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((Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jeremy Lin
| image = Jeremy Lin Adidas (cropped).jpg
| caption = Lin in 2017
| position = [[Point guard]] / [[shooting guard]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 200
| league = [[P. League+]]
| team = New Taipei Kings
| number = 7
| nationality = ((Hlist|American|Taiwanese<ref name="TPT">((cite web|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2020/08/20/2003741985|title=NBA star Lin gains ROC citizenship|author= Liao Lu-wei, Jake Chung |website=Taipei Times|date= August 20, 2020|access-date=June 6, 2021))</ref><ref name="TWN">((cite web|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3990751|title=Basketball star Jeremy Lin has obtained Taiwan passport|author= Matthew Strong |website=Taiwan News |date= August 19, 2020|access-date=June 6, 2021))</ref>))
| birth_date = ((Birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|8|23))
| birth_place = [[Torrance, California]], U.S.<!-- Some sources list Palo Alto, but Lin in his Lakers Press Conference says Torrance -->
| high_school = [[Palo Alto High School|Palo Alto]] ([[Palo Alto, California]])
| college = [[Harvard Crimson men's basketball|Harvard]] (2006–2010)
| draft_year = 2010
| career_start = 2010
| career_end = 
| years1 = ((nbay|2010|full=y))
| team1 = [[Golden State Warriors]]
| years2 = [[2010–11 NBA Development League season|2010–2011]]
| team2 = →[[Reno Bighorns]]
| years3 =  [[2010–11 Chinese Basketball Association season|2011]]
| team3 = [[Dongguan Leopards]]
| years4 = ((nbay|2011|full=y))
| team4 = [[New York Knicks]]
| years5 = [[2011–12 NBA Development League season|2012]]
| team5 = →[[Erie BayHawks (2008–2017)|Erie BayHawks]]
| years6 = ((nbay|2012|start))–((nbay|2013|end))
| team6 = [[Houston Rockets]]
| years7 = ((nbay|2014|full=y))
| team7 = [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
| years8 = ((nbay|2015|full=y))
| team8 = [[Charlotte Hornets]]
| years9 = ((nbay|2016|start))–((nbay|2017|end))
| team9 = [[Brooklyn Nets]]
| years10 = ((nbay|2018|full=y))
| team10 = [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| years11 = ((nbay|2018|end))
| team11 = [[Toronto Raptors]]
| years12 = [[2019–20 Chinese Basketball Association season|2019–2020]]
| team12 = [[Beijing Ducks]]
| years13 = [[2020–21 NBA G League season|2021]]
| team13 = [[Santa Cruz Warriors]]
| years14 = [[2021–22 Chinese Basketball Association season|2021–2022]]
| team14 = Beijing Ducks
| years15 = [[2022–23 Chinese Basketball Association season|2022]]
| team15 = [[Guangzhou Loong Lions]]
| years16 = [[2022–23 P. League+ season|2023]]
| team16 = [[Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers]]
| years17 = [[2023–24 PLG season|2023]]–present
| team17 = [[New Taipei Kings]]
| highlights = 
* [[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ([[2019 NBA Finals|2019]])
* [[Chinese Basketball Association|CBA]] All-Star ([[2019–20 Chinese Basketball Association season|2020]])
* [[P. League+]] assists leader ([[2022–23 PLG season|2023]])
* 2× First-team All-[[Ivy League]] (2009, 2010)
* Second-team All-Ivy League (2008)
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 5,567 (11.6 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 1,338 (2.8 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 2,042 (4.3 apg)
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'''Jeremy Shu-How Lin''' (born August 23, 1988) is a Taiwanese-American<ref name="TPT"/><ref name="TWN"/> professional [[basketball]] player for the [[New Taipei Kings]] of the [[P. League+]] (PLG). He unexpectedly led a winning turnaround with the [[New York Knicks]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) during the 2011–12 season, sparking a cultural phenomenon known as "'''Linsanity'''". <!--***The sentence is the result of extensive discussion. Please do not modify it without proposing the change on the talk page***-->Lin was the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA, and is one of the few [[Asian American]]s to have played in the league.<!--***The sentence is the result of extensive discussion. Please do not modify it without proposing the change on the talk page***--> He is the first Asian American player to win an [[NBA championship]], having done so with the [[Toronto Raptors]] in 2019.

Lin grew up in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] and earned [[Northern California]] Basketball Player of the Year honors as a [[Senior (education)#High school|senior]] in high school. After receiving no [[athletic scholarship]] offers, he attended [[Harvard Crimson men's basketball|Harvard University]], where he was a three-time all-conference player in the [[Ivy League]]. [[List of National Basketball Association undrafted players|Undrafted]] out of college, Lin signed with his hometown [[Golden State Warriors]] in 2010. He seldom played in his [[rookie]] season and received [[assignment (NBA D-League)|assignments]] to the [[NBA Development League]] (D-League). In 2011, Lin was [[waivers (NBA)|waived]] by both the Warriors and the [[Houston Rockets]] before joining the [[New York Knicks]] early in 2011–12.

At first, Lin played sparingly for the Knicks, and he again spent time in the D-League. In February 2012, however, he was promoted to the [[starting lineup]] and led the team on a seven-game winning streak. Lin's stellar play during the season helped the Knicks make the 2012 playoffs; it also catapulted him to international fame. Lin appeared on the covers of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' and ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' and was named to the [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] as one of the most influential people in the world. In July 2012, Lin won the [[ESPY Award]] for [[Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award|Breakthrough Athlete of the Year]].

Following his Knicks tenure, Lin played for the Houston Rockets, [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[Charlotte Hornets]], [[Brooklyn Nets]], [[Atlanta Hawks]], and Toronto Raptors. While he experienced some success in Houston and Charlotte, he battled injuries in the ensuing seasons. In August 2019, he left the NBA and signed with the [[Beijing Ducks]], where he became an [[All-Star]] in the [[Chinese Basketball Association]] (CBA). Attempting to return to the NBA, Lin played with the Warriors' development team in 2021. He returned to the CBA and played with the Ducks and later the [[Guangzhou Loong Lions]]. He left the Loong Lions midseason in 2022–23 and joined PLG's Steelers in 2023.

==Early life==
Lin was born in [[Torrance, California]], on August 23, 1988.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/draft2010/prospects/jeremy-lin/ |title=Prospect Profile: Jeremy Lin |website=NBA.com |access-date=March 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210023304/http://www.nba.com/draft2010/prospects/jeremy-lin/ |archive-date=February 10, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=McMenamin |first=Dave |title=Jeremy Lin welcomed by Lakers |date=July 24, 2014 |publisher=ESPN |url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/11261015/jeremy-lin-introduced-los-angeles-lakers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725024432/http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/11261015/jeremy-lin-introduced-los-angeles-lakers |archive-date=July 25, 2014 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite video|title=Jeremy Lin Introductory Press Conference|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/video/2014/07/24/140724LinPressConmov-3336322/|date=July 24, 2014|publisher=NBA|time=3:00|access-date=July 25, 2014|quote=It's good to be back in the state of California. I was born in Torrance, not too far away from here.))</ref><ref name=basketball-reference>((cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/linje01.html |title=Jeremy Lin NBA Stats |work=Basketball-Reference.com |access-date=March 21, 2016))</ref> He was raised in a [[Christians|Christian]] family in the [[Bay Area]] city of [[Palo Alto, California]].<ref>((cite book |last1=Kluck |first1=Ted |title=Jeremy Lin: Faith, Joy, and Basketball |date=April 1, 2012 |publisher=Baker Books |isbn=978-1-4412-6122-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pa7VOb_5PiwC&pg=PT43 |access-date=December 2, 2021 |language=en))</ref><ref name=howard-cooper/><ref>((cite video |title=Jeremy Lin Postgame: Knicks 107 Wiz 93 |url=http://www.nba.com/knicks/video/2012/02/09/postgamelin020812mov-1994988 |date=February 9, 2012 |publisher=NBA |time=2:16 |access-date=February 11, 2012 |quote=I was raised in NorCal, but I was actually born in L.A.))</ref> His parents, Gie-ming Lin and Shirley Lin (née Xinxin Wu), emigrated from [[Taiwan]] to the United States in the mid-1970s, first settling in [[Virginia]] before moving to [[Indiana]], where they both attended universities to study engineering and computer science.<ref>((cite news|last=Borden|first=Sam|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/sports/basketball/tight-knit-family-shares-lins-achievement.html|date=February 26, 2012|work=The New York Times|title=Tight-Knit Family Shares Lin's Achievement|access-date=August 24, 2014))</ref><ref name=harvard_school/><ref name=caplan/> They are [[multiple citizenship|dual national]]s of Taiwan and the U.S.<ref name=bradsherny/> Lin's paternal family are [[Hoklo Taiwanese|Hoklo people]] from [[Beidou, Changhua]], Taiwan,<ref name="bradsherny">((cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/sports/basketball/jeremy-lins-grandmother-watches-along-with-taiwan.html|title=Jeremy Lin's Grandmother Watches, Along With Taiwan|last=Bradsher|first=Keith|date=February 16, 2012|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 16, 2012))</ref><ref>((cite news|language=zh|publisher=[[Radio Taiwan International]]|date=July 28, 2010|url=http://news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?nid=251863|access-date=August 24, 2014|title=Jeremy Lin profile|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101224512/http://news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?nid=251863|archive-date=November 1, 2013))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.isay.tw/2015/06/JeremyLinStroy4072/|title=林書豪來廈門「走穴」 「很拼」放下行李就訓練|date=June 25, 2015|website=isay.tw))</ref> while his maternal grandmother emigrated to Taiwan in the late 1940s from [[Pinghu, Zhejiang]] in [[mainland China]].<ref name="bradsherny"/><ref>((cite web|work=Apple Daily|location=Hong Kong|date=August 6, 2011|access-date=August 24, 2014|script-title=zh:林書豪彰化老家嗑肉圓 返鄉做公益 |url=http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/33579791/IssueID/20110806|quote=林爸爸還帶林書豪祭祖，雖然篤信基督教不能拿香，但仍口頭向書豪的祖父、曾祖父報告近況，林爸爸說：「林氏宗親在彰化北斗，我算是第8代，林書豪已是第9代了！|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214154802/http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/33579791/IssueID/20110806|archive-date=February 14, 2012|url-status=dead))</ref><ref>((cite web|language=zh|newspaper=Jiaxing Daily|date=July 26, 2010|url=http://ph2009.zjol.com.cn/phnews/system/2010/07/25/012422741.shtml|title=Jeremy Lin's maternal lineage|access-date=August 24, 2014|archive-date=July 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723124538/http://ph2009.zjol.com.cn/phnews/system/2010/07/25/012422741.shtml|url-status=dead))</ref><ref name=brandsher02152012>((cite web|last=Bradsher|first=Keith|title=In China, Lin Is a Star and a Symbol|date=February 15, 2012|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/sports/basketball/in-china-knicks-lin-emerges-as-a-star-and-a-symbol.html|newspaper=The New York Times|page=B12))</ref>

Lin's parents are both ((convert|5|ft|6|in|m)) tall.<ref>((cite news|last=Hochman |first=Benjamin |title=Hochman: Lin isn't your typical NBA rookie |newspaper=The Denver Post |date=November 28, 2010 |url=http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_16724722?source=commented-nuggets |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5ubFc1zVX?url=http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_16724722?source=commented-nuggets |archive-date=November 29, 2010 |access-date=November 29, 2010 |quote=The 6-foot-3 Lin is the son of two 5–6 Taiwanese immigrants and, though the Warriors can't confirm it, it's assumed he's the first Asian-American in the NBA since Wat Misaka played for the New York Knicks in 1947. |url-status=dead ))</ref> His maternal grandmother's family was tall, and her father was over ((convert|6|ft|0|in|m)).<ref name=brandsher02152012/> Lin has an older brother, Josh, and a younger brother, [[Joseph Lin (basketball)|Joseph]].<ref name=caplan>((cite web|last=Caplan|first=Jeff|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=July 17, 2010|title=Lin's prospects grow with Mavs squad|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/columns/story?columnist=caplan_jeff&id=5387547|access-date=October 21, 2010|quote=All three grew up playing all the time. Lin's older brother, Josh, stoked the competitive juices in Jeremy and younger brother, Joseph, who will be a freshman member of the basketball team at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., this fall.))</ref> Gie-Ming taught his sons to play basketball at the local [[YMCA]].<ref name=ONeil>((cite web |last=O'Neil |first=Dana |title=Immigrant dream plays out through son: Harvard's do-it-all star learned the game from his father and a host of NBA legends |publisher=ESPN |date=December 10, 2009 |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=oneil_dana&id=4730385 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725210948/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=oneil_dana&id=4730385 |archive-date=July 25, 2011 |access-date=November 12, 2010 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Shirley helped form a National Junior Basketball program in Palo Alto where Lin played. She worked with coaches to ensure his playing did not affect his academic performance. She was criticized by her friends for letting Lin play so much basketball, but let him play the game he enjoyed.<ref>((cite news |last1=Borden |first1=Sam |last2=Bradsher |first2=Keith |title=Tight-Knit Family Shares Lin's Achievement |date=February 26, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=SP1 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/sports/basketball/tight-knit-family-shares-lins-achievement.html?_r=2&sq=jeremy%20lin%20parents&st=cse&scp=4&pagewanted=all |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65nmpG3el?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/sports/basketball/tight-knit-family-shares-lins-achievement.html?_r=2&sq=jeremy%20lin%20parents&st=cse&scp=4&pagewanted=all |archive-date=February 29, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref>

During his senior year in 2005–06, Lin captained [[Palo Alto High School]] to a 32–1 record and upset the nationally ranked [[Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California)|Mater Dei]], 51–47, for the [[California Interscholastic Federation]] Division II state title.<ref name=Harvard>((cite web|title=Jeremy Lin Harvard Basketball Guard |publisher=GoCrimson.com |url=http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/bios/lin_jeremy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309003357/http://gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/bios/Jeremy_Lin_Bio |archive-date=March 9, 2012 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |quote=Captained team to the CIF Division II State title by scoring 17 points in ((sic|a|hide=yes)) upset of nationally ranked Mater Dei in the finals, 51–47 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Stephens |first=Mitch |title=Boys Player of the Year: Jeremy Lin/A knack for the big play |date=April 2, 2006 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |url=http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-04-02/sports/17289185_1_jeremy-lin-mater-dei-palo-alto |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728222145/http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-04-02/sports/17289185_1_jeremy-lin-mater-dei-palo-alto |archive-date=July 28, 2010 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |quote=Palo Alto won 32 of them this season (losing only one), including a 51–47 upset of nationally ranked Mater Dei for the CIF State Division II title at Arco Arena two weeks ago. |url-status=dead ))</ref> He was named first-team All-State and Northern California Division II Player of the Year, and ended his senior year averaging 15.1 points, 7.1 assists, 6.2 rebounds, and 5.0 steals.<ref name=Harvard/>

==College career==
[[File:Jeremy Lin.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Lin wearing a crimson colored Harvard basketball jersey|Lin in college in 2010]]
Lin sent his résumé and a DVD of highlights of his high school basketball career to all of the [[Ivy League]] schools; the [[California Golden Bears men's basketball|University of California, Berkeley]]; and his dream schools, [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford University]] and the [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA).<ref name=harvard_school>((cite news |last=Torre |first=Pablo S. |title=Harvard School of Basketball |date=February 1, 2010 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=With+the+ambitious+recruiting+of+coach+Tommy+Amaker+and+-+02.01.10+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=419332597&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1165302%2Findex.htm |access-date=November 12, 2010 |quote=What's most surprising? The possibility that he might become the first Asian-American draft pick in NBA history? The bigoted jeers he regularly hears at games (everything from "wonton soup" to "Open your eyes!")? ))((Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Hynes |first=Calder |title=Hornets.com 1-on-1: Golden State's Jeremy Lin |date=January 5, 2011 |publisher=Hornets.com |url=http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornetscom_1on1_golden_sta_2011_01_06.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226105402/http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornetscom_1on1_golden_sta_2011_01_06.html |archive-date=February 26, 2011 |quote=Stanford and UCLA were my dream schools, but that didn't work out (athletically). |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/basketball/9074519/Jeremy-Lins-amazing-journey-from-sofa-surfing-to-NBA-stardom-with-New-York-Knicks-in-the-space-of-a-week.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/basketball/9074519/Jeremy-Lins-amazing-journey-from-sofa-surfing-to-NBA-stardom-with-New-York-Knicks-in-the-space-of-a-week.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Jeremy Lin's amazing journey from sofa surfing to NBA stardom with New York Knicks&nbsp;– in the space of a week|last=Prince|first=Rosa|date=February 10, 2012|work=The Telegraph|access-date=February 11, 2012))((cbignore))</ref> The [[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-10]] (now Pac-12) schools wanted him to [[Walk-on (sports)|walk on]] rather than be actively recruited or offered an [[athletic scholarship]]. [[Harvard Crimson|Harvard]] and [[Brown Bears|Brown]] were the only teams that guaranteed him a spot on their teams, but [[Ivy League]] schools do not offer sports scholarships.<ref name=part2_qa>((cite news|title=Part 2: Q&A with Lin |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=July 22, 2010 |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/warriors/detail?entry_id=68444 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122042210/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/warriors/detail?entry_id=68444 |archive-date=November 22, 2010 |access-date=November 12, 2010 |quote=The Pac-10 schools wanted me to walk-on. The Ivy League schools, Harvard and Brown, were the two ones that really wanted me to go there and play for them. I was deciding mainly between those two conferences.... I didn't really want to walk on. I wanted to go somewhere the team wanted me. Not somewhere I'd have to go and potentially not have a spot on the team. |url-status=dead ))</ref> [[University of San Francisco]] men's basketball coach and retired NBA player [[Rex Walters]] said [[NCAA]] limits on coaches' recruiting visits had reduced Lin's chances: "Most colleges start recruiting a guy in the first five minutes they see him because he runs really fast, jumps really high, does the quick, easy thing to evaluate".<ref name=culpepper>((cite news|last=Culpepper |first=Chuck |title=An All-Around Talent, Obscured by His Pedigree |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 15, 2010 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/sports/basketball/15nba.html?_r=1 |page=B13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107204742/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/sports/basketball/15nba.html?_r=1 |archive-date=January 7, 2012 |access-date=November 12, 2010 |quote=Rex Walters, the University of San Francisco coach since 2008 and the most recent Asian-American to play in the N.B.A., said N.C.A.A. recruiting rules that limit coaches' visits to watch players impeded Lin's discovery |url-status=dead ))</ref>

Harvard assistant coach Bill Holden was initially unimpressed with Lin's on-court abilities and told Lin's high school basketball coach, Peter Diepenbrock, that Lin was a "[[NCAA Division III|Division III]] player". Later Holden saw Lin playing in a much more competitive game, driving to the basket at every opportunity with the "instincts of a killer", and he became Harvard's top recruit.<ref name=armstrong>((cite news|last=Armstrong|first=Kevin|title=Jeremy Lin: The true Hollywood story of the Knick sensation who's taken over New York in less than a week|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=February 11, 2012|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/jeremy-lin-true-hollywood-story-knick-sensation-york-a-week-article-1.1021119))</ref>((r|viera20120213)) Its coaches feared that Stanford—across the street from his high school—would offer Lin a scholarship, but it did not, and Lin chose to attend Harvard.<ref name=viera20120213>((cite news |last=Viera |first=Mark |title=Colleges Passed on Lin Before the N.B.A. Did. |date=February 13, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=D1 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/sports/basketball/for-knicks-lin-erasing-a-history-of-being-overlooked.html?_r=2&ref=sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204180829/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/sports/basketball/for-knicks-lin-erasing-a-history-of-being-overlooked.html?_r=2&ref=sports |archive-date=February 4, 2022 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Golden State Warriors owner and Stanford [[Booster club|booster]] [[Joe Lacob]] said Stanford's failure to recruit Lin "was really stupid. The kid was right across the street. [If] you can't recognize that, you've got a problem".<ref name=kawakami>((cite news|last=Kawakami |first=Tim |title=Lacob interview, Part 3: On Jeremy Lin, Ellison, Larry Riley, bold moves and poker |newspaper=San Jose Mercury News |date=August 17, 2010 |url=http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2010/08/17/lacob-interview-part-3-on-jeremy-lin-ellison-larry-riley-bold-moves-and-poker/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024001402/http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2010/08/17/lacob-interview-part-3-on-jeremy-lin-ellison-larry-riley-bold-moves-and-poker/ |archive-date=October 24, 2010 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |quote=I'm a big Stanford fan, but that was really stupid. The kid was right across the street. You can't recognize that, you've got a problem. |url-status=dead ))</ref> [[Kerry Keating]], a UCLA assistant who had offered Lin the opportunity to walk on, said in hindsight that Lin would probably have become a starting [[point guard]] for UCLA.<ref>((cite news|last=Kroner |first=Steve |title=Playing hard and smart goes a long way for Lin |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=January 3, 2010 |url=http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-01-03/sports/17466423_1_jeremy-lin-head-coach-kerry-keating-harvard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924234347/http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-01-03/sports/17466423_1_jeremy-lin-head-coach-kerry-keating-harvard |archive-date=September 24, 2010 |access-date=November 12, 2010 |quote='It's not like I didn't know he wasn't good four or five years ago,' Keating said. 'I watched him win a championship.... In hindsight now, given UCLA's current state, he'd probably be starting for UCLA at point guard.' |url-status=dead ))</ref>

