The situation had become so intolerable that New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo personally intervened with James L. Dolan, executive chairman of Madison Square Garden, and Glenn Britt, CEO of Time Warner Cable. "I applaud both Mr. Dolan and Mr. Britt and their companies," Cuomo said in a statement. I thank them for being responsive to the needs of New Yorkers. Lin, the first Taiwanese-American player in NBA history, has dazzled fans worldwide over the last few weeks with his on-the-court heroics. He's led the previously lackluster Knicks to a seven-game winning streak heading into Friday night's game against the New Orleans Hornets. MSG's stock price rose 3% Friday on news that it had reached a deal with Time Warner Cable. The company's shares have risen 11% since Lin's first appearance as a Knick, on February 4th.