Whereas Linsanity could have ended again in 2012, Jeremy Lin’s basketball profession lasted till 2025.
The 37-year-old, nine-year NBA veteran introduced his retirement from basketball by way of Instagram on Saturday.
Lin was a member of the Toronto Raptors’ 2019 NBA Championship group, albeit whereas averaging solely 3.4 minutes over eight video games through the playoffs. He by no means performed within the NBA once more after that season, spending the ultimate six years of his profession enjoying within the Chinese language Basketball Affiliation and the Taiwanese Plus League earlier than calling it a profession.
The six-foot-three guard first earned the nickname “Linsanity” following a meteoric rise after his insertion into the New York Knicks beginning lineup in February 2012 sparked a seven-game win streak. Lin, an undrafted sophomore on the time, averaged 24.4 factors and 9.1 assists through the run that included a efficiency the place he outscored Kobe Bryant with 38 factors in a win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Lin’s storybook cost additionally included a buzzer-beating game-winner towards the Raptors — his above-the-break triple deemed so spectacular by Lakers ahead Metta World Peace, it prompted him to run previous reporters shouting “Linsanity,” whereas waving his arms within the air.
Whereas his sturdy stretch wasn’t sufficient to stay round with the Knicks, it did earn the Torrance, Calif. native a three-year, $25 million take care of the Houston Rockets. Lin went on to common 11.6 factors, 4.3 assists, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.1 steals over his nine-year NBA profession, incomes over $60 million in that span.
He performed for the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks along with the Knicks and Raptors.