A Harvard coach remembered Lin in his freshman season as "the [physically] weakest guy on the team",<ref name="beck20120225">((cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/25/sports/basketball/the-evolution-of-jeremy-lin-as-a-point-guard.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all |title=The evolution of a point guard |work=The New York Times |date=February 25, 2012 |access-date=February 26, 2012 |author=Beck, Howard |page=D1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304055054/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/25/sports/basketball/the-evolution-of-jeremy-lin-as-a-point-guard.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all |archive-date=March 4, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> but in his sophomore season (2007–08), Lin averaged 12.6 points and was named to the All-Ivy League Second Team.<ref name=Harvard/> By his junior year during the [[2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2008–09 season]], he was the only [[NCAA Division I]] men's [[college basketball|basketball]] player ranked in the top ten in his conference for scoring (17.8), [[rebound (basketball)|rebounding]] (5.5), [[assist (basketball)|assists]] (4.3), [[steal (basketball)|steals]] (2.4), [[blocked shot]]s (0.6), [[field goal percentage]] (0.502), [[free throw]] percentage (0.744), and [[three-point shot]] percentage (0.400),<ref name=ONeil/> and was a consensus selection for the All-Ivy League First Team. He had 27&nbsp;points, 6&nbsp;rebounds, and 8&nbsp;assists in an 82–70 win over the 17th-ranked [[Boston College Eagles men's basketball|Boston College Eagles]], three days after the Eagles defeated No. 1 [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]].<ref name=Harvard/><ref name=fraschilla>((cite news|last=Fraschilla |first=Fran |author-link=Fran Fraschilla |title=ESPN Names Lin One Of Country's Most Versatile Players |publisher=GoCrimson.com |agency=ESPN |date=October 7, 2009 |url=http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/091007_Lin_ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911042337/http://gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/091007_Lin_ESPN |archive-date=September 11, 2011 |access-date=November 12, 2010 |quote=His crowning moment last season was a 27-point, eight-assist, six-rebound performance in an 82–70 win over Boston College, three days after the Eagles had knocked off No. 1 North Carolina. |url-status=dead ))</ref>

In his senior year (2009–10), Lin averaged 16.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.4 steals, and 1.1 blocks, and was again a unanimous selection for the All-Ivy League First Team. He was one of 30 midseason candidates for the [[John R. Wooden Award]]<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100104_Wooden_Award |title=Lin Named John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 30 Candidate |publisher=GoCrimson.com |date=January 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722011929/http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100104_Wooden_Award |archive-date=July 22, 2011 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |url-status=dead ))</ref> and one of 11 finalists for the [[Bob Cousy Award]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=15674 |title=Jeremy Lin among 11 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award |publisher=Palo Alto Online |date=February 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616021642/http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=15674 |archive-date=June 16, 2011 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |url-status=dead ))</ref> He was also invited to the [[Portsmouth Invitational Tournament]].<ref>((cite web|title=Lin Selected For Portsmouth Invitational |publisher=GoCrimson.com |date=February 22, 2010 |url=http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100221_Lin_Portsmouth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105125804/http://gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100221_Lin_Portsmouth |archive-date=January 5, 2012 |access-date=November 18, 2010 |url-status=dead ))</ref> [[Fran Fraschilla]] of [[ESPN]] named Lin one of the 12 most versatile players in college basketball.<ref name=fraschilla/> Lin gained national attention for his performance against the 12th-ranked [[Connecticut Huskies]], when he scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 9 rebounds on the road.<ref>((cite news|title=Lin Dazzles With 30 Points But No. 13 UConn Hangs On, 79–73 |date=December 6, 2009 |publisher=GoCrimson.com |url=http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/091206_UConn_Recap |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104235024/http://gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/091206_UConn_Recap |archive-date=January 4, 2012 |access-date=November 18, 2010 |url-status=dead ))</ref> After the game, Hall of Fame Connecticut coach [[Jim Calhoun]] said of Lin: "I've seen a lot of teams come through here, and he could play for any of them. He's got great, great composure on the court. He knows how to play."<ref name=ONeil />

For the season, Harvard set numerous program records including wins (21), non-conference wins (11), home wins (11) and road/neutral wins (10).<ref>((cite web|title=Basketball's Jeremy Lin Featured on Comcast SportsNet |publisher=GoCrimson.com |date=March 16, 2010 |url=http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100315_Lin_Comcast |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105143753/http://gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100315_Lin_Comcast |archive-date=January 5, 2012 |access-date=November 18, 2010 |quote=The Palo Alto, Calif. native lived up to the billing with an impressive season that saw Harvard set numerous program records including wins (21), non-conference wins (11), home wins (11) and road/neutral wins (10) |url-status=dead ))</ref> Lin finished his career as the first player in the history of the Ivy League to record at least 1,450 points (1,483), 450 rebounds (487), 400 assists (406) and 200 steals (225).<ref name=Harvard/> He graduated from Harvard in 2010 with a degree in [[economics]] and a 3.1 [[Grading in education#United States|grade-point average]].<ref>((cite news|last=Ding |first=Kevin |title=Lin is the NBA's Asian-American inspiration |newspaper=The Orange County Register |date=September 3, 2010 |url=http://www.ocregister.com/sports/lin-264953-nba-american.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914045546/http://www.ocregister.com/sports/lin-264953-nba-american.html |archive-date=September 14, 2010 |access-date=November 18, 2010 |quote=He posted a 3.1 grade-point average while there and has his degree in economics, thank you very much. |url-status=dead ))</ref>

==Professional career==

=== Golden State Warriors (2010–2011) ===
To his disappointment, no team chose Lin in the [[2010 NBA draft]].<ref name="Lin Agent">((cite news|title=After Backing a Dark Horse, Lin's Agent Is Riding High|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/10/sports/basketball/jeremy-lins-agent-roger-montgomery-is-riding-high.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 10, 2012|page=D5|access-date=March 10, 2012))</ref> Scouts saw what ''The New York Times'' later described as "a smart passer with a flawed jump shot and a thin frame, who might not have the strength and athleticism to defend, create his own shot or finish at the rim in the NBA."((r|beck20120225)) Lin joined the [[Dallas Mavericks]] for mini-camp as well as their [[NBA Summer League]] team in Las Vegas.<ref>((cite web|last=Sefko |first=Eddie |title=Mavericks to bring in Lin |publisher=mavsblog.dallasnews.com |date=June 25, 2010 |url=http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/06/mavericks-to-bring-in-lin.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123021131/http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/06/mavericks-to-bring-in-lin.html |archive-date=November 23, 2010 |access-date=November 18, 2010 |url-status=dead ))</ref> [[Donnie Nelson]] of the Mavericks was the only [[general manager]] who offered him an invitation to play in the Summer League. "Donnie took care of me," said Lin. "He has a different type of vision than most people do."<ref name=part2_qa/>

In five Summer League games, while playing both guard positions, Lin averaged 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 18.6 minutes per game and shot a team-leading 54.5% from the floor.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_sign_jeremy_lin_072110.html |title=WARRIORS: Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Jeremy Lin |publisher=NBA |date=July 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117090030/http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_sign_jeremy_lin_072110.html |archive-date=November 17, 2010 |access-date=November 18, 2010 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news|first=Dave |last=McMenamin |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=5392883 |title=Harvard guard Lin piques L.A.'s interest |publisher=ESPN |date=July 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722064916/http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=5392883 |archive-date=July 22, 2010 |access-date=November 24, 2010 |quote=Lin averaged 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals while shooting 54.5 percent from the floor and 66.7 percent on three-pointers in five games while playing for the Dallas Mavericks summer league team in Las Vegas. |url-status=dead ))</ref> Following the Summer League, he received offers from the Mavericks, [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[Golden State Warriors]], and an unnamed [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern Conference]] team.<ref name=jlin_to_sign>((cite news|last=Kessler |first=Martin |title=Jeremy Lin To Sign With Warriors, Reports Say |newspaper=The Harvard Crimson |date=July 20, 2010 |url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/7/20/lin-nba-summer-sign/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725211011/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/7/20/lin-nba-summer-sign/ |archive-date=July 25, 2010 |access-date=November 18, 2010 |quote=The Warriors—although not one of three original teams to offer Lin a contract—expressed interest in Lin before the 2010 NBA draft, inviting Lin to a workout at their facilities. |url-status=dead ))</ref>

[[File:Jeremy Lin cropped.jpg|right|thumb|upright|alt=photograph|Lin at Warriors practice in 2010]]
On July 21, 2010, Lin signed a two-year deal with his hometown Warriors. Lin's deal was partially guaranteed for the [[2010–11 NBA season]], and the Warriors held a team [[Option contract|option]] for the second season.<ref>((cite web|last=Thompson II|first=Marcus |newspaper=The Oakland Tribune|date=July 21, 2010|title=Golden State Warriors sign ex-Palo Alto High star Jeremy Lin|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15562510?nclick_check=1|access-date=October 9, 2010|quote=Guard Jeremy Lin, a Bay Area native who played at Harvard, signed a two-year deal with the Warriors on Wednesday afternoon.))</ref> Lin also signed a three-year guaranteed contract with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]].<ref name=shell>((cite news|last=Shell|first=Dan|title=Shell: The Recruiting Failure with Jeremy Lin|publisher=Comcast SportsNet Bay Area|date=October 12, 2010|url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/10/19/10/Shell-The-Recruiting-Failure-with-Jeremy/landing_shell.html?blockID=334734&feedID=5882|access-date=October 21, 2010|quote=As evidenced by Lin's three-year guaranteed contract with Nike, and a jersey projected to be an NBA top-10 seller, we're witnessing a pretty rare phenomenon for an undrafted free agent from the Ivy League.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630151806/http://www.csnbayarea.com/10/19/10/Shell-The-Recruiting-Failure-with-Jeremy/landing_shell.html?blockID=334734&feedID=5882|archive-date=June 30, 2012))</ref>

The Warriors held a press conference for Lin after his signing, with national media in attendance. "It was surprising to see that&nbsp;... for an undrafted rookie," said then-Warriors coach [[Keith Smart]].<ref name=clemmons>((cite news|last=Clemmons |first=Anna Katherine |title=Jeremy Lin: NBA's Cinderella story |date=March 16, 2011 |publisher=ESPN |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=Lin-110316 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214132020/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=Lin-110316 |archive-date=February 14, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> The ''[[San Jose Mercury News]]'' wrote that Lin "had something of a [[cult following]]" after his signing.<ref name=thompson_12282011>((cite news|last=Thompson II |first=Marcus |title=Injured Curry misses practice |date=December 28, 2011 |newspaper=San Jose Mercury News |page=C2 |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_19626699 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229191947/http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_19626699 |archive-date=December 29, 2011 |url-status=dead ))</ref> The [[San Francisco Bay Area]], with its large Asian-American population, celebrated his arrival.<ref name=beck_12292011>((cite news|last=Beck |first=Howard |title=Newest Knick Out to Prove He's Not Just a Novelty |date=December 29, 2011 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=B10 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/29/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-knicks-newest-addition-is-out-to-prove-hes-not-just-a-novelty.html?_r=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218065624/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/29/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-knicks-newest-addition-is-out-to-prove-hes-not-just-a-novelty.html?_r=1 |archive-date=February 18, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> He became the [[Race and ethnicity in the NBA|first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA]].<ref name=beck_12292011/><ref>((cite news|last=Roth |first=David |title=The NBA's Unlikeliest New Hero |date=February 7, 2012 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2012/02/07/jeremy-lin-new-york-knicks-the-nbas-unlikeliest-new-hero/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211023936/http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2012/02/07/jeremy-lin-new-york-knicks-the-nbas-unlikeliest-new-hero/ |archive-date=February 11, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref name=NBA.com>((cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2010/news/07/28/lin.taiwan.ap/index.html |title=Warriors' Lin hopes to break new ground in NBA |publisher=NBA |date=July 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231054535/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/07/28/lin.taiwan.ap/index.html |archive-date=December 31, 2010 |access-date=November 12, 2010 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

Lin was appreciative of the support he received from fans, especially from the Asian-American community, but he preferred to concentrate on his play.<ref name=howard-cooper>((cite news |last=Howard-Cooper |first=Scott |title=Lin faces the rookie grind as an entire community watches on |publisher=NBA |date=October 23, 2010 |url=http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/scott_howard_cooper/10/22/lin-rookie/?ls=iref:nbahpt1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031090039/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/scott_howard_cooper/10/22/lin-rookie/?ls=iref:nbahpt1 |archive-date=October 31, 2010 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |quote='I think that's tricky, because on one hand you want to be able to focus and play your game and to have the distractions left on the side. But at the same time, to be able to have that type of support is unbelievable.' |url-status=dead ))</ref> Lin received little playing time during the season because two dominant ball-handling guards, [[Stephen Curry]] and [[Monta Ellis]], starred for the Warriors.<ref name=beck_02102012/> Lin started the regular season on the Warriors' [[Injured reserve list#NBA|inactive list]],<ref>((cite news|last=Simmons|first=Rusty|title=Warriors: Yao Ming, Jeremy Lin ride bench|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=October 28, 2010|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/28/SPCF1G305M.DTL|access-date=October 28, 2010|quote=Most of the media, and maybe even most of the fans, at Oracle Arena on Wednesday night were there to see Houston center Yao Ming and Warriors guard Jeremy Lin sit the benches on their respective team's inactive lists.))</ref> but made his NBA debut the next game during the Warriors' Asian Heritage Night. He received a standing ovation when he entered the game in the final minutes.<ref>((cite news|title=Monta Ellis, Dorell Wright lead Warriors; Stephen Curry reinjures ankle|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=October 29, 2010|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=301029009|access-date=November 1, 2010|quote=It was Asian Heritage Night at Oracle Arena and the crowd of 17,408 rose in a standing ovation when reserve Jeremy Lin checked into the game with 2:32 remaining in the fourth quarter.))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Lepper|first=Geoff|title=Clippers-Warriors notebook|publisher=NBA|date=October 30, 2010|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20101029/LACGSW/gameinfo.html|access-date=November 1, 2010|quote=He was credited with a steal after tying up Cook and watching the Warriors win the ensuing jump ball.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109185444/http://www.nba.com/games/20101029/LACGSW/gameinfo.html|archive-date=November 9, 2012|url-status=dead))</ref> In the next game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Lin scored his first NBA basket, had three assists, and recorded four steals. He played 11 of his 16 minutes in the third quarter and committed five fouls but played a role in a 12–1 run by the Warriors in a 107–83 loss to the defending NBA champions.<ref name=chu>((cite news|last=Chu|first=Bryan|title=Warriors-Lakers notebook|publisher=NBA|date=November 1, 2010|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20101031/GSWLAL/gameinfo.html|access-date=November 1, 2010|quote=The Palo Alto native played only three minutes all season, but played logged 16 minutes, including 11 minutes in the third quarter.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109190243/http://www.nba.com/games/20101031/GSWLAL/gameinfo.html|archive-date=November 9, 2012|url-status=dead))</ref><ref>((cite news|title=Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant come up big as Lakers crush Warriors|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=October 31, 2010|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=301031013|access-date=November 1, 2010|quote=Lin committed five fouls in his first 11 minutes, but also played a role in Golden State's 12–1 run in the third.))</ref> At Toronto on November 8, the [[Toronto Raptors|Raptors]] held Asian Heritage Night to coincide with Lin's visit with the Warriors. Over 20 members of Toronto's Chinese media covered the game.<ref>((cite news|title=Stephen Curry scores season-high 34 points; Monta Ellis taken for X-rays |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=November 8, 2010 |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=301108028 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112161458/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=301108028 |archive-date=November 12, 2010 |access-date=November 10, 2010 |quote=More than 20 members of Toronto's Chinese media covered the game on Asian Heritage Night, timed to coincide with the visit of Golden State rookie guard Jeremy Lin. |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Thompson II |first=Marcus |title=Golden State Warriors update: Stephen Curry eager to lose his ankle brace sooner than later |newspaper=The Oakland Tribune |date=November 8, 2010 |url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_16560466 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609162900/http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_16560466 |archive-date=June 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 10, 2010 |quote=Rookie guard Jeremy Lin saw 15 minutes of action, most of them in the first half.))</ref>
[[File:Jeremy Lin in Warriors line up pregame vs Pistons 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Lin prior to a game in 2010]]
Three times during the season, Lin was [[Assignment (NBA D-League)|assigned]] to the Warriors' [[NBA D-League|D-League]] affiliate, the [[Reno Bighorns]].<ref>[http://www.nba.com/dleague/reno/lin_101228.html Warriors Assign Jeremy Lin To Reno Bighorns] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214054620/http://www.nba.com/dleague/reno/lin_101228.html |date=February 14, 2012 )). nba.com. Retrieved December 28, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.nba.com/dleague/dleague/transactions.html 2010–11 transactions] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101144313/http://www.nba.com/dleague/dleague/transactions.html |date=November 1, 2011 )). nba.com. Retrieved January 9, 2011.</ref><ref>((cite news |title=Warriors reassign Lin to Bighorns |date=March 17, 2011 |newspaper=[[Reno Gazette-Journal]] |url=http://www.rgj.com/article/20110318/SPORTS10/103180391 |access-date=March 18, 2011 |quote=Golden State reassigned Jeremy Lin to the Reno Bighorns, the team announced Thursday.))</ref> Each time, he was later recalled by the Warriors.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/dleague/dleague/transactions.html 2010–11 transactions] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101144313/http://www.nba.com/dleague/dleague/transactions.html |date=November 1, 2011 )). nba.com. Retrieved January 4, 2011.</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/02/05/11/Warriors-recall-Jeremy-Lin-from-D-League/landing_warriors.html?blockID=404732&feedID=2539& |title=Warriors recall Jeremy Lin from D-League |publisher=Csnbayarea.com |access-date=April 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630151816/http://www.csnbayarea.com/02/05/11/Warriors-recall-Jeremy-Lin-from-D-League/landing_warriors.html?blockID=404732&feedID=2539& |archive-date=June 30, 2012 ))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Warriors recall Jeremy Lin from Reno|url=http://www.csncalifornia.com/03/27/11/Warriors-recall-Jeremy-Lin-from-Reno/landing_warriors.html?blockID=491702|publisher=CSN California|access-date=July 12, 2011|date=March 27, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AcctEejl?url=http://www.csncalifornia.com/03/27/11/Warriors-recall-Jeremy-Lin-from-Reno/landing_warriors.html?blockID=491702|archive-date=September 12, 2012))</ref> He competed in the [[NBA Development League#showcase|NBA D-League Showcase]] and was named to the All-NBA D-League Showcase First Team on January 14, 2011. In 20 games, he averaged 18&nbsp;points, 5.8&nbsp;rebounds and 4.4&nbsp;assists with Reno.((r|beck20120225))

The Warriors saw Lin as a potential backup for Curry.((r|beck20120225)) Lacob said the team received more than one trade offer for Lin while he was in the D-League, adding: "He's a minimum, inexpensive asset. You need to look at him as a developing asset. Is he going to be a superstar? No."<ref>((cite news |last=Steinmetz |first=Matt |author-link=Matt Steinmetz |title=Q&A with Warriors owner Joe Lacob |publisher=[[Comcast SportsNet Bay Area]] |date=January 20, 2011 |url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/01/20/11/QA-with-Warriors-owner-Joe-Lacob/landing_warriors.html?blockID=395085&feedID=2539 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126094629/http://www.csnbayarea.com/01/20/11/QA-with-Warriors-owner-Joe-Lacob/landing_warriors.html?blockID=395085&feedID=2539 |archive-date=January 26, 2011 |url-status=dead ))</ref> He finished his rookie NBA season averaging 2.6&nbsp;points on 38.9&nbsp;percent shooting in 29&nbsp;games.<ref name=paonline>((cite news|title=Lin waived by Warriors but picked up by Rockets |date=December 12, 2011 |publisher=PaloAltoOnline.com |url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=23556 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614131022/http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=23556 |archive-date=June 14, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

