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April 4th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “just woke up. lets do this QA before i get on my video games lol”
That’s how famed basketball star Jeremy Lin began his online Facebook QA just hours after undergoing knee surgery. As of this writing, nearly 50,000 people had liked the status update.
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An MRI last Monday revealed the New York Knicks point guard, who catapulted into sports superstardom this past February, had a “chronic, small meniscus tear” on his left knee. Though Lin waited several days before surgery in hopes that he would still be able to play with the tear, he eventually went under the knife. Not only did numerous media outlets announce the surgery’s success early Tuesday, but Lin himself took to Facebook and proclaimed his road to recovery with this post-surgery photo:
Photo courtesy of Jeremy Lin’s Facebook page
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The numbers and demographics of the Facebook chat are pretty astounding. According to The Wall Street Journal, 90% of participants were Asian and 50% were evangelical Christian. The average age of the chatters was 15, with males and females equally represented. And the thousands of participants asked more than 8,000 questions — a rate of about two per second.
Lin answered a range of questions including his biggest pet peeves, the video games he plays, how he stays humble and plans for rehabilitation.
With the sheer volume of participants and the rate of participation, the session turned out to be a “tremendously disorienting experience,” according to The Wall Street Journal.
And it wasn’t just that way for the viewers. Lin, still reeling after his surgery, had to interrupt his own chat for some post-surgery puking — which he announced on Facebook as well:
“WOW just threw up in the middle of the QA lol. time to get some rest but before i go just wanna say much love to all you fans! thanks to you guys who make MSG the best arena and thanks to all the NY media/beat writers for all your hard work in getting information to the fans. goodnight!”
For someone who initiated his Facebook Timeline a little late in the game, these online interactions reveal a high level of comfort. And Lin’s fans seem to love his ease as well. More than 43,000 people liked his vomiting update alone.
SEE ALSO: Jeremy Lin Gets a Facebook Profile. What Took Him So Long?Lin also maintains a Twitter account, although he has more fans on Facebook than followers on Twitter.
It’s expected he will need about six weeks to recover from his knee operation. That means Lin will be out for the rest of the season, although he did announce during the chat that he’ll post YouTube videos documenting his recovery. Fans, if you have any ideas for that, he says he wants to know.
What do you think of Jeremy Lin’s online interaction with his fans? Sound off in the comments.
This story originally published on Mashable here.
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