Fans eagerly sat or stood by what they considered Jeremy Lin’s wax figure at the Madame Tussauds in San Francisco, posing for pictures to make it appear they actually rubbed elbows with the Lakers’ newly acquired point guard.
Those fans soon realized they actually were. Lin either moved or spoke, scaring, surprising and amusing fans who fell for his still movements that suggested he was the wax figure.
Question marks remain on whether Lin can restore “Linsanity” to the Lakers, or at least become a pretty consistent back-up or starter to complement a possibly ailing Steve Nash. But Lin has made it abundantly clear he loves to pull pranks on people. Lin recorded a dunk cam that showed up posterizing on random fans and his mom. Lin surprised his mother on her birthday by drenching her with cake. And his latest prank where he pretended to pose as his wax figure even surprised other family members.
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