=== Dongguan Leopards (2011) ===
Lin recovered from a [[patellar ligament]] injury to his knee during the [[2011 NBA lockout]].<ref name=brown_02232012>((cite news|last=Brown |first=Daniel |title=Bay Area trainers helped make Knicks guard Jeremy Lin better, stronger, faster |date=February 23, 2012 |newspaper=San Jose Mercury News |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/jeremy-lin/ci_20033514 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427040544/http://www.mercurynews.com/jeremy-lin/ci_20033514 |archive-date=April 27, 2014 |url-status=dead ))</ref> In September 2011, Lin played a few games for the [[Chinese Basketball Association]] (CBA) club [[Dongguan Leopards]] at the [[ABA Club Championship]] in [[Guangzhou, China]], where he was named the [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] of the tournament.<ref>October 1, 2011, [http://sports.sina.com.cn/cba/2011-10-01/05125768632.shtml 亚俱杯东莞遭逆转憾失冠军 林书豪全面表现获MVP] (Dongguan Leopard's unfortunate loss of the championship, Jeremy Lin wins MVP), [[Sina.com|Sina Sports]]</ref>

=== New York Knicks (2011–2012) ===
Lin worked to improve his jump shot during the offseason by abandoning the shooting form he had used since the eighth [[grade level|grade]]. He also increased his strength, doubling the weight he could [[squat (exercise)|squat]] (from ((convert|110|lb|kg)) to ((convert|231|lb|kg))) and almost tripling the number of [[Pull-up (exercise)|pull-ups]] that he could do (from 12 to 30).<ref name=brown_02232012/> He increased his body weight from ((convert|200|lb|kg)) to ((convert|212|lb|kg|abbr=values))—including ((convert|15|lb|kg)) of muscle—added ((convert|3.5|in|cm)) to his standing [[vertical jump]] and ((convert|6|in|cm)) to his running vertical jump, and improved his lateral quickness by 32&nbsp;percent.((r|beck20120225))<ref>((cite news|last=Ostler |first=Scott |title=Lin shows Warriors' insanity |date=February 26, 2012 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |page=B2 |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/25/SPGN1NCA0T.DTL |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228203723/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/25/SPGN1NCA0T.DTL |archive-date=February 28, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Due to the lockout, he never got a chance to work out for new Warriors coach [[Mark Jackson (basketball)|Mark Jackson]].<ref>((cite news|last=Spears |first=Mark J. |title=Jeremy Lin: Knicks' star is Warriors' loss |date=February 13, 2012 |publisher=sports.yahoo.com |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=mc-spears_jeremy_lin_warriors_knicks_nba_021312 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216041919/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=mc-spears_jeremy_lin_warriors_knicks_nba_021312 |archive-date=February 16, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> On the first day of training camp on December 9, 2011, the Warriors [[waivers (NBA)|waived]] Lin to free up [[NBA salary cap|salary cap]] space to make an offer to restricted free agent center [[DeAndre Jordan]];<ref>((cite news|last=Thompson II |first=Marcus |title=Golden State Warriors waive guard Jeremy Lin |date=December 9, 2011 |newspaper=Contra Costa Times |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/warriors/ci_19511893 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418234102/http://www.mercurynews.com/warriors/ci_19511893 |url-status=live |archive-date=April 18, 2014))</ref><ref name=stein_12272011>((cite news|last=Stein |first=Mark |title=Knicks claim guard Jeremy Lin |date=December 27, 2011 |publisher=ESPN |url=http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7392484/new-york-knicks-claim-guard-jeremy-lin-waivers-houston-rockets |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229105804/http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7392484/new-york-knicks-claim-guard-jeremy-lin-waivers-houston-rockets |url-status=live |archive-date=December 29, 2011))</ref> Lin was due to make almost $800,000 that would have become fully guaranteed on February 10, 2012.<ref name=beck_12292011/><ref>((cite news|last=Thompson II |first=Marcus |title=Golden State Warriors notebook: Team pursuing Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan |date=December 9, 2011 |newspaper=The San Jose Mercury News |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/warriors/ci_19513784 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418233950/http://www.mercurynews.com/warriors/ci_19513784 |url-status=live |archive-date=April 18, 2014))</ref>

Lin was claimed off of [[Waivers (NBA)|waivers]] by the [[Houston Rockets]] on December 12, 2011<ref>((cite news|title=Rockets sign rookie forward Morris |date=December 12, 2011 |publisher=NBA |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.nba.com/2011/news/12/12/rockets-morris.ap/index.html?rss=true |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925101403/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/12/12/rockets-morris.ap/index.html?rss=true |archive-date=September 25, 2013 |url-status=dead ))</ref> and played seven minutes in two pre-season games in Houston. Houston already had point guards [[Kyle Lowry]], [[Goran Dragić]] and [[Jonny Flynn]], and all three had guaranteed contracts.<ref>((cite news|last=Thompson II |first=Marcus |title=Jeremy Lin says faith in God triggered 'Lin-sanity' |date=February 13, 2012 |newspaper=The San Jose Mercury News |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/jeremy-lin/ci_19954877 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216010602/http://www.mercurynews.com/jeremy-lin/ci_19954877 |archive-date=February 16, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Jenkins|first=Bruce|title=Jeremy Lin flies in face of conventional wisdom|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=February 12, 2012|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/12/SPMB1N6H8M.DTL|access-date=February 14, 2012))</ref> The Rockets waived Lin on December 24, before the start of the season, to clear payroll to sign center [[Samuel Dalembert]].<ref name=beck_02102012/><ref>((cite news|last=Feigen |first=Jonathan |title=Rockets release Lin to make room on roster for Dalembert |date=December 25, 2011 |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |url=http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2011/12/rockets-release-lin-to-make-room-on-roster-for-dalembert |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107062503/http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2011/12/rockets-release-lin-to-make-room-on-roster-for-dalembert/ |archive-date=January 7, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

==== Rise of "Linsanity" (2011–2012) ====
[[File:Jeremy Lin with the Knicks and reporters.jpg|upright|thumb|left|Lin after his first game for the Knicks in ((nowrap|December 2011))]]
The [[New York Knicks]] waived point guard [[Chauncey Billups]] for [[cap space]] to sign center [[Tyson Chandler]].((r|mahoney20120211)) On December 27, after an injury to guard [[Iman Shumpert]], the team claimed Lin off of waivers to be a backup behind [[Toney Douglas]] and [[Mike Bibby]]. Recently signed guard [[Baron Davis]] had also been injured, and was weeks away from being able to play.<ref name=beck_02102012>((cite news |last=Beck |first=Howard |title=Lin's Success Surprising to Everyone |date=February 10, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=B10 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/sports/basketball/jeremy-lins-success-with-knicks-surprises-everyone.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214182108/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/sports/basketball/jeremy-lins-success-with-knicks-surprises-everyone.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all |archive-date=February 14, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref name=stein_12272011/><ref>((cite news|last=Brennan |first=Sean |title=Harvard grad Jeremy Lin claimed off waivers by NY Knicks; Asian-American guard offers backcourt insurance |date=December 27, 2011 |newspaper=New York Daily News |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/harvard-grad-jeremy-lin-claimed-waivers-ny-knicks-asian-american-guard-offers-backcourt-insurance-article-1.997304 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105195536/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/harvard-grad-jeremy-lin-claimed-waivers-ny-knicks-asian-american-guard-offers-backcourt-insurance-article-1.997304 |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Because of the lockout, coaches had little opportunity to see Lin's play, and placed him fourth on the point guard [[depth chart]].((r|beck20120225)) Lin stated that he was "competing for a backup spot", adding that people saw him "as the 12th to 15th guy on the [[NBA roster size|roster]]";<ref name=thompson_12282011/> he continued to arrive first at practice and leave last, intensely studied game film, and worked with coaches to improve his footwork and judgment.((r|beck20120225)) Lin made his season debut with the Knicks on the road against the Warriors, where he was cheered in his return to Oracle Arena.<ref>((cite news|last=Beck |first=Howard |title=Knicks' Strengths Vanish, and So Do Hopes of Winning |date=December 29, 2011 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/29/sports/basketball/warriors-use-second-half-run-to-beat-the-knicks.html?_r=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205080130/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/29/sports/basketball/warriors-use-second-half-run-to-beat-the-knicks.html?_r=1 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |url-status=dead ))</ref> In January, Lin was assigned to the [[Erie BayHawks (2008–2017)|Erie BayHawks]] of the D-League,<ref>((cite news|last=Beck|first=Howard|title=Knicks Send Two Bench Warmers to D-League|date=January 17, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|url=http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/knicks-demote-two-bench-warmers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118231948/http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/knicks-demote-two-bench-warmers/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2012|access-date=January 19, 2012))</ref> and on January 20, he scored a [[triple-double]] with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists in the BayHawks' 122–113 victory over the [[Maine Red Claws]].<ref>((cite news|title=Lin Picks Up Triple-Double As Erie Drops Maine 122–113 |date=January 20, 2012 |url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20120120/ERIMNE/gameinfo.html |publisher=NBA |access-date=January 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123052215/http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20120120/ERIMNE/gameinfo.html |archive-date=January 23, 2012 ))</ref> Three days later, Lin was recalled by the Knicks,<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/erie/knicks_recall_jordan__lin_2012_01_23.html |title=Knicks Recall Jordan & Lin |publisher=NBA |access-date=January 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131223246/http://www.nba.com/dleague/erie/knicks_recall_jordan__lin_2012_01_23.html |archive-date=January 31, 2012 ))</ref> but was so fearful of being cut again that he asked a chaplain at a pregame prayer service to pray for him.<ref name="beck20120224">((cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/25/sports/basketball/lins-new-challenge-media-onslaught-at-all-star-weekend.html|title=Lin's New Challenge: Media Onslaught at All-Star Weekend|date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=February 26, 2012|author=Beck, Howard))</ref>

On January 28, Davis postponed his Knicks debut due to an elbow infection and back pain.<ref name=beck_02122012/><ref name=berman/> Contemplating signing another player, the Knicks were considering releasing Lin.<ref name=berman/> However, after New York squandered a fourth quarter lead in a February 3 loss to the [[Boston Celtics]], coach [[Mike D'Antoni]]—in desperation, according to experts—decided to give Lin a chance to play.<ref name=berman>((cite news|last=Berman |first=Marc |title=Phenom nearly found himself out of NBA |date=February 12, 2012|access-date=October 7, 2019|newspaper=New York Post |url=https://nypost.com/2012/02/12/phenom-nearly-found-himself-out-of-nba/))</ref> "He got lucky because we were playing so bad", said the coach;<ref name=berman/> three point guards had failed to run D'Antoni's offense, and fans demanded the team fire him.((r|mahoney20120211)) Lin had played only 55&nbsp;minutes through the Knicks' first 23&nbsp;games, and the team had lost 11 of its last 13 games; however, he unexpectedly led a Knicks resurgence.<ref>((cite news|title=Jeremy Lin: How long will stardom last for the surprising New York Knicks' phenom? Poll |date=February 13, 2012 |publisher=cleveland.com |url=http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2012/02/jeremy_lin_how_long_will_stard.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216180609/http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2012/02/jeremy_lin_how_long_will_stard.html |archive-date=February 16, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref name=torre_02202012>((cite news |last=Torre |first=Pablo S. |title=From Couch To Clutch |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=February 20, 2012 |url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?expire=&title=After%20being%20cut%20twice,%20Jeremy%20Lin%20emerged%20from%20the%20end%20of%20-%2002.20.12%20-%20SI%20Vault&urlID=470045257&action=cpt&partnerID=289881&fb=Y&url=http://si.com/vault% |access-date=September 11, 2020 ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Schneider |first=Christian |title=Jeremy Lin and the Element of Surprise |date=February 20, 2012 |publisher=National Review Online |url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/291486/jeremy-lin-and-element-surprise-christian-schneider |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223011625/http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/291486/jeremy-lin-and-element-surprise-christian-schneider |archive-date=February 23, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

On February 4, against the New Jersey Nets and [[NBA All-Star Game|All-Star]] guard [[Deron Williams]], Lin had 25&nbsp;points, five&nbsp;rebounds, and seven&nbsp;assists—all career highs—in a 99–92 Knicks victory. Teammate [[Carmelo Anthony]] suggested to D'Antoni at halftime that Lin should play more in the second half. After the game, D'Antoni said Lin had a point-guard mentality and "a rhyme and a reason for what he is doing out there".<ref>((cite news|last=Back|first=Howard|title=Lin Sparks Knicks, to Crowd's Delight and D'Antoni's Relief|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/sports/basketball/lin-leads-knicks-over-nets.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 5, 2012|access-date=February 11, 2012))</ref><ref name=thompson_02132012/><ref name=ap_02202012/> In the subsequent game against the Utah Jazz, Lin made his first career start, playing without stars Anthony (who left the game due to injury) and [[Amar'e Stoudemire]] (whose older brother had died). Upon Lin's promotion to the starting lineup, the Knicks went on a seven-game winning streak.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/01/jeremy-lin-nba-career-basketball|title=Jeremy Lin could never match his remarkable start but he is no NBA failure|first=Hunter|last=Felt|newspaper=The Guardian |date=August 1, 2019|via=www.theguardian.com))</ref> Lin had 28&nbsp;points and eight&nbsp;assists in the Knicks' 99–88 win.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204369404577207891254439140|title=Knicks 99, Jazz 88: Depleted Knicks Still Get Best of Jazz|date=February 6, 2012|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=February 7, 2012))</ref><ref name=toronto_feb14/> Stoudemire and Anthony missed the next three and seven games, respectively.<ref name=ap_02202012>((cite news|title=Deron Williams pours in 38 as Nets thwart Jeremy Lin, Knicks in Carmelo Anthony's return |date=February 20, 2012 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320220018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221183413/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320220018 |archive-date=February 21, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref name=toronto_feb14/> D'Antoni stated after the Jazz game that he intended to ride Lin—still not in the [[media guide]]—"like freakin' [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]]".<ref name=apsec20120207>((cite news|title=Jeremy Lin leads Knicks with Stoudemire gone|date=February 7, 2012|work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57372427/jeremy-lin-leads-knicks-with-stoudemire-gone))</ref><ref name=torre_03272015/> 
((quote box|align=left|width=30%|style=padding:10px|quote=Players playing that well don't usually come out of nowhere. It seems like they come out of nowhere, but if you can go back and take a look, his skill level was probably there from the beginning. It probably just went unnoticed.|source=—[[Kobe Bryant]], after Lin scored 38 points on February 10, 2012.<ref>((cite news|last=Hunt |first=Christopher |title=Lin makes Lakers believe the hype |date=February 11, 2012 |publisher=ESPN |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/11352/lin-makes-lakers-believe-the-hype |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214101116/http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/11352/lin-makes-lakers-believe-the-hype |archive-date=February 14, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>))
In a 107–93 win over the [[Washington Wizards]], Lin played against [[John Wall]] and had 23&nbsp;points and 10&nbsp;assists, his first [[double-double]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?id=320208027|title=Jeremy Lin dazzles again as Knicks rip Wiz for 3rd straight win|publisher=ESPN|access-date=February 11, 2012|date=February 11, 2012))</ref> On February 10, Lin scored a new career-high 38&nbsp;points and had seven assists, leading the Knicks in their 92–85 victory over the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]. He outscored the Lakers' [[Kobe Bryant]], who had 34 points.<ref>((cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/gameflash/2012/02/10/30051_recap.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t11_a1|title=Lin scores 38 to lead Knicks over Lakers 92–85|date=February 10, 2012|publisher=SI.com|agency=Associated Press |access-date=February 11, 2012))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Pedulla |first=Tom |title=Even Kobe impressed by 'Lin-sational' Knicks |date=February 9, 2012 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012-02-09/Lins-third-career-high-in-a-row-leads-Knicks-past-Lakers/53045018/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215053649/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012-02-09/Lins-third-career-high-in-a-row-leads-Knicks-past-Lakers/53045018/1 |archive-date=February 15, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> ''The New York Times'' wondered if Lin was "the Knicks' grandest stroke of fortune" since drafting [[Patrick Ewing]] in the [[1985 NBA draft]].<ref name=araton20120212>((cite news|last=Araton |first=Harvey |title=Lin Keeps His Cool; Around Him, Heads Spin |date=February 12, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=SP3 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/sports/basketball/the-knicks-jeremy-lin-keeps-his-cool-as-heads-spin-around-him.html?_r=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214122150/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/sports/basketball/the-knicks-jeremy-lin-keeps-his-cool-as-heads-spin-around-him.html?_r=1 |archive-date=February 14, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref> On February 11, Lin scored 20 points and had eight assists in a narrow 100–98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, making a go-ahead free throw with 4.9 seconds left in the game.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/sports/basketball/lin-lifts-knicks-past-timberwolves.html|title=Lin LIfts Knicks past Timberwolves|first=Pat|last=Borzi|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 11, 2012))</ref> Lin was named the [[2011–12 NBA season#Players of the week|Eastern Conference Player of the Week]] after averaging 27.3&nbsp;points, 8.3&nbsp;assists and 2.0&nbsp;steals in four starts; the Knicks went undefeated during those four games.<ref>((cite press release |publisher=National Basketball Association |title=Knicks' Lin, Thunder's Westbrook named Players of the Week |date=February 13, 2012 |url=http://www.nba.com/2012/news/02/13/players-of-the-week/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215190658/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/02/13/players-of-the-week/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2 |archive-date=February 15, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

On February 14, with less than a second remaining in the game, Lin made a game-winning three-pointer in the Knicks' 90–87 win over Toronto.<ref name=toronto_feb14>((cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?id=320214028|title=Jeremy Lin hits game-winning 3 as Knicks top Raptors|publisher=ESPN|access-date=February 15, 2012|date=February 14, 2012))</ref> The basket was so amazing to the Lakers watching on television that veteran player [[Metta World Peace]] ran past reporters shouting "Linsanity! Linsanity!" and waving his hands above his head.<ref name="mcmenamin20120215">((cite news|url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7579495/when-los-angeles-lakers-let-fun-shows|title=When Lakers have fun, it shows|publisher=ESPN|date=February 15, 2012|access-date=February 19, 2012|author=McMenamin, Dave))</ref><ref name="bresnahan20120214">((cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/14/sports/la-sp-lakers-hawks-20120215|title=Lakers and Kobe Bryant keep hitting low points, even in victory|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 14, 2012|access-date=February 19, 2012|author=Bresnahan, Mike))</ref> Lin became the first NBA player to score at least 20&nbsp;points and have seven&nbsp;assists in each of his first five starts.<ref name=brown>((cite news|last=Brown |first=Daniel |title=Jeremy Lin: Fernando Valenzuela understands Lin-Sanity first hand |date=February 16, 2012 |newspaper=San Jose Mercury News |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_19982777 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427035002/http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_19982777 |archive-date=April 27, 2014 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Lin scored a total of 89, 109, and 136 points in his first three, four, and five career starts, respectively; all three totals are the most by any player since [[ABA–NBA merger|the merger]] between the [[American Basketball Association]] (ABA) and the NBA in 1976–77.<ref name=smith_02122012>((cite news|last=Smith|first=Sekou|title=Linsanity ... Five and Counting!|date=February 13, 2012|publisher=NBA|url=http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/02/12/linsanity-five-and-counting/|access-date=February 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415232913/http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/02/12/linsanity-five-and-counting/|archive-date=April 15, 2012|url-status=dead))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Zwerling |first=Jared |title=Five Lin-sane stats from Lakers game |date=February 11, 2012 |publisher=ESPN |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/11337/five-lin-sane-stats-from-lakers-game |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214114953/http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/11337/five-lin-sane-stats-from-lakers-game |archive-date=February 14, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news|title=Lin-vestigating History|publisher=ESPN|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/36972/lin-vestigating-history|date=February 15, 2012|access-date=February 15, 2012))</ref>

[[File:Jeremy Lin driving and dishing vs Kings (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|240px|Lin passing against the [[Sacramento Kings]]]]
In the following game against the [[Sacramento Kings]], Lin recorded 13&nbsp;assists and led the Knicks back to a .500 record with a 100–85 win.<ref>((cite web| url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320215018|title=Jeremy Lin dishes out 13 assists in Knicks' rout of Kings|publisher=ESPN|access-date=February 15, 2012|date=February 15, 2012))</ref> The team's seven-game winning streak ended in an 89–85 loss to the [[New Orleans Hornets]]; Lin scored 26&nbsp;points, but had nine&nbsp;[[turnover (basketball)|turnovers]]. His 45&nbsp;turnovers in his first seven&nbsp;career starts were the most since individual turnovers began being tracked in 1977–78.<ref>((cite news|title=Hornets slow down Jeremy Lin, snap Knicks' winning streak |agency=Associated Press |date=February 17, 2012 |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320217018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218110104/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320217018 |archive-date=February 18, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

