SAN ANTONIO — After being sidelined for five weeks, Jeremy Lin is aching to return to the court. He didn’t Saturday in the Nets’ 130-101 loss to the Spurs, and he wasn’t sure if he will Monday in Houston or Wednesday versus the Lakers, both former clubs of his. But whenever it is, he is anxious to take the reins of the Nets (6-16), who have struggled without him.
“He wants to play 40 minutes the first game, he’s already told me. But I don’t think that’s happening,” coach Kenny Atkinson said. “We’ll just do the most intelligent thing and in terms of what the best thing is coming back from an injury like that.