Overview
- Lin, who spoke on the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast on June 9, said a request from Kim Kardashian’s production team "did come in" to the New York Knicks but he cannot personally verify the account.
- He said the Knicks "immediately declined" the outreach and reportedly told staff they would not allow a young second‑year player to take that route during the Linsanity surge.
- Lin emphasized that his retelling is secondhand and based on what he was told afterward, repeating past statements that he never met Kardashian and did not know the rumor’s origin.
- Multiple contemporary reports and archival headlines from 2012 show intense paparazzi and tabloid interest in Lin during his breakout, which outlets and Lin say helped sustain speculative stories.
- There is no new evidence and Kardashian has not commented, so the latest remarks add context about how the rumor may have started rather than confirm any personal relationship.