On February 19, in a 104–97 win against the Mavericks, Lin scored 28&nbsp;points and tallied career highs with 14&nbsp;assists and five&nbsp;steals. ''USA Today'' wrote: "No matter what Dallas threw at Lin&nbsp;– double-teams, traps, blitzes, tall defenders&nbsp;... smaller defenders&nbsp;... stocky, thin&nbsp;– Lin found a way&nbsp;... to a victory against the defending NBA champions".<ref name="zillgitt20120219">((cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012-02-19/Lin-leads-Knicks-past-defending-champion-Mavericks/53154848/1|title=Lin keeps improving as Knicks beat the Mavericks|work=USA Today|date=February 19, 2012|access-date=February 23, 2012|author=Zillgitt, Jeff))</ref> He did not do as well against the Miami Heat, shooting one for 11 from the field and committing eight turnovers. [[LeBron James]], [[Dwyane Wade]], [[Chris Bosh]], and the rest of the eventual NBA champions focused their entire defense on Lin, an experience he described as "flattering—and terrifying ... I felt like they were all like hawks circling me and staring".((r|leitch201211))

The craze surrounding Lin's sudden ascendancy became known as "[[#"Linsanity"|Linsanity]]". In his 12 starts before the All-Star break, Lin averaged 22.5&nbsp;points and 8.7&nbsp;assists per game, and New York had a 9–3 record.<ref>((cite news|last=Smallwood |first=John |title=Setting the stage for NBA second half |date=February 28, 2012 |newspaper=Philadelphia Daily News |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/140677303.html?viewAll=y |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002145424/http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/140677303.html?viewAll=y |archive-date=October 2, 2018 |url-status=dead ))</ref> He played in the [[NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge|Rising Stars Challenge]] during [[NBA All-Star Weekend]].<ref>((cite news|last=Beck|first=Howard|newspaper=The New York Times|title=Lin, a Rising Star, Needs a Break|date=February 24, 2012|url=http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/lin-a-rising-star-needs-a-break/))</ref> He was omitted from the original Rising Stars roster, but was added after his sudden ascent to stardom.<ref>((cite news |last=Levine |first=Paul |title=Jeremy Lin to play in Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend |date=February 17, 2012 |newspaper=Boston Herald |agency=Deutsche Presse-Agentur |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/other_nba/view.bg?articleid=1404278&format=text |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65WhPx5gD?url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/other_nba/view.bg?articleid=1404278&format=text |archive-date=February 17, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Some media outlets—including ''[[USA Today]]'', ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', and [[CBSSports.com]]—stated that he deserved to play in the [[2012 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]].<ref>((cite news|last=Brennan |first=Christine |title=NBA, Stern missing All-Star opportunity with Lin |date=February 15, 2012 |newspaper=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/brennan/story/2012-02-15/david-stern-should-put-jeremy-lin-in-all-star-game/53111474/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218052331/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/brennan/story/2012-02-15/david-stern-should-put-jeremy-lin-in-all-star-game/53111474/1 |archive-date=February 18, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news |last=Schilken |first=Chuck |title=Should the Knicks' Jeremy Lin play in the All-Star game? |date=February 16, 2012 |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-jeremy-lin-poll-20120217,0,2638795.story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218171953/http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-jeremy-lin-poll-20120217,0,2638795.story |archive-date=February 18, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Doyel |first=Gregg |title=When it comes to All-Star Game, forget rules and let Lin play |date=February 17, 2012 |publisher=CBSSports.com |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/17304162/when-it-comes-to-allstar-game-forget-rules-and-let-lin-play |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217203321/http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/17304162/when-it-comes-to-allstar-game-forget-rules-and-let-lin-play |archive-date=February 17, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

[[File:Jeremy Lin March 2012.jpg|upright|thumb|right|Lin in March 2012]]
In March, the Knicks replaced D'Antoni with coach [[Mike Woodson]], who ran fewer pick-and rolls and more isolation plays. Lin had excelled at running pick-and-rolls under D'Antoni.<ref>((cite news|last=Begley |first=Ian |title=Jeremy Lin still Knicks starter |date=March 16, 2012 |publisher=ESPNNewYork.com |url=http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7696738/mike-woodson-jeremy-lin-remain-new-york-knicks-starting-pg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626082656/http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7696738/mike-woodson-jeremy-lin-remain-new-york-knicks-starting-pg |archive-date=June 26, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref> After a March 24 game against the [[Detroit Pistons]], Lin complained about a sore knee, and an [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]] later revealed a small [[Meniscus (anatomy)|meniscus]] tear in the left knee. Lin opted to have knee surgery and missed the remainder of the regular season.<ref>((cite news|last=Beck|first=Howard|title=Lin Out for Rest of Regular Season With Knee Injury|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-to-have-knee-surgery-will-miss-rest-of-regular-season.html|work=The New York Times|date=April 1, 2012|access-date=March 31, 2012))</ref><ref>((cite web| url=http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7759848/jeremy-lin-new-york-knicks-surgery-torn-meniscus|title=Jeremy Lin has torn meniscus|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=March 31, 2012|date=March 31, 2012))</ref> He averaged 18.5 points and 7.6 assists during his 26 games as an everyday player;<ref name=beck_07062012>((cite news |last=Beck |first=Howard |title=Knicks Know Lin's Price, but Value? Not Exactly |date=July 7, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/07/sports/basketball/uncertain-about-his-value-knicks-expected-to-match-jeremy-lins-offer.html?_r=2&ref=basketball |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606055029/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/07/sports/basketball/uncertain-about-his-value-knicks-expected-to-match-jeremy-lins-offer.html?_r=2&ref=basketball |archive-date=June 6, 2022 |url-status=live ))</ref> during that period, the team went 16–10.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/basketball-sports-pmn/linsanity-revisited-a-look-at-jeremy-lins-brief-time-as-a-basketball-phenomenon|title='Linsanity' revisited – A look at Jeremy Lin's brief time as a basketball phenomenon|newspaper=Nationalpost|date=February 11, 2019))</ref> The Knicks finished the season with a 36–30 record and earned the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2012-nba-playoffs-preview-miami-heat-vs-new-york-knicks/|title=2012 NBA Playoffs Preview: Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks|website=CBSSports.com|date=April 27, 2012 ))</ref> Without the injured Lin,<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-wins-the-epic-award-1.3796431|title=Jeremy Lin wins 'The Epic Award'|first=Bobby|last=Bonett|date=June 21, 2012|website=Newsday))</ref> they were defeated by the eventual NBA champion<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-heat-are-2012-nba-finals-champions-6526110|title=Miami Heat Are 2012 NBA Finals Champions|first=Chris|last=Joseph|date=June 22, 2012|website=Miami New Times))</ref> Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs in five games.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/sports/basketball/knicks-season-ends-in-a-game-5-rout-by-the-heat.html|title=Knicks' Season Ends in a Game 5 Rout by the Heat|first=Howard|last=Beck|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 9, 2012))</ref> Lin finished sixth in voting for the [[NBA Most Improved Player Award]].<ref>((cite web |title=Magic's Ryan Anderson wins 2011–12 Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award |url=https://pr.nba.com/ryan-anderson-2011-12-kia-nba-most-improved-player-award/ |website=NBA Communications |date=May 4, 2012 |access-date=July 9, 2020))</ref>

Lin became a [[restricted free agent (NBA)|restricted free agent]] at the end of the season.<ref name=beck_02122012>((cite news|last=Beck|first=Howard|title=Knicks Can Keep Their Breakout Star|date=February 11, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|page=SP3|url=http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/knicks-in-a-position-to-keep-lin/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214110058/http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/knicks-in-a-position-to-keep-lin/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 14, 2012|access-date=February 13, 2012))</ref> ''The New York Times'' called Lin "[the Knicks'] most popular player in a decade" and asserted that he had saved the team's season.<ref name=beck20120716>((cite news|last=Beck |first=Howard |title=Growing Doubts on Lin's Return to the Knicks |date=July 16, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-may-not-return-to-the-knicks.html?_r=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718034005/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-may-not-return-to-the-knicks.html?_r=1 |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref> However, his success over only 26 games left teams uncertain about his overall standing among the league's point guards; some still believed Lin was a bench player.<ref name=beck_07062012/>

In July 2016, former Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni recalled that some players on the Knicks resented Lin during the Linsanity period, an account corroborated by Lin's former Knicks teammate [[Amar'e Stoudemire]].<ref>((Cite web | author=Stefan Bondy | date=July 13, 2016 | title= Knicks players had 'real' resentment for Jeremy Lin during Linsanity, says Mike D'Antoni | url= https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/mike-antoni-knicks-real-resentment-jeremy-lin-article-1.2710144| work=Daily News | access-date=October 17, 2021 | quote=The current Rockets coach also acknowledged what Amar'e Stoudemire previously stated: there was resentment from players, including Anthony, for Jeremy Lin.))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/amar-stoudemire-throws-shade-carmelo-anthony-article-1.2546844|title=Amar'e Stoudemire throws shade at Carmelo Anthony prior to Knicks game vs. Heat|website=New York Daily News|first=Stefan|last=Bondy|date=March 1, 2016|access-date=September 28, 2016))</ref>

===Houston Rockets (2012–2014)===

==== Starting role (2012–2013) ====
[[File:Jeremy Lin and Chandler Parsons.jpg|thumb|left|Lin and [[Chandler Parsons]] on the Houston bench]]
During the 2012 offseason, the Knicks encouraged Lin to seek other offers, but he and the press expected that the team would re-sign him given its need for a young guard, his good play, and worldwide popularity; ESPN reported that the Knicks would match any other offer "up to $1 billion".<ref name="leitch201211">((cite news|url=https://www.gq.com/sports/profiles/201211/jeremy-lin-gq-november-2012-cover-story?printable=true|title=Rocket Man|work=GQ|date=November 2012|access-date=October 17, 2012|author=Leitch, Will|archive-date=October 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020002755/http://www.gq.com/sports/profiles/201211/jeremy-lin-gq-november-2012-cover-story?printable=true|url-status=dead))</ref> The Rockets offered a $28.8 million contract over four years with the fourth year of that deal being at the team's option, which put the true commitment at $19.5 million.<ref name=taylor>((cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/14/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-signs-offer-sheet-putting-knicks-on-the-clock.html|title=Lin Signs Offer Sheet With Rockets, Putting Knicks on the Clock|date=July 14, 2012|work=The New York Times|first=Nate|last=Taylor))</ref> Woodson said the Knicks would match Houston's offer and that Lin would be his starting point guard.<ref name="taylor"/> The Rockets then offered a revised three-year, $25 million deal, which Anthony called "ridiculous".<ref name=beck_07162012/><ref>((cite news|last=Saslow |first=Eli |title=Carmelo Anthony Means Business |date=November 20, 2014 |magazine=ESPN The Magazine |url=http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/11904296/new-york-knicks-forward-carmelo-anthony-wants-bulletproof-reputation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123142518/http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/11904296/new-york-knicks-forward-carmelo-anthony-wants-bulletproof-reputation |archive-date=January 23, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref> The Knicks did not match the deal, and Lin deduced the team's decision when they signed [[Raymond Felton]] instead.((r|leitch201211)) The first two years of Houston's offer paid $5 million and $5.225 million, respectively, followed by $14.8 million in the third year.<ref>((cite news|title=Knicks won't keep Jeremy Lin |date=July 17, 2012 |publisher=ESPN |url=http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/8175591/new-york-knicks-confirm-match-houston-rockets-offer-jeremy-lin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718111622/http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/8175591/new-york-knicks-confirm-match-houston-rockets-offer-jeremy-lin |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref> The higher salary in the final year, known as a "[[poison pill (NBA)|poison pill]]", was intended to discourage New York from matching the offer.<ref>((cite news|last=Manfred |first=Tony |title=A Quick Explanation Of The 'Poison Pill' Contract That Could Stop The Knicks From Signing Jeremy Lin |date=July 2, 2012 |publisher=businessinsider.com |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/jeremy-lin-could-leave-knicks-2012-7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704204302/http://www.businessinsider.com/jeremy-lin-could-leave-knicks-2012-7 |archive-date=July 4, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref> Their failure to match the offer surprised observers, given the team's history of high payrolls; Lin would have been the fourth-highest-paid Knick.((r|leitch201211))

The Rockets made Lin the center of both their preseason "A New Age" publicity campaign as well as their initial ads on [[Comcast SportsNet Houston]].<ref name=barron_07112014>((cite news|last=Barron |first=David |title=Jeremy Lin: From face of Rockets to trade to Lakers in two years |date=July 11, 2014 |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |url=http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2014/07/jeremy-lin-from-face-of-rockets-to-trade-to-lakers-in-two-years/#24500103=0&24631101=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016102619/http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2014/07/jeremy-lin-from-face-of-rockets-to-trade-to-lakers-in-two-years/ |archive-date=October 16, 2014 |url-status=live ))</ref> Coming off his "Linsanity" performance in New York, Houston coach [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]] said the expectations of Lin were undue. McHale said the public believed Lin would "average 28 [points] and 11 [assists]", but he had never played a whole 82-game season before.<ref name=longman_04212013>((cite news |last=Longman |first=Jere |title=From Phenom to Everyday N.B.A. Player |date=April 22, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/sports/basketball/rockets-jeremy-lin-has-focused-on-improving-his-game.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609024026/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/sports/basketball/rockets-jeremy-lin-has-focused-on-improving-his-game.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& |archive-date=June 9, 2022 |url-status=live ))</ref> Shortly before their regular-season opener in October, the Rockets acquired [[James Harden]], who supplanted Lin as the face of the team.<ref name=barron_07112014/><ref name=barron_05042013>((cite news|last=Barron |first=David |title=Rockets' oft-criticized Lin promises improvement |date=May 4, 2013 |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |url=http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013/05/jeremy-lin-i-have-a-really-long-way-to-go/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506165602/http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013/05/jeremy-lin-i-have-a-really-long-way-to-go/ |archive-date=May 6, 2013 |url-status=live ))</ref> Harden was a ball-dominant, pick-and-roll player like Lin,<ref name=espn_10172015>((cite news|title=Jeremy Lin: Was open to return to Knicks, but team not interested |date=October 17, 2015 |website=ESPN.com |url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13909889/jeremy-lin-says-agent-contacted-newyork-knicks-return-team-not-interested |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020020020/http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13909889/jeremy-lin-says-agent-contacted-newyork-knicks-return-team-not-interested |archive-date=October 20, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref> and McHale chose to have the offense run through the more-proven Harden.<ref name=devine_12122012/><ref>((cite news|last=Jones |first=Tao |title=Linsanity Redux: How Much Does New York Miss Jeremy Lin? |date=November 15, 2013 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/11/15/linsanity-redux-how-much-does-new-york-miss-jeremy-lin/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118080727/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/11/15/linsanity-redux-how-much-does-new-york-miss-jeremy-lin/ |archive-date=November 18, 2013 |url-status=live ))</ref>

[[File:Kevin McHale 2013 playoffs.jpg|thumb|upright|Rockets coach [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]] speaks to Lin (No. 7) and his teammates during the [[2013 NBA playoffs]]]]
Lin struggled at the beginning of the season and began losing playing time to backup [[Toney Douglas]]. With Harden sitting out due to injury on December 10, Lin scored 38 points in a 134–126 overtime loss to the [[San Antonio Spurs]]. The performance was reminiscent of his play during Linsanity.<ref>((cite news|last=Joseph |first=Adi |title=Linsanity: Jeremy Lin finally breaks out for Houston Rockets |date=December 11, 2012 |newspaper=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/rockets/2012/12/11/jeremy-lin-linsanity-houston-san-antonio-spurs/1760257/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212044500/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/rockets/2012/12/11/jeremy-lin-linsanity-houston-san-antonio-spurs/1760257/ |archive-date=December 12, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Freeman |first=Eric |title=Jeremy Lin recaptures Linsanity in loss to Spurs |date=December 11, 2012 |publisher=Yahoo |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/jeremy-lin-recaptures-linsanity-loss-spurs-video-144626985--nba.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212145849/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/jeremy-lin-recaptures-linsanity-loss-spurs-video-144626985--nba.html |archive-date=December 12, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref> Numbers through the season suggested that Harden and Lin were more productive individually with the other on the bench.<ref name=devine_12122012/> "I'll be my harshest critic but I'll go ahead and say it: I'm doing terrible," Lin said before facing the Knicks in his first game back in New York.<ref name=devine_12122012>((cite news|last=Devine |first=Dan |title=Jeremy Lin on his play with Rockets before return to MSG to face Knicks: 'I'm doing terrible' |date=December 12, 2012 |publisher=Yahoo |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/jeremy-lin-play-rockets-return-msg-vs-knicks-204143447--nba.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220054819/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/jeremy-lin-play-rockets-return-msg-vs-knicks-204143447--nba.html |archive-date=December 20, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref> On December 17, Houston defeated the Knicks 109–96, handing the Knicks their first home loss in 11 games. Lin had 22 points and nine assists. He was cheered in pregame introductions, but was booed after the game began.<ref>((cite news|last=Taylor |first=Nate |title=In Return, Lin Plays as if He Never Left |date=December 18, 2012 |newspaper=New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-helps-hand-knicks-their-first-home-loss.html?_r=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221014019/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-helps-hand-knicks-their-first-home-loss.html?_r=0 |archive-date=December 21, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref>

Lin did not play in the [[2013 NBA All-Star Game|2013 All-Star Game]], held in Houston, after finishing third behind Bryant and [[Chris Paul]] in the voting for guards of the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]].((efn|Bryant led all NBA players with 1,591,437 votes, while Paul had 929,155, ahead of Lin with 883,809.<ref>((cite news|last=Barron |first=David |title=Familiar faces dominate All-Star starters |date=January 17, 2013 |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |url=http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013/01/lebron-and-wade-named-all-star-starters/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306003635/http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013/01/lebron-and-wade-named-all-star-starters/ |archive-date=March 6, 2013 |url-status=live ))</ref>)) He was selected instead to compete in the [[NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge|Skills Challenge]] during All-Star Weekend.<ref>((cite news|last=Deveney |first=Sean |title=Jeremy Lin learned a lot in 12 months, but this Rocket still hasn't launched |date=February 16, 2013 |publisher=SportingNews.com |url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2013-02-16/all-star-game-2013-jeremy-lin-linsanity-skill-challenge-future-rockets |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220121153/http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2013-02-16/all-star-game-2013-jeremy-lin-linsanity-skill-challenge-future-rockets |archive-date=February 20, 2013 |url-status=live ))</ref> His scoring, shooting percentage, and 3-point percentage improved after the All-Star break,<ref name=barron_05042013/> and in February 2013, ''The New York Times'' reported that he was "fitting in well" with the Rockets.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-is-fitting-in-well-with-the-rockets.html|title=Lin Does a Lot by Not Doing Too Much|first=Beckley|last=Mason|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 23, 2013))</ref> Lin finished the season with averages of 13.4 points and 6.1 assists per game.<ref name=longman_04212013/> Houston qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the first round in six games to the No. 1 seed [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]. Lin suffered a bruised chest in Game 2, which limited him in Game 3 and sidelined him for the two games after.<ref>((cite news|title=Jeremy Lin back for Game 6 |date=May 3, 2013 |publisher=ESPN |url=http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/9239363/2013-nba-playoffs-jeremy-lin-houston-rockets-return-game-6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505191812/http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/9239363/2013-nba-playoffs-jeremy-lin-houston-rockets-return-game-6 |archive-date=May 5, 2013 |url-status=live ))</ref> He returned for the final game, coming off the bench for three points in 13 minutes.<ref name=barron_05042013/>

