s Jeremy Evans.
* How about a Jeremy Lin movie down the road?
That idea was promoted yesterday by Knicks superfan/filmmaker Spike Lee, who wore Lin’s green high-school jersey from Palo Alto, Calif., and a Harvard Crimson jersey to games.
On “Access Hollywood,” MSG Network’s Jill Martin asked Lee about the possibility of making one.
“Woody and I can co-direct it, the first co-direct with Woody Allen and Spike Lee, ‘The Jeremy Lin Story,’ ’’ Lee told Martin last night.