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http://rogersmediatv.ca/pr_detail.php?id=588

OMNI TELEVISION BRINGS LINSANITY TO CANADIANS WITH A LIVE NATIONAL MANDARIN BROADCAST OF THE TORONTO RAPTORS VS THE NEW YORK KNICKS, MARCH 23

-  Former Chinese national basketball team player and veteran basketball commentator Weiping Zhang to call play-by-play in Mandarin -

- NBA superstar Jeremy Lin unleashes Linsanity on Toronto when the New York Knicks battle the Toronto Raptors -

(TORONTO – March 19, 2012) OMNI Television hits the court with exclusive, national Mandarin-language coverage of the New York Knicks taking on the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre on Friday, March 23 at 7pm ET.  The game will broadcast live on OMNI.2 at 7pm ET, OMNI Alberta at 5pm MT and OMNI BC at 4pm PT.

To anchor OMNI Television’s exclusive broadcast, China’s premier sports commentator Weiping Zhang takes to the broadcast booth to call the play-by-play in Mandarin.  Zhang, a former player with China’s national basketball team, has been commentating for the past 15 years, having covered the NBA All-Star game, Asian Basketball Championships, World Basketball Championships, and the NBA finals. Sportsnet ONE will also be providing English-language coverage of the game at 7pm ET on March 23.

“The level of enthusiasm for Jeremy Lin from the Chinese and Taiwanese communities has been extraordinary over the past month, and it’s clear that his Cinderella story and stellar performances are inspiring youth in these communities across Canada,” said Madeline Zinak, National Vice-President, OMNI Television.

Members of Toronto’s Chinese community embraced Lin as their own, when the Knicks visited the Toronto Raptors last month, with groups from these communities purchasing tickets to the game, helping to make it a rare sold-out game for the Raptors.

An official broadcast partner of the London 2012 Olympic Games, OMNI Television is Canada’s premier broadcaster for multilingual sports coverage including the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, 1998 World Cup France, and the 1994 World Cup USA.

peter236

The Magic didn't even show up to play.

peter236

Knicks fans were waving food at Davis when he was shooting free throws, LOL.

peter236

Yi Jianlian scored 8pts against the Kings.

peter236

Jeremy Lin was wearing a nice suit.

peter236

4/20/2012
Melo 5/13, 4 TOs

Another loss against Cleveland.

peter236

Cleveland wanted to lose so that they can go lower in the rankings and draft higher in the draft pick.
Melo just lost to a team that wanted to tank the season itself.

peter236

You should learn the game more, you newbie.

Melo was 8-15 before Linsanity.

peter236

A lot of players can score 30+ pts if they play enough minutes, but they still lose games. The New York fans hate Melo because he is overrated as a max paid player and also a loser.

peter236

Please be more civilized when you discuss with the adults here.

Melo is MVP quality? Are you kidding?
MVP is usually awarded to the best player of the top winning teams, but the Knicks are just clinging onto the playoffs.
Melo was 8-15 before Linsanity. Without Lin, Melo would have just given up and tanked the season.