==== Career-high percentage year (2013–2014) ====
In [[2013–14 Houston Rockets season|2013–14]], Lin was replaced in the Rockets' starting lineup by [[Patrick Beverley]]. Lin became the second unit's primary ball handler and scoring option as the team's [[sixth man]].<ref>((cite news |last=Araton |first=Harvey |title=Lin Is Better Off (and Better) |date=November 13, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-got-away-from-the-knicks-then-got-better-with-the-rockets.html?smid=tw-share&_r=3& |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6L8gyW6ni?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-got-away-from-the-knicks-then-got-better-with-the-rockets.html?smid=tw-share&_r=3& |archive-date=November 15, 2013 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Devine |first=Dan |title=Surging Jeremy Lin hopes to 'be a subplot' as Rockets visit MSG to take on Knicks |date=November 14, 2013 |publisher=Yahoo |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/surging-jeremy-lin-hopes-subplot-rockets-visit-msg-214543980--nba.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116115637/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/surging-jeremy-lin-hopes-subplot-rockets-visit-msg-214543980--nba.html |archive-date=November 16, 2013 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Lynam |first=Dei |title=Sixers' hands full with super-sub Jeremy Lin |date=November 13, 2013 |publisher=csnphilly.com |url=http://www.csnphilly.com/basketball-philadelphia-sixers/sixers-hands-full-super-sub-jeremy-lin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117032044/http://www.csnphilly.com/basketball-philadelphia-sixers/sixers-hands-full-super-sub-jeremy-lin |archive-date=November 17, 2013 |url-status=live ))</ref> In November, Lin established the highest two-game scoring total of his career, 65 points, including season-highs of 34 points and 11 assists along with a Rockets record-tying nine three-pointers in a start in place of an injured Harden.<ref name=ap_11142013/><ref name=freidman>((cite news|last=Friedman |first=Jason |title=Year In Review: Jeremy Lin |website=Rockets.com |url=http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/year-review-jeremy-lin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203033137/http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/year-review-jeremy-lin |archive-date=February 3, 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref> Lin followed this with a 21-point performance in a win at New York.<ref name=ap_11142013>((cite news|title=Rockets withstand Carmelo Anthony's 45 points to down Knicks |date=November 14, 2013 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?id=400488996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117125311/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?id=400488996 |archive-date=November 17, 2013 |url-status=live ))</ref> On November 27, Lin sprained his right knee against the [[Atlanta Hawks]]; he missed six games with the injury.<ref>((cite news|title=Jeremy Lin (knee) out 2 weeks |date=November 29, 2013 |publisher=ESPN |url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10052443/jeremy-lin-houston-rockets-miss-2-week-knee-sprain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228175132/http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10052443/jeremy-lin-houston-rockets-miss-2-week-knee-sprain |archive-date=December 28, 2013 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite news|title=LaMarcus Aldridge scores 31, gets 25 rebounds as Blazers top Rockets |date=December 12, 2013 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400489201 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228175551/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400489201 |archive-date=December 28, 2013 |url-status=live ))</ref> He missed four additional games in December due to [[back spasms]].<ref>((cite news|title=Rockets report: Lin back in fold, aims to improve |date=December 23, 2013 |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |url=http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013/12/rockets-report-lin-back-in-fold%E2%80%A8aims-to-improve/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227052752/http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013/12/rockets-report-lin-back-in-fold%E2%80%A8aims-to-improve/ |archive-date=December 27, 2013 |url-status=live ))</ref> On February 1, 2014, Lin recorded 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists—his first career [[triple-double]]—in 29 minutes off the bench in a 106–92 home victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.<ref>((cite news|title=Jeremy Lin's 1st career triple-double propels Rockets|date=February 1, 2014|publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400489574))</ref> However, he went into a shooting slump after the All-Star break,<ref>((cite news|last=Dial Creech |first=Jenny |title=Jeremy Lin mired in shooting slump |date=March 2, 2014 |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |url=http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2014/03/jeremy-lin-mired-in-shooting-slump |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306023032/http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2014/03/jeremy-lin-mired-in-shooting-slump/ |archive-date=March 6, 2014 |url-status=live ))</ref> and again experienced problems with his back.<ref>((cite news|last=Riccobono |first=Anthony |title=Jeremy Lin Injury News: Has Rockets Point Guard Played Hurt In Recent Games? |newspaper=International Business Times |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/jeremy-lin-injury-news-has-rockets-point-guard-played-hurt-recent-games-1559541 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305211347/http://www.ibtimes.com/jeremy-lin-injury-news-has-rockets-point-guard-played-hurt-recent-games-1559541 |archive-date=March 5, 2014 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Feigen |first=Jonathan |title=Dwight Howard and Jeremy Lin miss practice due to back issues |date=March 4, 2014 |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |url=http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2014/03/dwight-howard-and-jeremy-lin-miss-practice-due-to-back-issues |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305232647/http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2014/03/dwight-howard-and-jeremy-lin-miss-practice-due-to-back-issues/ |archive-date=March 5, 2014 |url-status=live ))</ref>

Lin finished the season with 33 starts and averages of 12.5 points and 4.1 assists per game along with career highs in field goal percentage (44.6%), three-point percentage (35.8%), and free throw percentage (82.3%).<ref name=barron_07112014/><ref name=pincus_08212014>((cite news|last=Pincus |first=Eric |title=San Francisco's Madame Tussauds to unveil Jeremy Lin figure |date=August 21, 2014 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-madame-tussauds-jeremy-lin-figure-20140821-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008035410/http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-madame-tussauds-jeremy-lin-figure-20140821-story.html |archive-date=October 8, 2014 |url-status=live ))</ref> In the playoffs, Lin averaged 11.3 points off the bench as Houston lost in six games to the [[Portland Trail Blazers]].<ref name=barron_07112014/> He scored 21 points in a Game Five win that extended the Rockets' season.<ref name=freidman/> During the offseason, the Rockets pursued Lin's former Knicks teammate Carmelo Anthony in free agency and showed images outside of its arena of Anthony in a Houston jersey bearing Lin's No. 7.<ref>((cite news|last=Deveney |first=Sean |title='Disrespected' Jeremy Lin turns other cheek over Melo jersey flap |date=July 3, 2014 |publisher=SportingNews.com |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2014-07-02/jeremy-lin-twitter-carmelo-anthony-rockets-free-agent-disrespected-daryl-morey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016063652/http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2014-07-02/jeremy-lin-twitter-carmelo-anthony-rockets-free-agent-disrespected-daryl-morey |archive-date=October 16, 2014 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Pincus |first=Eric |title=Jeremy Lin knows there's a lot of work ahead for Lakers and himself |date=July 24, 2014 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-jeremy-lin-lakers-20140725-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010200808/http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-jeremy-lin-lakers-20140725-story.html |archive-date=October 10, 2014 |url-status=live ))</ref>

===Los Angeles Lakers (2014–2015)===
[[File:John Wall vs Jeremy Lin.jpg|thumb|upright|Lin defending against [[John Wall]] of the [[Washington Wizards]] ]]
On July 13, 2014, Lin was traded, along with a first-round draft pick and a second-round draft pick, to the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] in exchange for the rights to [[Serhiy Lishchuk]].<ref>((cite news|title=Lakers Acquire Jeremy Lin and Draft Choices in Trade with Rockets|date=July 13, 2014|access-date=July 13, 2014|publisher=NBA |url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/140713jeremylin))</ref> The Rockets made the move to clear cap space in their attempt to sign free agent [[Chris Bosh]].<ref>((cite news|last=Lowe |first=Zach |title=Free Agency Winners and Losers |date=July 15, 2014 |publisher=grantland.com |url=http://grantland.com/features/2014-nba-free-agency-winners-and-losers-houston-rockets-chandler-parsons/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020080702/http://grantland.com/features/2014-nba-free-agency-winners-and-losers-houston-rockets-chandler-parsons/ |archive-date=October 20, 2014 |url-status=live ))</ref> Lin shot a career-high 36.9 percent on his three-pointers during the season,<ref name=devine_08272019/> but his role was undefined with the Lakers, who were just 21–61 in his only season with the team.<ref>((cite news|last=Pandian |first=Anath |title=Jeremy Lin enjoying consistent role in his new home with Charlotte Hornets |date=November 8, 2015 |website=CBSSports.com |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25367168/jeremy-lin-enjoying-much-needed-consistency-in-his-new-home-with-hornets |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129091258/http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25367168/jeremy-lin-enjoying-much-needed-consistency-in-his-new-home-with-hornets |archive-date=November 29, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref>

Lin moved into the starting lineup late in the preseason after an injury to [[Ronnie Price]], and he started the first 20 games of the season.<ref name=helin_12072014/> However, he struggled in coach [[Byron Scott]]'s offense, which was based on the methodical player and ball movement of the [[Princeton offense]]. Lin was most comfortable dominating the ball while attacking off the pick-and-roll as he did in New York and Houston.<ref name=torre_03272015/><ref name=helin_12072014>((cite news|last=Helin|first=Kurt|title=Jeremy Lin, Carlos Boozer benched by Lakers; Ronnie Price, Ed Davis start|date=December 7, 2014|publisher=NBC Sports |url=http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/07/jeremy-lin-carlos-boozer-benched-by-lakers-ronnie-price-ed-davis-to-start/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208053019/http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/07/jeremy-lin-carlos-boozer-benched-by-lakers-ronnie-price-ed-davis-to-start/|archive-date=December 8, 2014|url-status=live))</ref> After the team's poor 5–15 start, Scott attempted to improve the Lakers' poor defense by moving Lin to the bench in favor of the journeyman Price.<ref>((cite news|last=Ramirez|first=Joey|title=Price, Davis to Start Against Pelicans|date=December 7, 2014|publisher=NBA |url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/141207_pricedavis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208053240/http://www.nba.com/lakers/141207_pricedavis|archive-date=December 8, 2014|url-status=live))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Pincus|first=Eric|title=Lakers' Byron Scott trades offense for better defense in starting lineup|date=December 9, 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-lakers-byron-scott-offense-for-defense-20141209-story.html|access-date=December 12, 2014))</ref><ref name=beacham_01252015>((cite news|last=Beacham |first=Greg |title=Lin disappointed by benching, but not giving up on Lakers |date=January 25, 2015 |publisher=NBA |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.nba.com/2015/news/01/25/jeremy-lin-disappointed-by-benching.ap/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129011937/http://www.nba.com/2015/news/01/25/jeremy-lin-disappointed-by-benching.ap |archive-date=January 29, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref> Lin was disappointed in the demotion, calling it "one of the toughest situations I've been in".<ref>((cite news|last=Bresnahan|first=Mike|title=Lakers Coach Byron Scott fires back at Carlos Boozer|date=December 9, 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-lakers-byron-scott-carlos-boozer-20141209-story.html|access-date=December 12, 2014))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Medina|first=Mark|title=Lakers' Kobe Bryant could have more point guard duties|date=December 10, 2014|newspaper=LA Daily News|url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20141210/lakers-kobe-bryant-could-have-more-point-guard-duties/1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213035213/http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20141210/lakers-kobe-bryant-could-have-more-point-guard-duties/1|archive-date=December 13, 2014|url-status=live))</ref> On January 23, 2015, Scott promoted rookie [[Jordan Clarkson]] to start over Price and chose not to play a healthy Lin in a blowout loss to San Antonio.<ref name=bresnahan_01232015/><ref>((cite news|last=Holmes |first=Baxter |title=Spurs 99, Lakers 85: No Kobe, inspiration |date=January 23, 2015 |publisher=ESPN |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/41011/spurs-99-lakers-85-no-kobe-inspiration |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124195529/http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/41011/spurs-99-lakers-85-no-kobe-inspiration |archive-date=January 24, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref> Lin had previously played in each game of the season, averaging 10.5 points and 4.5 assists in 43 games.<ref>((cite news|last=Wise |first=Brandon |title=Lakers guard Jeremy Lin benched during Friday's loss to Spurs |date=January 23, 2015 |work=CBS Sports |url=http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybasketball/update/24987240/lakers-guard-jeremy-lin-benched-during-fridays-loss-to-spurs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125002257/http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybasketball/update/24987240/lakers-guard-jeremy-lin-benched-during-fridays-loss-to-spurs |archive-date=January 25, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref> It was the first time he was healthy and did not play since February 2, 2012, two days before he logged then-career highs against New Jersey at the dawn of Linsanity.<ref name=beacham_01252015/><ref name=bresnahan_01232015>((cite news|last=Bresnahan |first=Mike |title=Lakers sit Jeremy Lin, go with younger starters in 99–85 loss to Spurs |date=January 23, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-spurs-20150124-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124122524/http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-spurs-20150124-story.html |archive-date=January 24, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref> After Lin scored a season-high 29 on March 22 in a win over [[Philadelphia 76ers|Philadelphia]], Scott returned him to the starting lineup.<ref>((cite news|last=Barnes |first=Evan |title=Lakers' Jeremy Lin, Ryan Kelly to return to starting lineup |date=March 23, 2015 |newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News |url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20150323/lakers-jeremy-lin-ryan-kelly-to-return-to-starting-lineup |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329012607/http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20150323/lakers-jeremy-lin-ryan-kelly-to-return-to-starting-lineup |archive-date=March 29, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref> On March 24, Lin and teammate Clarkson, who is part Filipino, became the first Asian Americans to start together in the backcourt in NBA history.<ref>((cite news|last=Medina |first=Mark |title=Lakers' Jeremy Lin, Jordan Clarkson thrive as backcourt duo in loss to Thunder |date=March 25, 2015 |publisher=insidesocal.com |url=http://www.insidesocal.com/lakers/2015/03/25/lakers-jeremy-lin-jordan-clarkson-thrive-as-backcourt-duo-in-loss-to-thunder/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415002948/http://www.insidesocal.com/lakers/2015/03/25/lakers-jeremy-lin-jordan-clarkson-thrive-as-backcourt-duo-in-loss-to-thunder/ |archive-date=April 15, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref> Lin missed the last five games of the season due to an upper respiratory infection.<ref>((cite web|url=http://en.yibada.com/articles/23086/20150329/jeremy-lin-shut-down-with-upper-respiratory-infection-lakers-fall-anew-to-nets.htm|title=Jeremy Lin Shut Down with Upper Respiratory Infection; Lakers Fall Anew to Nets|first=Nel|last=Imperial|date=March 29, 2015|website=yibada.com))</ref>

===Charlotte Hornets (2015–2016)===
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On July 9, 2015, Lin signed a two-year, $4.3 million contract with the [[Charlotte Hornets]], who used their [[bi-annual exception]] in the deal.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-sign-free-agent-guard-jeremy-lin|title=Hornets Sign Free Agent Guard Jeremy Lin|publisher=NBA |date=July 9, 2015|access-date=July 13, 2015))</ref><ref>((cite news|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13224585/free-agent-guard-jeremy-lin-announces-join-charlotte-hornets|title=Jeremy Lin gets Hornets' bi-annual exception of 2 years, $4.3M|publisher=espn.go.com|author=ESPN news services|date=July 8, 2015|access-date=July 8, 2015))</ref> He had been open to re-joining New York, but they were not interested, having drafted guard [[Jerian Grant]] to pair with veteran [[José Calderón (basketball)|José Calderón]] at point guard.<ref name=espn_10172015/> Lin was projected to back up Hornets point guard [[Kemba Walker]], and coach [[Steve Clifford]] envisioned that the two pick-and-roll players would sometimes play together.<ref>((cite news|last=Bonnell |first=Rick |title=Coach Steve Clifford looking forward to more shooting, passing from new-look Hornets |date=August 29, 2015 |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article32740182.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905052627/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article32740182.html |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref name=fowler_07092015/>

Lin made his debut for the Hornets in the team's season opener against the [[Miami Heat]] on October 28, scoring 17 points off the bench in a 104–94 loss.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20151028/CHAMIA/gameinfo.html|title=Bosh returns, Heat top Hornets 104–94 in season opener|work=NBA.com|date=October 28, 2015|access-date=October 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027165717/http://www.nba.com/games/20151028/CHAMIA/gameinfo.html|archive-date=October 27, 2015|url-status=dead))</ref> On December 17, he scored a season-high 35 points in a 109–99 overtime win over the Toronto Raptors.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20151217/TORCHA/gameinfo.html|title=Lin scores 35 points, Hornets beat Raptors 109–99 in OT|work=NBA.com|date=December 17, 2015|access-date=December 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406104449/http://www.nba.com/games/20151217/TORCHA/gameinfo.html|archive-date=April 6, 2016|url-status=dead))</ref> On March 21, 2016, he scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead jumper with 48 seconds remaining, to help Charlotte rally from a 30–7 deficit in the second quarter for a 91–88 comeback victory over San Antonio.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20160321/SASCHA/gameinfo.html|title=Lin, Hornets erase 23-point deficit, beat Spurs 91–88|work=NBA.com|date=March 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429021113/https://www.nba.com/games/20160321/SASCHA/gameinfo.html|archive-date=April 29, 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=April 15, 2016))</ref> Lin's only season with the Hornets came to an end after they were defeated in seven games by the Heat in the first round of the playoffs.<ref name=devine_08272019/> He finished seventh in voting for the [[NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award]].<ref name=devine_08272019/>

After declining his $2.2 million player option for the 2016–17 season, Lin became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2016.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/16439073/2016-nba-free-agency-jeremy-lin-charlotte-hornets-declines-player-option|title=Sources: Lin declines player option with Hornets|website=espn.com.au|date=June 23, 2016))</ref>

===Brooklyn Nets (2016–2018)===
On July 7, 2016, Lin signed a three-year, $36 million contract with the [[Brooklyn Nets]].<ref>((cite web|title=Brooklyn Nets Sign Jeremy Lin |date=July 7, 2016 |website=NBA.com |url=http://www.nba.com/nets/news/2016/07/07/brooklyn-nets-sign-jeremy-lin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711063850/http://www.nba.com/nets/news/2016/07/07/brooklyn-nets-sign-jeremy-lin |archive-date=July 11, 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Sources: Jeremy Lin agrees to 3-year deal with Nets|date=July 1, 2016|website=ESPN.com|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/16672051/jeremy-lin-agrees-three-year-deal-brooklyn-nets|access-date=October 28, 2016))</ref>  The Nets were led by head coach [[Kenny Atkinson]], who was an assistant with the Knicks during Linsanity.<ref name=devine_08272019/> Lin made his debut for the Nets in their season opener on October 26, 2016, in an away game against the [[Boston Celtics]]. In 27 minutes as a starter, he scored 18 points in a 122–117 loss.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400899380|title=Thomas scores 25, Celtics fight off Nets 122–117|work=ESPN.com|date=October 26, 2016|access-date=October 27, 2016))</ref> Two days later, he recorded a near [[triple-double]] with 21 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists in a 103–94 home-opener win over the [[Indiana Pacers]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400899452|title=Lin leads Nets past Pacers, 103–94 in home opener|work=ESPN.com|date=October 28, 2016|access-date=October 29, 2016))</ref> On December 12, 2016, he returned to action for Brooklyn for the first time since November 2, when he had suffered a strained left hamstring. He played 20 minutes off the bench and scored 10 points in a 122–118 loss to the [[Houston Rockets]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400899806|title=Harden leads Rockets past Nets for 7th straight win|work=ESPN.com|date=December 12, 2016|access-date=December 12, 2016))</ref> On February 24, 2017, Lin was back in the starting lineup for the Nets after missing 26 games with his hamstring strain. He played just under 15 minutes and scored seven points with five assists in a 129–109 loss to the [[Denver Nuggets]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400900270|title=Harris scores 25 points in Nuggets' 129–109 win over Nets|work=ESPN.com|date=February 24, 2017|access-date=February 25, 2017))</ref> On April 6, 2017, he scored a season-high 32 points in a 115–107 loss to the [[Orlando Magic]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400900552|title=Elfrid Payton has 22 points, Magic beat Nets 115–107|work=ESPN.com|date=April 6, 2017|access-date=April 6, 2017))</ref> He ended the injury-plagued season with a total of only 36 games played, averaging 14.5 points and 5.1 assists per game.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/linje01.html|title=Jeremy Lin career statistics|work=basketball-reference.com|date=April 12, 2017|access-date=April 14, 2017))</ref>

On October 18, 2017, during the Nets' season opener against the [[Indiana Pacers]], Lin was injured when he landed awkwardly following a [[layup]]. He suffered a ruptured [[patellar tendon]] in his right knee and missed the remainder of the season.<ref>((cite web|title=Brooklyn Nets' Jeremy Lin suffers ruptured patella tendon; expected to miss season|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2017/10/18/nets-lin-out-season-ruptured-patella-tendon#/|website=NBA.com|access-date=October 19, 2017|language=en))</ref>

===Atlanta Hawks (2018–2019)===
On July 13, 2018, Lin was traded to the [[Atlanta Hawks]], along with draft picks, in exchange for the draft rights to [[Isaia Cordinier]] and a future second-round pick.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2018/07/13/brooklyn-nets-complete-trade-with-atlanta-hawks|title=Brooklyn Nets Complete Trade With Atlanta Hawks|work=NBA.com|date=July 13, 2018|access-date=July 13, 2018))</ref> The Hawks acquired him to be a mentor for rookie point guard [[Trae Young]], who was the No. 5 overall pick in the draft.<ref>((cite news|last=Cunningham|first=Michael|title=Hawks add 'high-character' Jeremy Lin, continue to seek trades for Dennis Schroder |date=July 16, 2018|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/atlanta-hawks/hawks-add-high-character-jeremy-lin-continue-seek-trades-for-dennis-schroder/z3obP48bsM2cAmA4U52FkO/|access-date=February 13, 2019))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Kirschner|first=Chris|title=If Hawks deal Lin, he accomplished exactly what the team wanted — to mentor Young|date=January 31, 2019|work=The Athletic|url=https://theathletic.com/793275/2019/01/31/if-the-hawks-deal-jeremy-lin-he-accomplished-exactly-what-the-team-wanted-out-of-him-mentor-trae-young/|url-access=subscription))</ref> On February 11, 2019, the Hawks waived Lin after finalizing a buyout.<ref>((cite web|title=Atlanta Hawks Request Waivers On Jeremy Lin|date=February 11, 2019|publisher=Atlanta Hawks|url=https://www.nba.com/hawks/atlanta-hawks-request-waivers-jeremy-lin|access-date=February 11, 2019))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Wojnarowski|first=Adrian|title=Jeremy Lin finalizing buyout with Hawks, to sign with Raptors|date=February 11, 2019|website=ESPN.com|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25973589/jeremy-lin-finalizing-buyout-hawks-sign-raptors|access-date=February 11, 2019))</ref>

