http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013/04/jeremy-lin-builds-team-unity-via-texting/
Teammate Terrence Jones offered another possible source. Less than a week
after Jones returned from the NBA Development League and earned a place in
the power forward rotation, Jones said Lin had sent text messages to him and
other Rockets players sent to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers throughout their
time in the D-League.
“He texted me after almost every game, especially if I did good,” Jones
said. “I texted him after his games, too, when I was down there. I talked to
James (Harden) after almost every game. A lot of guys checked with me, but
J-Lin especially. J-Lin was always texting everybody. J-Lin texted me every
game pretty much every time I went down.
“It definitely helped to know he was watching, my teammates were cheering
for me to do well down there. It means a lot.”
Lin said he made a point to keep up with the play of his teammates in the
D-League and to let them know they had not been forgotten.
“I’ve been in those shoes before,” Lin said. “I know what it’s like. A
little something like that, keeping up with them, making sure they feel a
part of the team and giving them that confidence — I think that’s really
important for their growth as a player.”
I think for me, I still remember the D-League like yesterday. I still try to
encourage them. Anything I can do to help them, I try to do.”