Five weeks after he went down with a strained hamstring, Jeremy Lin finally returned to practice Friday. Kenny Atkinson did not provide a timetable but said he would not play Saturday night in San Antonio vs. the Spurs.
Atkinson said of Lin, "He looked good out there. He moved well."
Lin went down December 2, when the Nets were 2-3. They played well initially but then collapsed as both his back-ups —Greivis Vasquez and Isaiah Whitehead joined him on the trainers table, Vasquez with recurring ankle problems and Whitehead with a concussion. Vasquez was later bought out when it was determined he needed ankle surger.