===Toronto Raptors (2019)===
After clearing waivers, Lin signed with the [[Toronto Raptors]] on February 13, 2019,<ref>((cite press release|title=Raptors Sign Jeremy Lin|date=February 13, 2019|publisher=Toronto Raptors|url=https://www.nba.com/raptors/press-release/raptors-sign-jeremy-lin|access-date=February 14, 2019))</ref> joining a playoff contender.<ref name=lewenberg_02112019>((cite news|last=Lewenberg|first=Josh|title=Lin could have immediate impact in VanVleet's absence|date=February 11, 2019|website=TSN.ca|url=https://www.tsn.ca/lin-could-have-immediate-impact-in-vanvleet-s-absence-1.1256116|access-date=February 14, 2019))</ref> The Raptors were expecting backup point guard [[Fred VanVleet]] to be out with an injury for three weeks and had recently traded guard [[Delon Wright]].<ref name=lewenberg_02112019/> Lin struggled with the Raptors, averaging 7 points and 2.2 assists. During the playoffs, he was limited to playing in [[garbage time]] as the Raptors relied on [[Kyle Lowry]] and VanVleet.<ref name=devine_08272019>((cite news|last=Devine|first=Dan|title=In China, Jeremy Lin Will Get to Control the Game, Again|date=August 27, 2019|work=The Ringer|url=https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/8/27/20835588/jeremy-lin-beijing-ducks|access-date=August 28, 2019))</ref><ref name=torstar_08272019/> In June, Lin acknowledged that his 2017 patellar tendon injury continued to limit his athleticism and affect his ability to drive to the basket.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2019/06/08/linsansity-distant-memory-but-jeremy-lin-plays/144jjslvsnUCxtbgbcy9yO/story.html|title=Linsanity a distant memory, but Jeremy Lin plays on – The Boston Globe|website=BostonGlobe.com))</ref> Toronto advanced to [[2019 NBA Finals|the NBA Finals]], winning the series in six games over Lin's former team, Golden State.<ref>((cite news|title=Golden State Warriors to face former players Patrick McCaw, Jeremy Lin in NBA Finals against Toronto Raptors|date=May 28, 2019|website=ABC7News.com|url=https://abc7news.com/sports/warriors-will-see-two-familiar-faces-in-the-nba-finals/5318272/|access-date=May 29, 2019))</ref> In the first NBA Finals held outside of the United States,<ref>((cite news|last=Rhoden|first=William C.|title=Raptors veterans are in NBA Finals — here's what it took to get there|date=March 28, 2019|work=The Undefeated|url=https://theundefeated.com/features/raptors-veterans-are-in-nba-finals-heres-what-it-took-to-get-there/|access-date=May 29, 2019))</ref> Lin became the first Asian American to win an NBA title.((efn|The first players of Asian descent to win an NBA championship were Chinese [[Mengke Bateer]] with San Antonio in 2003 and [[Sun Yue (basketball)|Sun Yue]] with the Lakers in 2009.<ref>((cite news|last=White|first=Jonathan|title=Jeremy Lin not the first Asian player to win the NBA – inside the bizarre tale of Sun Yue's 2009 championship with Kobe Bryant's LA Lakers|date=June 19, 2019|newspaper=South China Morining Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3015119/jeremy-lin-not-first-asian-player-win-nba-inside-bizarre-tale-sun|access-date=July 3, 2019))</ref>))<ref>((Cite news|first=Gillian|last=Brockell|title=He broke pro basketball's color barrier. Now Jeremy Lin joins him in the history books.|date=June 15, 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/06/15/he-broke-pro-basketballs-color-barrier-now-jeremy-lin-joins-him-history-books/|access-date=June 16, 2019))</ref> He played a total of 27 minutes in the playoffs,<ref name=wong_06182019>((cite news|last=Wong|first=Alex|title=Jeremy Lin, 'Reppin' Asians With Everything I Have,' Is Bigger Than an N.B.A. Title|date=June 18, 2019|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-toronto-raptors.html|access-date=June 23, 2019))</ref> becoming the first [[East Asian American]] as well as the first Harvard graduate to play in an NBA Finals.((efn|The first Asian American was his former Lakers teammate [[Jordan Clarkson]], a Filipino American, who played a year earlier in 2018 with Cleveland.<ref>((Cite news|first=Patrick|last=Blennerhassett|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3013373/jeremy-lin-becomes-first-east-asian-american-play-nba-finals|title=Jeremy Lin becomes first East Asian-American to play in NBA Finals|date=June 6, 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|access-date=June 10, 2019))</ref>))

Lin became a free agent on July 1. Later that month, in a motivational speech on Taiwanese Christian media outlet [[GOOD TV]], he lamented the fact that he remained unsigned. Lin likened his situation to hitting "rock bottom", adding that he felt as if the NBA had "kind of given up" on him.<ref name=devine_08272019/><ref name=torstar_08272019>((cite news|title=Former Raptors guard Jeremy Lin to play in China, signs with Beijing Ducks|date=August 27, 2019|newspaper=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/2019/08/27/former-raptors-guard-jeremy-lin-to-play-in-china-signs-with-beijing-ducks.html|access-date=August 27, 2019))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Wang|first=Kevin|title=Lin inks pact to play in China with Beijing Ducks|date=August 27, 2019|website=ESPN.com|url=https://global.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27474938/lin-inks-pact-play-china-beijing-ducks|access-date=August 27, 2019))</ref> Teams were uncertain about whether Lin remained mobile enough to play the point guard position.<ref>((cite news|last=Stein|first=Marc|title=The Surprises Won't Stop|date=July 23, 2019|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://static.nytimes.com/email-content/MSB_15477.html|access-date=August 27, 2019))</ref>

===Beijing Ducks (2019–2020)===
On August 27, 2019, Lin signed with the [[Beijing Ducks]] of the [[Chinese Basketball Association|CBA]] for a reported $3 million per year.<ref name=torstar_08272019/><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201908/27/WS5d6525a9a310cf3e355682d6.html|title=NBA star Jeremy Lin signs for Beijing Ducks in CBA – Chinadaily.com.cn|last=林虹|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn|access-date=November 12, 2019))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3023360/jeremy-lin-offered-us3-million-sign-beijing-ducks-chinese|title=Jeremy Lin 'offered US$3 million' to join Beijing Ducks|date=August 19, 2019|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|access-date=November 12, 2019))</ref> He also had offers to play in Russia, Israel, and the [[EuroLeague]].<ref>((cite news|last=White|first=Jonathan|title=Jeremy Lin chose CBA's Beijing Ducks in July even though Euro League offered best chance of NBA return|date=October 20, 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3033749/jeremy-lin-chose-cbas-beijing-ducks-july-even-though-euro-league|access-date=November 17, 2019))</ref> The Ducks scheduled for Lin to sit out the month of January in an arrangement agreed upon before the season with their other overseas players, [[Ekpe Udoh]] and [[Justin Hamilton (basketball, born 1990)|Justin Hamilton]].<ref name=white_12292019>((cite news|last=White|first=Jonathan|title=Beijing Ducks swap out Jeremy Lin for Justin Hamilton for January's CBA matches|date=December 29, 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3043825/beijing-ducks-swap-out-jeremy-lin-justin-hamilton-januarys-cba|access-date=February 21, 2020))</ref><ref name=xinhua_12302019>((cite news|title=Beijing Ducks swap out Jeremy Lin for Hamilton|date=December 30, 2019|website=China Daily|agency=Xinhua|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201912/30/WS5e096a5fa310cf3e35581759.html|access-date=February 21, 2020))</ref> In his regular season debut on November 3, Lin led the Ducks to a 103–81 win over the [[Tianjin Gold Lions]] with 25 points, nine assists, and six rebounds.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2861034-jeremy-lin-drops-25-points-in-debut-as-beijing-ducks-beat-tianjin-gold-lions|title=Jeremy Lin Drops 25 Points in Debut as Beijing Ducks Beat Tianjin Gold Lions|last=Rapp|first=Timothy|website=Bleacher Report|language=en|access-date=November 12, 2019))</ref> He was named a starter for the North in the CBA All-Star Game after receiving the most votes on his squad and the second most overall behind the South's [[Yi Jianlian]].<ref>((cite news|last=White|first=Jonathan|title=Jeremy Lin pays tribute to Godfrey Gao ahead of All-Star game, reveals NBA championship ring|date=January 12, 2020|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3045726/jeremy-lin-pays-tribute-godfrey-gao-ahead-all-star-game-reveals-nba|access-date=February 21, 2020))</ref><ref name=white_01132020>((cite news|last=White|first=Jonathan|title=CBA All-Star Jeremy Lin scores 41 points but misses out on MVP award in loss to South|date=January 13, 2020|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3045790/cba-all-star-jeremy-lin-scores-41-points-misses-out-mvp-award-loss|access-date=February 21, 2020))</ref> Lin scored a game-high 41 points in the contest, which the South won 167–166.<ref name=white_01132020/> On February 1, 2020, the CBA postponed the season due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref name=inquisitr>((cite web|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/5878827/jeremy-lin-racist-coronavirus/|title=Jeremy Lin Upset By 'Racist Comments' About Coronavirus As Chinese League Postpones Season Due To Outbreak|work=Inquisitr|date=February 28, 2020))</ref> and the season did not resume until late June.<ref>((Cite web|title=Basketball restarts in China after coronavirus shutdown|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2020/06/20/china-basketball-restarts|access-date=June 22, 2020|website=NBA.com|language=en))</ref> Lin ended the season with averages of 22.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.6 assists,<ref name=scmp_08202020/> and he was a finalist for the CBA Defensive Player of the Year award.<ref>((cite news|title=Zhou, Yi to vie for CBA regular-season MVP award|date=July 28, 2020|agency=Xinhua|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/28/c_139246238.htm|access-date=August 20, 2020))</ref> Beijing was eliminated in the semifinals of the playoffs to the [[Guangdong Southern Tigers]], who went on to repeat as league champions.<ref name=scmp_08202020>((cite news|title=Jeremy Lin could feature for Taiwan at Olympics after securing passport|date=August 20, 2020|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3098106/jeremy-lin-could-feature-taiwan-olympics-after-securing-passport|access-date=August 20, 2020))</ref><ref>((cite news|first=Jonathan|last=White|title=CBA: Jeremy Lin visits hospital for injuries; says Beijing Ducks loss 'heartbreaking and really hurts'|date=August 10, 2020|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3096715/cba-jeremy-lin-visits-hospital-injuries-says-beijing-ducks-loss|access-date=August 20, 2020))</ref>

===Santa Cruz Warriors (2021)===
During the offseason, Lin sought a return to the NBA.<ref>((cite news|first=Jonathan|last=White|title=Jeremy Lin on NBA future: 'You'll know when I know,' Linsanity star tells fans|date=December 6, 2020|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3112774/jeremy-lin-nba-future-youll-know-when-i-know-linsanity-star-tells-fans|access-date=December 10, 2020))</ref><ref>((cite news|first=Sam|last=Amico|title=Veteran guard Lin leaving Beijing in hopes of NBA return|date=September 16, 2020|website=SI.com|url=https://www.si.com/nba/cavaliers/nba-amico/jeremy-lin-beijing-ducks|access-date=December 22, 2020))</ref> His original team, Golden State, wanted to add him to their [[G League]] (formerly D-League) affiliate, the [[Santa Cruz Warriors]]. Golden State planned to sign and release him on December 19, 2020, to secure his G League rights for Santa Cruz, but they were unable to obtain a clearance letter from the Ducks, partly because [[FIBA]]'s offices were closed on the weekends. However, the NBA later passed a new rule, allowing NBA teams to designate one five-year NBA veteran to fill a spot on their G League team. This allowed Golden State to secure Lin without more complicated and costlier roster moves.<ref name=stein_12292020>((cite news|first=Marc|last=Stein|title=From Kobe to LeBron: Tragedy and Triumph in the N.B.A.|date=December 30, 2020|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/sports/basketball/nba-kobe-bryant-lebron-james.html|access-date=January 10, 2021))</ref>

On January 9, 2021, Santa Cruz announced that Lin had been added to their team for the 2020–21 season through the new NBA veteran exception rule,<ref>((cite press release|title=SANTA CRUZ WARRIORS ADDS NBA VETERAN JEREMY LIN|date=January 9, 2021|publisher=Santa Cruz Warriors|url=https://santacruz.gleague.nba.com/news/santa-cruz-warriors-adds-nba-veteran-jeremy-lin/|access-date=January 9, 2021))</ref> which some G League observers dubbed the "Jeremy Lin rule".<ref name=stein_12292020/> He played in nine games, averaging 19.8 points and 6.4 assists per game while shooting 50.5 percent from the field and 42.6 percent on 3-pointers.<ref>((cite news|first=Alex|last=Espinoza|title=Focus turns to Lin's NBA future after Sea Dubs eliminated|date=March 10, 2021|website=NBCsports.com|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/jeremy-lins-nba-future-now-focus-after-santa-cruz-warriors-eliminated|access-date=March 12, 2021))</ref>

===Return to the Ducks (2021–2022)===
On June 11, 2021, Lin announced that he was returning to the Beijing Ducks in the CBA.<ref>((cite news|first=Paul|last=Kasabian|title=Jeremy Lin Announces He's Rejoining Beijing Ducks After NBA G League Stint|date=June 11, 2021|website=bleacherreport.com|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10005520-jeremy-lin-announces-hes-rejoining-beijing-ducks-after-nba-g-league-stint|access-date=June 12, 2021))</ref> After returning to China from San Francisco, he was hospitalized in Shanghai in September after he contracted [[COVID-19]].<ref name=mcnicol_01192022>((cite news|first=Andrew|last=McNicol|title=Jeremy Lin in tears after finally finding Beijing Ducks form, as he reveals Covid-19 breathing issues and off-court struggles|date=January 19, 2022|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3163991/jeremy-lin-tears-after-finally-finding-beijing-ducks-form-he|access-date=May 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119164658/https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3163991/jeremy-lin-tears-after-finally-finding-beijing-ducks-form-he|archive-date=January 19, 2022|quote=Lin was hospitalised in Shanghai last September after contracting Covid-19 on his return to China from San Francisco in the summer, where he impressed in the NBA G-League for the Santa Cruz Warriors but failed in his pursuit to return to the NBA.))</ref> He lost ((convert|20|lb)) while he was in isolation.<ref>((cite news|first=Matt|last=Eaton|title=Jeremy Lin 'loses 20 pounds' after long Covid-19 bout as he returns to Beijing Ducks against CBA league leaders Flying Leopards|date=December 21, 2021|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3160563/jeremy-lin-loses-20-pounds-after-long-covid-19-bout-he-returns?module=inline&pgtype=article|access-date=May 23, 2022|quote=After testing positive, I lost about 20 pounds. That is what affected me the most.))</ref> He struggled when he returned to play, saying he felt "very tired—like I couldn't breathe".<ref name=mcnicol_01192022/>

===Guangzhou Loong Lions (2022)===
Lin signed with the [[Guangzhou Loong Lions]] for the 2022–23 season.<ref>((cite news|first=Matt|last=Eaton|title=Jeremy Lin to 'write a new chapter' with Guangzhou Loong Lions|date=September 6, 2022|work=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3191413/jeremy-lin-write-new-chapter-guangzhou-loong-lions|url-access=limited|access-date=September 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905200556/https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3191413/jeremy-lin-write-new-chapter-guangzhou-loong-lions|archive-date=September 5, 2022))</ref> On December 2, 2022, amid [[2022 COVID-19 protests in China|protests in China over its COVID-19 controls]], the CBA announced that it had fined him 10,000 [[yuan (currency)|yuan]] ($1,400) for "inappropriate remarks about quarantine hotel-related facilities".<ref>((cite web|first=Joe|last=McDonald|title=China fines former NBA star Lin over quarantine comments|date=December 2, 2022|publisher=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/nba-sports-health-basketball-022ec4dab9c0beb0343e61622ce84541|access-date=December 29, 2022))</ref> On December 29, he announced that he had left the team for the season. He played in seven games for Guangzhou, averaging 11.6 minutes, 6.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.<ref>((cite web|first=Kayleigh|last=Madjar|title=Steelers silent after Jeremy Lin announces CBA exit|date=December 30, 2022|work=Taipei Times|agency=CNA|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2022/12/30/2003791674|access-date=December 30, 2022))</ref><ref>((cite news |author=黃巧雯 |title=林書豪離開CBA 先返美與家人討論下一步 |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202212290141.aspx |access-date=29 December 2022 |agency=Central News Agency |date=29 December 2022|language=Chinese))</ref>

=== Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers (2023)===
[[File:2023年2月25日 林書豪 新竹縣政府.jpg|upright|thumb|right|Lin shooting a free throw]]
On January 26, 2023, Lin signed with the [[Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers]] of the [[P. League+]], where his brother, [[Joseph Lin (basketball)|Joseph]], was playing with the [[New Taipei Kings]].<ref name=":0">((Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/jeremy-lins-little-brother-joseph-signs-semi-pro-deal-n415041|title=Jeremy Lin's Little Brother, Joseph, Signs Semi-Pro Deal|website=NBC News))</ref><ref name=focus_01262023>((cite web|title=Jeremy Lin signs with P. LEAGUE+'s Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers|date=January 26, 2023|work=Focus Taiwan|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202301260002|access-date=January 26, 2023))</ref>

On April 23, 2023, Lin became the first player in Taiwan's PLG history to record a 50-point [[triple-double]]. His final stat line included 50 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds.<ref>((Cite web|title=Linsanity Lives On: Bay Area Icon Posts 50-Point Triple-Double in Taiwan|url=https://sfstandard.com/sports/linsanity-lives-on-bay-area-icon-posts-50-point-triple-double-in-taiwan/#|access-date=2023-05-13|website=sfstandard.com|language=en))</ref>

=== New Taipei Kings (2023–present)===
On September 19, 2023, Lin signed with the [[New Taipei Kings]] of the P. League+, joining his brother [[Joseph Lin (basketball)|Joseph]] on the team.<ref>((cite news |author=黎建忠 |title=林書豪加盟PLG新北國王簽1+1年合約 高喊目標總冠軍 |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202309190254.aspx |access-date=21 November 2023 |agency=Central News Agency |date=September 19, 2023|language=zh-TW))</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name="focus_01262023" />

==National team career==
[[File:Jeremy Lin Taiwan 2010.jpg|thumb|upright=.5|Lin playing in exhibition in Taipei in 2010]]
In addition to being a U.S. citizen, Lin was by descent through his parents a [[national without household registration|national]] of [[Taiwan]]; he qualified for a [[Taiwan passport]], though he did not initially obtain one.<ref>((cite news|first=Nancy|last=Liu|date=February 16, 2012|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201202160033|title=Jeremy Lin has automatic Taiwanese citizenship: MOFA|publisher=[[Central News Agency (Republic of China)|Central News Agency]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630151841/http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201202160033|archive-date=June 30, 2012))</ref><ref>((cite news|url=http://www.nownews.com/2012/02/17/301-2786394.htm |title=申請中華民國國籍 外交部：看林書豪本人意願 |publisher=NOWnews |date=February 17, 2012 |access-date=April 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220012112/http://www.nownews.com/2012/02/17/301-2786394.htm|archive-date=February 20, 2012|language=zh))</ref> In June 2011, the [[Chinese Taipei Basketball Association]] (CTBA) president Ting Shou-chung considered Lin would be included in the [[Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team|Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) national team]]'s preliminary squad of 24 players for the [[2011 FIBA Asia Championship]],<ref>((cite news|title=Taipei to include Jeremy Lin in prelim roster for Wuhan |date=June 27, 2011 |publisher=[[FIBA Asia]] |url=http://www.fibaasia.net/NewsDetails.aspx?id=1073 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619030024/http://fibaasia.net/NewsDetails.aspx?id=1073 |archive-date=June 19, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> the preliminary roster of 24 players would be finalized in mid-July.<ref>((cite news |title=亞錦賽中華隊24人 林書豪將列入 |url=https://udn.com/NEWS/SPORTS/SPO5/6422828.shtml |access-date=October 17, 2021 |agency=中央通訊社 |date=June 27, 2011 |via=聯合新聞網 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630082313/https://udn.com/NEWS/SPORTS/SPO5/6422828.shtml |archive-date=June 30, 2011 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news |author1=楊湘鈞 |title=阿豪征男籃亞錦賽？「有一半機會」 |work=聯合報 |date=June 28, 2011))</ref><ref>((cite news |author1=陳雍仁 |title=林書豪披中華隊戰袍 八字已有一撇 |url=https://tw.appledaily.com/sports/20110628/YWXNZO5PI74OVWPTEOHGUVRIXA/ |access-date=October 17, 2021 |work=蘋果日報 |date=June 28, 2011 |location=臺灣))</ref><ref>((cite news |author1=顏若瑾 |title=林書豪若出征 決不代表中國 |url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/504038 |access-date=October 17, 2021 |work=自由時報 |date=June 28, 2011))</ref> In July 2011, CTBA president Ting Shou-chung said Lin was rehabilitating due to a knee injury and the [[Golden State Warriors]] medical team advised Lin not to participate in competitions.<ref>((cite web|url=http://fibaasia.net/newfiba/NewsDetails.aspx?id=1129 |title=TPE – Knee injury likely to keep Jeremy Lin out of Taipei NT|publisher=FIBA Asia |date=July 16, 2011 |access-date=August 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425063814/http://fibaasia.net/newfiba/NewsDetails.aspx?id=1129|archive-date=April 25, 2012))</ref><ref>((cite news |author1=黃及人 |title=林書豪膝傷 無緣亞錦賽 |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20110716000773-260111?chdtv |access-date=October 17, 2021 |work=中國時報 |date=July 16, 2011))</ref><ref>((cite news |author1=葉士弘 |title=意願不敵膝傷 林書豪無緣亞錦賽 |url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/508884 |access-date=October 17, 2021 |work=自由時報 |date=July 15, 2011))</ref>

Lin was named to the [[USA Basketball Men's Select Team]] to scrimmage against the [[2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team|2012 U.S. Olympic team]] candidates, but he did not participate due to his restricted free agent status with the Knicks.<ref>((cite news|title=Jeremy Lin off U.S. select team because of free agency |date=July 2, 2012 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012-07-02/Jeremy-Lin-off-US-select-team-because-of-free-agency/55991488/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703122426/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012-07-02/Jeremy-Lin-off-US-select-team-because-of-free-agency/55991488/1 |archive-date=July 3, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite news |last=Stein |first=Marc |title=Coach K eyes end to Team USA stint |date=May 14, 2012 |publisher=ESPN |url=http://espn.go.com/olympics/basketball/story/_/id/7928951/usa-basketball-coach-mike-krzyzewski-not-likely-return-2016-olympic-games |access-date=May 14, 2012))</ref> In August 2020, he obtained a Taiwan passport.<ref name="TWN"/>

==Career statistics==
((NBA player statistics legend|champion=y|leader=y))

===NBA===
====Regular season====
((NBA player statistics start))
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ((nowrap|((nbay|2010))))
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 29 || 0 || 9.8 || .389 || .200 || .760 || 1.2 || 1.4 || 1.1 || .3 || 2.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ((nbay|2011))
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 35 || 25 || 26.9 || '''.446''' || .320 || .798 || 3.1 || '''6.2''' || '''1.6''' || .3 || 14.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ((nowrap|((nbay|2012))))
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || '''32.2''' || .441 || .339 || .785 || 3.0 || 6.1 || '''1.6''' || .4 || 13.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ((nbay|2013))
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 71 || 33 || 28.9 || '''.446''' || .358 || .823 || 2.6 || 4.1 || 1.0 || .4 || 12.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ((nbay|2014))
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 74 || 30 || 25.8 || .424 || .369 || .795 || 2.6 || 4.6 || 1.1 || .4 || 11.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ((nbay|2015))
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season|Charlotte]]
| 78 || 13 || 26.3 || .412 || .336 || .815 || 3.2 || 3.0 || .7 || '''.5''' || 11.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ((nbay|2016))
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2016–17 Brooklyn Nets season|Brooklyn]]
| 36 || 33 || 24.5 || .438 || .372 || .816 || '''3.8''' || 5.1 || 1.2 || .4 || 14.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ((nbay|2017))
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2017–18 Brooklyn Nets season|Brooklyn]]
| 1 || 1 || 25.0 || .417 || '''.500''' || '''1.000''' || .0 || 4.0 || .0 || .0 || '''18.0'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ((nbay|2018))
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018–19 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
| 51 || 1 || 19.7 || .466|| .333 || .845|| 2.3 || 3.5 || .7 || .1 || 10.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| ((nbay|2018))†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018–19 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]]
| 23 || 3 || 18.8 || .374|| .200 || .810|| 2.6 || 2.2 || .4 || .3 || 7.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 480 || 221 || 25.5 || .433 || .342 || .809 || 2.8 || 4.3 || 1.1 || .4 || 11.6
((S-end))

====Playoffs====
((NBA player statistics start))
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 4 || '''3''' || 21.0 || .250 || .167 || '''1.000''' || 2.0 || 2.0 || .5 || '''.3''' || 4.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 6 || 0 || '''29.5''' || .410 || .217 || .813 || '''3.7''' || '''4.3''' || .5 || .2 || 11.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season|Charlotte]]
| 7 || 0 || 27.0 || '''.413''' || .214 || .821 || 2.3 || 2.6 || '''.7''' || .0 || '''12.4'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2019†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018–19 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]]
| '''8''' || 0 || 3.4 || .222 || '''.500''' || '''1.000''' || .4 || .5 || .1 || .0 || 1.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 25 || 3 || 19.1 || .376 || .216 || .836 || 2.0 || 2.2 || .4 || .1 || 7.2
|-
((S-end))

===College===
((NBA player statistics start))
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2006–07]]
| style="text-align:left;"| Harvard
| 28 || 0 || 18.1 || .415 || .281 || '''.818''' || 2.5 || 1.8 || 1.0 || 0.1 || 4.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2007–08]]
| style="text-align:left;"| Harvard
| '''30''' || '''30''' || 31.3 || .448 || .279 || .621 || 4.8 || 3.6 || 1.9 || 0.6 || 12.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2008–09]]
| style="text-align:left;"| Harvard
| 28 || 28 || '''34.8''' || .502 || '''.400''' || .744 || '''5.5''' || 4.3 || '''2.4''' || 0.6 || '''17.8'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2009–10]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team|Harvard]]
| 29 || 29 || 32.2 || '''.519''' || .341 || .755 || 4.4 || '''4.4''' || '''2.4''' || '''1.1''' || 16.4
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 115 || 87 || 29.2 || .481 || .333 || .733 || 4.3 || 3.5 || 2.0 || .6 || 12.9
((S-end))

===CBA===
====Regular season====
((NBA player statistics start))
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2019–20 Chinese Basketball Association season|2019–20]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Beijing Ducks|Beijing]]
| 39 || 39 || 32.1 || .491 || .338 || .824 || 5.7 || 5.6 || 1.8 || .3 || 25.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2021–22 Chinese Basketball Association season|2021–22]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Beijing Ducks|Beijing]]
| 23 || 23 || 22.5 || .423 || .392 || .803 || 3.6 || 4.7 || 1.3 || .2 || 13.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2022–23 Chinese Basketball Association season|2022–23]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Guangzhou Loong Lions|Guangzhou]]
| 7 || 0 || 11.6 || .396 || .273 || .583 || 2.2 || 2.1 || .7 || .0 || 6.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 69 || 62 || 26.6 || .466 || .354 || .812 || 4.6 || 4.9 || 1.5 || .2 || 17.7
((S-end))

====Playoffs====
((NBA player statistics start))
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2019–20 Chinese Basketball Association season|2019–20]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Beijing Ducks|Beijing]]
| 4 || 4 || 35.3 || .516 || .316 || .792 || 4.0 || 5.8 || 2.5 || .0 || 22.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2021–22 Chinese Basketball Association season|2021–22]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Beijing Ducks|Beijing]]
| 2 || 2 || 22.7 || .609 || .375 || .750 || 4.0 || 2.0 || 2.0 || .5 || 17.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 6 || 6 || 31.0 || .540 || .333 || .785 || 4.0 || 4.5 || 2.3 || .1 || 20.8
((S-end))

==Player profile==
Apart from being a capable passer, Lin established himself as a strong, fast-paced offensive player who attacks the basket and excels at the pick-and-roll. He improved his outside shooting during his career and became a threat from three-point range.<ref name=fowler_07092015>((cite news|last=Fowler |first=Scott |title=Jeremy Lin makes Hornets better, but hype beyond that is 'Linsanity' |date=July 9, 2015 |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/scott-fowler/article26893057.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208051946/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/scott-fowler/article26893057.html |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite web|last=Pina|first=Michael|title=Finding the Ideal System and Role for Houston Rockets' Jeremy Lin|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1899943-finding-the-ideal-system-and-role-for-houston-rockets-jeremy-lin|publisher=Bleacher Report|access-date=February 9, 2014))</ref> He has been considered difficult to defend because of his ability to draw fouls.<ref>((cite web|last=Mihaly|first=Martin|title=Houston Rockets' Jeremy Lin showing his value|url=http://www.rantsports.com/nba/2014/02/03/houston-rockets-jeremy-lin-showing-his-value/|publisher=Rant Sports|access-date=February 9, 2014|archive-date=February 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223001704/http://www.rantsports.com/nba/2014/02/03/houston-rockets-jeremy-lin-showing-his-value/|url-status=dead))</ref> An admitted risk taker,<ref name=freidman/> Lin has been criticized for his tendency to commit turnovers and his perceived lack of effectiveness on defense.<ref>((cite web|last=Wilmes|first=John|title=Why Jeremy Lin Is More Important to Houston Rockets Than Most Think|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1926068-why-jeremy-lin-is-more-important-to-houston-rockets-than-most-think|publisher=Bleacher Report|access-date=February 9, 2014))</ref> Following his star turn for the Knicks in 2012, Lin battled inconsistency and injuries.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/first-asian-american-nba-champion-jeremy-lin-struggles-to-find-takers-in-usa-joins-chinese-team-beijing-shougang-ducks-7273521.html|title=First Asian-American NBA champion Jeremy Lin struggles to find takers in USA, joins Chinese team Beijing Shougang Ducks|website=Firstpost|date=September 3, 2019))</ref>

==Racial issues==
((see also|Stereotypes of East Asians in the United States#Physicality and sports))

During his basketball career, Lin has encountered racial slurs relating to his Asian ancestry. In the sixth grade, he faced racist comments when he started playing more competitive basketball and journeying outside of the Bay Area.<ref>((cite news|first=Patrick|last=Blennerhassett|title=Jeremy Lin details racism he experienced in childhood as he opens up about mental health struggles during 'Linsanity' period|date=March 19, 2021|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3126086/jeremy-lin-details-racism-he-experienced-childhood-he-opens-about|access-date=March 25, 2021))</ref> While playing for Harvard, he regularly heard bigoted jeers such as "[[Wonton]] soup", "[[Sweet and sour pork]]", "Open your eyes!", "Go back to China", "Orchestra is on the other side of campus", or pseudo-Chinese gibberish.<ref name=harvard_school/><ref name=harvards_hoops/><ref name=asian_american/> According to Harvard teammate Oliver McNally, a fellow Ivy League player once called Lin the ethnic slur "[[chink]]".<ref name=harvards_hoops/>

On February 10, 2012, in the middle of a Knicks-Lakers game in which Lin scored 38 points, [[Fox Sports]] columnist [[Jason Whitlock]] posted the following on Twitter regarding Lin's sexual prowess: "Some lucky lady in NYC is gonna feel a couple inches of pain tonight".<ref>((cite news|title=Sunday's NBA notebook: Rajon Rondo's triple-double carries Celtics over Bulls |date=February 12, 2012 |newspaper=The Detroit News |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120212/SPORTS0102/202120342/1361/Sunday-s-NBA-notebook--Rajon-Rondo-s-triple-double-carries-Celtics-over-Bulls |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65QoYjpwX?url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120212/SPORTS0102/202120342/1361/Sunday-s-NBA-notebook--Rajon-Rondo-s-triple-double-carries-Celtics-over-Bulls |archive-date=February 13, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> ''[[Hyphen (magazine)|Hyphen]]'' wrote that Whitlock had "reinforced the insipid and insidious 'small Asian penis' stereotype".<ref>((cite news|last=Kim |first=Sylvie |title=Spike, Jeremy, and Stopping "Asian Profi'Lin" |date=February 13, 2012 |magazine=Hyphen |url=http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/blog/archive/2012/02/spike-jeremy-and-stopping-asian-profilin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217025058/http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/blog/archive/2012/02/spike-jeremy-and-stopping-asian-profilin |archive-date=February 17, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> The [[Asian American Journalists Association]] demanded an apology. "I debased a feel-good sports moment. For that, I'm truly sorry," apologized Whitlock.<ref>((cite news|last=Schilken |first=Chuck |title=Fox Sports' Jason Whitlock apologizes for Jeremy Lin tweet |date=February 13, 2012 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2012/02/fox-sports-jason-whitlock-apologizes-for-jeremy-lin-tweet.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215070317/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2012/02/fox-sports-jason-whitlock-apologizes-for-jeremy-lin-tweet.html |archive-date=February 15, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Dwyer |first=Kelly |title=Jason Whitlock apologizes for his unfunny Jeremy Lin comment on Twitter |date=February 13, 2012 |publisher=Yahoo |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/jason-whitlock-apologizes-unfunny-jeremy-lin-twitter-145934497.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213191334/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/jason-whitlock-apologizes-unfunny-jeremy-lin-twitter-145934497.html |archive-date=February 13, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

Also in February 2012, boxer [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] wrote on his Twitter page, "Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he's Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise."<ref>((cite news|last=Weir|first=Tom|title=Floyd Mayweather Jr. plays the race card on Jeremy Lin|date=February 13, 2012|work=USA Today|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/02/floyd-mayweather-jr-plays-the-race-card-on-jeremy-lin/1))</ref> In response to Mayweather, NBC New York noted that "no one of any skin color in the history of basketball has done in their first four starts what Lin pulled off for the Knicks last week."<ref>((cite news|last=Alper |first=Josh |title=Jeremy Lin Isn't Totally Without Precedent |date=February 14, 2012 |publisher=NBC New York |url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/Jeremy-Lin-Mark-Fidrych-Floyd-Mayweather-Hype-Linsanity-139289358.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65S7BNxwI?url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/Jeremy-Lin-Mark-Fidrych-Floyd-Mayweather-Hype-Linsanity-139289358.html |archive-date=February 14, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

On February 17, 2012, [[ESPN]] used a racial slur in relation to Lin. After Lin had nine turnovers in a loss to the Hornets, ESPN posted a headline that read, "Chink in the Armor". The headline was removed 35&nbsp;minutes later, and ESPN apologized.<ref>((cite news|agency=Associated Press |date=February 18, 2012 |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/espn-apologizes-for-offensive-headline-on-mobile-sites-for-jeremy-lin-story/2012/02/18/gIQAgqckLR_story.html |title=ESPN apologizes for offensive headline on mobile sites for Jeremy Lin story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203060039/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/espn-apologizes-for-offensive-headline-on-mobile-sites-for-jeremy-lin-story/2012/02/18/gIQAgqckLR_story.html |archive-date=December 3, 2018 |url-status=dead ))</ref> The ESPN editor who wrote the headline said it had no racial meaning, but was fired. Lin later reached out to the editor and met with him for lunch, and Lin told him he did not think the headline was meant to be racially charged.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2020/01/10/anthony-federico-espn-priesthood-jeremy-lin|title=Linsanity, A Botched Headline And An ESPN Editor's Journey To The Priesthood|website=www.wbur.org))</ref> Knicks radio announcer [[Spero Dedes]] also used the phrase on [[1050 ESPN New York]].<ref name=boren>((cite news|last=Boren |first=Cindy |title=ESPN fires employee for offensive Jeremy Lin headline; "SNL" weighs in |date=February 19, 2012 |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/espn-fires-employee-for-offensive-jeremy-lin-headline-snl-weighs-in-video/2012/02/19/gIQAYO7qNR_blog.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220112955/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/espn-fires-employee-for-offensive-jeremy-lin-headline-snl-weighs-in-video/2012/02/19/gIQAYO7qNR_blog.html |archive-date=February 20, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref name=collins>((cite news|last=Collins |first=Scott |title=Jeremy Lin and ESPN: Network rushes to quell furor over 'chink' comments |date=February 19, 2012 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/02/espn-jeremy-lin-chink-comments-fired-suspended.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219223447/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/02/espn-jeremy-lin-chink-comments-fired-suspended.html |archive-date=February 19, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Spar |first=Jerry |title=Mashup: Lin accepts ESPN apology for slur |date=February 20, 2012 |publisher=Entercom Boston |url=http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/this-just-in/21178076/mashup-lin-accepts-espn-apology-slur |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222193703/http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/this-just-in/21178076/mashup-lin-accepts-espn-apology-slur |archive-date=February 22, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

On November 14, 2013, ESPN ''[[SportsCenter]]'' anchor [[Jorge Andres]] apologized on-air after commenting that Lin "was cooking with some hot peanut oil" after Lin's 21-point performance helped Houston to a win over the Knicks.<ref>((cite news|title=ESPN anchor apologizes for making racially insensitive comment about Jeremy Lin |date=November 16, 2013 |newspaper=New York Daily News |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/espn-anchor-apologizes-making-racially-insensitive-comment-lin-article-1.1518953 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118012206/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/espn-anchor-apologizes-making-racially-insensitive-comment-lin-article-1.1518953 |archive-date=November 18, 2013 |url-status=dead ))</ref>
((quote box|align=left|width=30%|style=padding:10px|quote=I know a lot of people say I'm 'deceptively athletic' and 'deceptively quick', and I'm not sure what's deceptive. But it could be the fact that I'm Asian-American. But I think that's fine. It's something that I embrace, and it gives me a chip on my shoulder. But I'm very proud to be Asian-American and I love it.|source=—Jeremy Lin, during 2012 [[NBA All-Star Weekend|All-Star Weekend]] interview<ref>((cite news|last=Aschburner |first=Steve |title=Lin Gets His All-Star Weekend Close-Up |date=February 24, 2012 |publisher=NBA |url=http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/02/24/lin-gets-his-all-star-weekend-close-up |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226031410/http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/02/24/lin-gets-his-all-star-weekend-close-up/ |archive-date=February 26, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>))
There has been speculation that Lin's career has been adversely affected by stereotypes about the athletic prowess of Asian-Americans. In 2009, Sean Gregory of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' wrote the following in regard to Lin not having received Division I basketball scholarship offers: "[Lin] was scrawny, but don't doubt that a little [[racial profiling]], intentional or otherwise, contributed to his underrecruitment."<ref name="harvards_hoops">((cite news |last=Gregory |first=Sean |title=Harvard's Hoops Star Is Asian. Why's That a Problem? |magazine=Time |date=December 31, 2009 |url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1951044,00.html?artId=1951044?contType=article?chn=us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604061729/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1951044,00.html?artId=1951044?contType=article?chn=us |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |quote='I've heard it at most of the Ivies if not all of them,' he says. Lin is reluctant to mention the specific nature of such insults, but according to Harvard teammate Oliver McNally, another Ivy League player called him a C word that rhymes with ink during a game last season. |url-status=dead ))</ref> In 2008, Lin said: "I'm not saying top-5 state automatically gets you offers, but I do think [my [[Ethnic group|ethnicity]]] did affect the way coaches recruited me. I think if I were a different race, I would've been treated differently."<ref name="asian_american">((cite news|last=Chu |first=Bryan |title=Asian Americans remain rare in men's college basketball |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=December 16, 2008 |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/16/SPD213J9RD.DTL |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122042036/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/16/SPD213J9RD.DTL |archive-date=November 22, 2010 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |quote='I hear everything: "Go back to China. Orchestra is on the other side of campus. Open up your eyes,"' Lin said. 'They're yelling at me before, during and after. I'm an easy target because I'm Asian. Sometimes it makes me uncomfortable, but it's part of the game.' |url-status=dead ))</ref> During Lin's college career, fewer than 0.5% of men's Division 1 basketball players were Asian-American.<ref name="harvards_hoops" /><ref name="asian_american" /> Peter Diepenbrock, Lin's high school basketball coach, stated in 2012 that he did not think Lin's race affected his recruiting until later seeing 10 Division I coaches express interest in a black student who Diepenbrock assessed as "a nice junior college player".<ref name="bolch20120213">((cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2012/02/jeremy-lins-high-school-coach-says-race-hindered-opportunities.html|title=Jeremy Lin's high school coach says race hindered opportunities|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 13, 2012|access-date=February 14, 2012|author=Bolch, Ben))</ref> Based on comments that his talents were "deceptive", Lin stated in a 2013 ''[[60 Minutes]]'' interview that he had a "gut feeling" that his ethnicity contributed to his being undrafted.<ref name=barron>((cite news|last=Barron |first=David |title=Lin tells "60 Minutes" his ethnicity played a role in him going undrafted |date=April 5, 2013 |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |url=http://blog.chron.com/sportsmedia/2013/04/lin-tells-60-minutes-his-ethnicity-may-have-stymied-college-recruiting-offers/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408081251/http://blog.chron.com/sportsmedia/2013/04/lin-tells-60-minutes-his-ethnicity-may-have-stymied-college-recruiting-offers/ |archive-date=April 8, 2013 |url-status=live ))</ref> NBA commissioner [[David Stern]] also believed Lin was not drafted due to discrimination. "I don't know whether he was discriminated against because he was at Harvard. Or because he was Asian," said Stern in 2013.<ref name=barron/> Some fans and commentators wrote off his Warriors signing as a publicity stunt.<ref name=beck_12292011/> [[Larry Riley (basketball)|Larry Riley]], the team's general manager, denied catering to the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]]'s large Asian population. He understood that some people would see it that way. "We evaluated him throughout summer league," Riley said. "All that had to happen was for him to confirm what we already believed."<ref name=culpepper/> While the team created a campaign around him, Riley said it would not have been advisable if Lin was not a basketball player first.<ref>((cite news|last=Castillo|first=Jorge|title=Harvard graduate Jeremy Lin blazes unique trail to Golden State Warriors|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 28, 2010|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/27/AR2010072705802.html|access-date=October 21, 2010|quote='If he didn't have the skill set to go with it, that's not something you want to get into,' Riley said.))</ref> Former player and coach [[Rex Walters]], a fellow Asian American, added, "People who don't think stereotypes exist are crazy. If [Lin's] white, he's either a good shooter or heady. If he's Asian, he's good at math. We're not taking him."<ref>((cite news|last=Reilly |first=Rick |title=How do you like me now? |date=February 14, 2012 |publisher=ESPN |url=http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7574087/overlooking-jeremy-lin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216033306/http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7574087/overlooking-jeremy-lin |archive-date=February 16, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

Lin's experience in the NBA draft was used as an example in the nonfiction psychology book ''[[The Undoing Project]]'' by Michael Lewis, which details how stereotypes can overwhelmingly influence a person's decision making, even in the face of contradictory evidence. In the book, Houston Rockets general manager [[Daryl Morey]] stated that Lin did very well in pre-draft testing. "He lit up our [statistical] model," said Morey. "Our model said take him with, like, the 15th pick in the draft."<ref>Lewis, Michael (2016). ''The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds''. p. 19.</ref> A year after the Rockets failed to draft Lin, they began to measure the speed of a player's first two steps; Lin had the quickest first move of any player measured, and he was able to change direction far more quickly than most NBA players. "He's incredibly athletic," said Morey. "But the reality is that every fucking person, including me, thought he was unathletic. And I can't think of any reason for it other than he was Asian."<ref>Lewis, p. 20.</ref><ref>((cite journal|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2016/12/how_daryl_morey_used_behavioral_economics_to_revolutionize_the_art_of_nba.html|title=Basketball's Nerd King|first=Michael|last=Lewis|date=December 6, 2016|journal=Slate))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-lewis-the-undoing-project-a-friendship-that-changed-our-minds-amos-tversky-daniel-kahneman/|title=Author Michael Lewis on "the best two characters I've ever had as a writer"|website=cbsnews.com))</ref>

The first time Lin went to a Pro-Am game in [[Kezar Pavilion]] in San Francisco, a security guard told him: "Sorry, sir, there's no volleyball here tonight. It's basketball."<ref>((cite news|last=Knapp|first=Gwen|title=Bay Area appeal makes Lin good bet|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=July 22, 2010|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/22/SP671EHVTD.DTL|access-date=August 28, 2010|quote=He pointed out that even people who don't mean any harm assume that Lin, whose parents came to the United States from Taiwan, doesn't have game.))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Yng |first=Jeff |title=Jeremy Lin's Pop Culture Slam Dunk |date=May 10, 2012 |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/02/10/jeremy-lin-slamdunks-the-world/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208063616/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/02/10/jeremy-lin-slamdunks-the-world/ |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref> Early in his stint with the Knicks, a security guard at Madison Square Garden stopped Lin from entering the players' entrance, mistaking him as a trainer.<ref>((cite news|last=Yang |first=Jeff |title=Yes, 'Linsanity' Is Still a Thing |date=March 18, 2013 |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/03/18/yes-linsanity-is-still-a-thing/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917220059/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/03/18/yes-linsanity-is-still-a-thing/ |archive-date=September 17, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref> After signing with the Hornets, the five-year NBA veteran had to convince security at Charlotte's [[Time Warner Cable Arena]] that he was a player.<ref>((cite news|last=Pandian |first=Anath |title=Jeremy Lin had to persuade Hornets security he plays for team |date=September 12, 2015 |work=CBS Sports |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25299224/jeremy-lin-had-to-persuade-hornets-security-he-plays-for-team |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213144642/http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25299224/jeremy-lin-had-to-persuade-hornets-security-he-plays-for-team |archive-date=December 13, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref>

In a 2015 interview with [[Pablo S. Torre]] in ''[[ESPN The Magazine]]'', Lin expressed the belief that perceptions of Asians had affected his reputation as a player who was turnover-prone or unable to use both hands, despite statistics that suggested he had improved in both areas. He also noted his reputation as a poor defender who lacked speed, while D'Antoni stated that Lin "was one of the quickest athletes we've ever worked out".<ref name=torre_03272015/> Lin also opined that his performance with the Knicks may have gained excessive publicity due to his ethnicity. "People just aren't used to seeing Asians do certain things, so it creates a very polarizing effect," Lin stated.<ref name=torre_03272015/> In 2015, Lin said, "I feel like Asians in general don't get the respect that we may deserve whether it comes to sports, basketball, or whatever it might be".<ref>((cite video|title=First Person: Jeremy Lin (Full Interview)|date=December 15, 2011|publisher=Palo Alto Online|series=First Person|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqrrKLcvPSE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/gqrrKLcvPSE |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=February 11, 2012))((cbignore))</ref> Reflecting on the subject of race after he returned to the New York City area in 2016 to play for the Brooklyn Nets, Lin stated, "In some ways, Linsanity wouldn't have been Linsanity if I was a different skin color, most likely, it wouldn't have been as big of a deal, and that went to my advantage, too, but if you look prior to that, a lot of the obstacles to even get to that point where I could get to a position of getting on the floor, those were definitely obstacles that were very much stereotypes that I had to fight along the way. So I've always understood that there's good and there's bad and you have to take them together and just be thankful for it all."<ref>((Cite web | last=Botte | first=Peter | date=September 26, 2016 | title=Lin: If I wasn't Asian, Linsanity wouldn't have been a big deal – NY Daily News | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/lin-wasn-asian-linsanity-wouldn-big-deal-article-1.2807193 | work=Daily News | access-date=September 28, 2016))</ref>

[[J. A. Adande]] of ESPN.com wrote that heightened ethnic sensitivity toward Asian Americans was "another way [Lin's] impact resonates far beyond Madison Square Garden".<ref>((cite news|last=Adande |first=J.A. |title=Jeremy Lin, race and lessons learned |date=February 22, 2012 |publisher=ESPN |url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7595841/nba-jeremy-lin-race-lessons-learned |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223114844/http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7595841/nba-jeremy-lin-race-lessons-learned |archive-date=February 23, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> The AAJA released a set of guidelines to the media in response to what it termed as "factual inaccuracies about Lin's background as well as an alarming number of references that rely on stereotypes about Asians or Asian Americans".<ref>((cite news|last=Stableford |first=Dylan |title=Asian American Journalists Association releases guidelines on Jeremy Lin media coverage |date=February 23, 2012 |publisher=Yahoo |url=https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/asian-american-journalists-association-releases-guidelines-jeremy-lin-155822233.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225113107/http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/asian-american-journalists-association-releases-guidelines-jeremy-lin-155822233.html |archive-date=February 25, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news|title=AAJA Media Advisory on Jeremy Lin News Coverage |date=February 23, 2012 |publisher=channelapa.com |url=http://www.channelapa.com/2012/02/aaja-media-advisory-on-jeremy-lin-news-coverage.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301110134/http://www.channelapa.com/2012/02/aaja-media-advisory-on-jeremy-lin-news-coverage.html |archive-date=March 1, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

==Public image and impact==
[[File:Jeremy Lin 2012 Shankbone.JPG|thumb|upright|Lin was named to the [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] in 2012.]]
Lin has a popular [[YouTube]] account,<ref>((cite web | last=Roberts | first=Daniel | title=Can YouTube revive Linsanity? | website=Fortune | date=September 26, 2014 | url=http://fortune.com/2014/09/26/youtube-jeremy-lin/ | access-date=May 14, 2016))</ref> and has made videos with YouTube personalities [[Nigahiga]] and [[KevJumba]]. Lin and former Knicks teammate [[Landry Fields]] appeared on the channel revealing their "secret handshake".<ref>((cite web|url=http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2012/03/18/jeremy-lin-and-landry-fields-handshake-finally-revealed-video/ |title=Jeremy Lin and Landry Fields secret handshake finally revealed (video)|date=March 17, 2012 |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=April 22, 2012))</ref> In 2014, Lin became a content partner with [[Whistle Sports Network]], adding his YouTube channel with roughly 400,000 subscribers in exchange for an undisclosed equity stake. He was the first athlete from one of the four [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major sports leagues in the United States]] to produce content for the digital sports platform.<ref name=bloomberg_09262014>((cite news|title=Jeremy Lin passed up big Linsanity payday |date=September 26, 2014 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |agency=Bloomberg News |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/chi-jeremy-lin-passed-up-big-linsanity-payday-20140926-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927082843/http://www.latimes.com/sports/chi-jeremy-lin-passed-up-big-linsanity-payday-20140926-story.html |archive-date=September 27, 2014 |url-status=live ))</ref>

In a video interview conducted by [[Elie Seckbach]], he asked Lin how it felt to be representing so many people. Lin responded by stating, "It's humbling, a privilege, and an honor. I'm really proud of being [[Han Chinese|Chinese]], I'm really proud of my parents being from [[Taiwan]]. I just thank God for the opportunity."<ref name=nbastar/> In July 2011, the [[overseas Chinese]] ''Vivid Magazine'' named Lin one of its top eight influential [[Chinese-Americans]].<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/50483 |title=New Sabah Times |publisher=New Sabah Times |date=July 17, 2011 |access-date=August 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930131515/http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/50483 |archive-date=September 30, 2011 ))</ref> In April 2012, Lin was named to the [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] as one of the most influential people in the world.<ref>((cite magazine |title=The 100 Most Influential People in the World&nbsp;– Jeremy Lin |date=April 18, 2012 |magazine=Time |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111945,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419005414/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111945,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 19, 2012 |access-date=April 18, 2012))</ref> On June 18, 2012, [[NBA TV]] announced that Lin was the first-ever winner of the "Social Breakout Player of the Year" Award.<ref>((cite news |title=Jeremy Lin Wins "Social Breakout Player of the Year" Award |date=June 18, 2012 |publisher=Turner Sports |url=http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6135 |access-date=June 18, 2012))</ref> He was also the winner of "The EPIC Award".<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.nba.com/2012/news/features/07/09/2012-social-media-awards/index.html|title=2011–12 Social Media Award Winners|publisher=NBA|date=July 12, 2012|access-date=July 18, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713121858/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/features/07/09/2012-social-media-awards/index.html|archive-date=July 13, 2012))</ref> In July 2012, Lin won the [[ESPY Award]] for [[Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award|Breakthrough Athlete of the Year]].<ref>[http://espn.go.com/espys/story/_/id/8158208/lebron-james-justin-verlander-robert-griffin-iii-espy-nominees Lin Wins ESPN's "ESPY Award for Breakthrough Athlete of the Year"], espn.go.com, July 2012; accessed August 24, 2014.</ref> [[The New York Times]] wrote: "Jeremy Lin has given Asian-Americans a popular sports figure to relate to".<ref>((cite web|last=Luo|first=Michael|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/sports/basketball/the-knicks-jeremy-lin-faith-pride-and-points.html?_r=1|title=Lin's Appeal: Faith, Pride and Points|date=February 11, 2012|magazine=The New York Times|access-date=May 18, 2021))</ref> [[Bleacher Report]] called Lin an "American icon", explained: "To the rest of the world, Jeremy Lin may be that Asian basketball player from Harvard who was really famous for two weeks or an average NBA point guard who has bounced around from team to team. But for Asian-Americans, Jeremy Lin is our Brad Pitt, our second-most famous person in the world".<ref>((cite web|last=Lee|first=Joon|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2692897-jeremy-lin-remains-an-american-icon-even-five-years-after-linsanity|title=Jeremy Lin Remains an American Icon, Even Five Years After Linsanity|date=February 14, 2017|website=Bleacher Report|access-date=May 18, 2021))</ref>

In 2014, [[Madame Tussauds]] unveiled a wax figure of his likeness at its San Francisco branch.<ref name=pincus_08212014/> In 2016, Lin starred in an episode of the [[Comedy Central]] series ''Viralocity'', playing a heightened version of himself.<ref>((cite web |title=Jeremy Lin stars in Comedy Central 'Viralocity' skit |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/nets/jeremy-lin-stars-in-comedy-central-viralocity-skit-1.12470186 |website=www.newsday.com |access-date=April 2, 2019 |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402120534/https://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/nets/jeremy-lin-stars-in-comedy-central-viralocity-skit-1.12470186 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite web |title=Jeremy Lin Surprises His Fans |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDTgFEcGN7A  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/XDTgFEcGN7A |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |url-status=live|website=Youtube))((cbignore))</ref> On May 26, 2021, Jeremy Lin addressed the graduating class of Harvard College as their Class Day speaker.<ref>((cite web |last1=Christina |first1=Pazzanese |title=There is more to Jeremy Lin than 'Linsanity' |url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/05/basketball-star-jeremy-lin-gets-candid/ |website=The Harvard Gazette |date=May 26, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2022))</ref>

==="Linsanity"===
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After he became a starter for the Knicks, the [[Associated Press]] called Lin "the most surprising story in the NBA".<ref>((cite news|title=It's Lin-Mania in the NBA as Jeremy jams Kobe |date=February 11, 2012 |location=Canada |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012/02/11/sp-lin-knicks.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215060116/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012/02/11/sp-lin-knicks.html |archive-date=February 15, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> [[Bloomberg News]] wrote that Lin "has already become the most famous [Asian American NBA player]". Knicks fans developed nicknames for him along with a new lexicon inspired by his name, ''Lin''.<ref>((cite news |last=Hsu |first=Hua |title=Love Jeremy Lin Without Asian, Harvard, NBA Stereotypes: Hua Hsu |date=February 10, 2012 |newspaper=The San Francisco Chronicle |agency=Bloomberg News |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/02/10/bloomberg_articlesLZ6S051A74E901-LZ6S0.DTL&ao=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215053939/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/02/10/bloomberg_articlesLZ6S051A74E901-LZ6S0.DTL&ao=all |archive-date=February 15, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Flegenheimer |first=Matt |title=A Player's Rise, Charted on Twitter |date=February 12, 2012 |page=MB4 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/nyregion/jeremy-lins-rise-charted-in-tweets.html?_r=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608103504/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/nyregion/jeremy-lins-rise-charted-in-tweets.html?_r=1 |archive-date=June 8, 2022 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Most popular was the word ''Linsanity'', the excitement over the unheralded Lin.<ref>((cite news|title=Lin-sanity Accepted into English Lexicon&nbsp;... Lin-ough already!? |date=February 24, 2012 |publisher=[[The Global Language Monitor]] |url=http://www.languagemonitor.com/new-words/lin-sanity-accepted-into-english-lexicon-lin-ough-already |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302014449/http://www.languagemonitor.com/new-words/lin-sanity-accepted-into-english-lexicon-lin-ough-already/ |archive-date=March 2, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite journal |title=Linsanity and the shaking of interethnic boundary |first=Guo-Ming |last=Chen |year=2012 |journal=Asian Ethnicity |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=469–471 |doi=10.1080/14631369.2012.710070 |s2cid=144056382 |quote=Other newly coined words, including English such as 'Lincredible', 'Linpossible', 'Linderella', 'Super Lintendo', and 'Legend in New York', and Chinese such as 'haoshen' (Lin as god), 'haoge' (Lin as brother), and 'haoxiaozi' (Lin as buddy)))</ref> [[Time.com]] ran an article titled, "It's Official: Linsanity Is for Real".<ref>((cite magazine|last=Gregory |first=Sean |title=It's Official: Linsanity Is for Real |date=February 11, 2012 |magazine=Time |url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/02/11/its-official-linsanity-is-for-real/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212021149/http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/02/11/its-official-linsanity-is-for-real/ |archive-date=February 12, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Other puns included "[[Words with Friends|Words with Lin]]", "[[Cinderella|Linderella]]", "Lincredible", and "[[Super Nintendo|Super Lintendo]]".((r|mahoney20120211))

[[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] player [[Magic Johnson]] said, "The excitement [Lin] has caused in <!--***DO NOT REMOVE BRACKETS*** The original quote is "the Garden", which was clarified as "[Madison Square] Garden" DO NOT REMOVE BRACKETS****-->[[Madison Square Garden|[Madison Square] Garden]]<!--***DO NOT REMOVE BRACKETS***-->, man, I hadn't seen that in a long time". The Associated Press compared Linsanity to [[Tebowing]].<ref name=mahoney20120211>((cite news|last=Mahoney |first=Brian |title=Linsanity: Knicks benchwarmer becomes a star |date=February 11, 2012 |publisher=yahoo |agency=Associated Press |url=https://news.yahoo.com/linsanity-knicks-benchwarmer-becomes-star-184355068.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214081216/http://news.yahoo.com/linsanity-knicks-benchwarmer-becomes-star-184355068.html |archive-date=February 14, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Lin appeared on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated'' with the headline "Against All Odds", which the ''Times'' called "the greatest tribute".<ref>((cite news |last=Beck |first=Howard |title=At the Buzzer, It's All Lin |date=February 15, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=B10 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/sports/basketball/at-the-buzzer-its-all-jeremy-lin-as-knicks-edge-raptors.html?_r=3&ref=basketball |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609025415/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/sports/basketball/at-the-buzzer-its-all-jeremy-lin-as-knicks-edge-raptors.html?_r=3&ref=basketball |archive-date=June 9, 2022 |url-status=dead ))</ref> He also made the cover of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' in Asia; ''[[Forbes]]'' wrote, "Congratulations Jeremy. You have now made the cover of ''Time'' the same number of times as [[Michael Jordan]]. Linsanity reigns on".<ref>((cite news|last=Badenhausen |first=Kurt |title=Time Magazine Picks Jeremy Lin For Cover After Five Games |date=February 17, 2012 |magazine=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2012/02/17/time-magazine-picks-jeremy-lin-for-cover-after-five-games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218235117/http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2012/02/17/time-magazine-picks-jeremy-lin-for-cover-after-five-games/ |archive-date=February 18, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Lin's story was also on the front-page of many [[Taipei]] newspapers.<ref>((cite news |last=Bradsher |first=Keith |title=In China, an Instant Star and an Emerging Symbol |date=February 15, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/sports/basketball/in-china-knicks-lin-emerges-as-a-star-and-a-symbol.html?_r=1&ref=basketball |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609025512/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/sports/basketball/in-china-knicks-lin-emerges-as-a-star-and-a-symbol.html?_r=1&ref=basketball |archive-date=June 9, 2022 |url-status=dead ))</ref> "I haven't done a computation, but it's fair to say that no player has created the interest and the frenzy in this short period of time, in any sport, that I'm aware of like Jeremy Lin has," said NBA commissioner [[David Stern]].<ref>((cite news|title=David Stern fascinated by Jeremy Lin |date=February 24, 2012 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |url=http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7608874/david-stern-says-never-seen-anything-jeremy-lin-frenzy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224130531/http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7608874/david-stern-says-never-seen-anything-jeremy-lin-frenzy |archive-date=February 24, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

[[File:Jeremy Lin jersey.jpg|thumb|left|150 px|Lin's jersey on display]]
The Knicks' success due to Lin's play reportedly contributed to the end of a dispute that had for 48 days prevented [[Time Warner Cable]] customers from watching Knicks games and other [[MSG (TV network)|MSG Network]] programs.<ref name="beck20120218">((cite news|last1=Beck|first1=Howard|last2=Sandomir|first2=Richard|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/18/sports/time-warner-cable-and-garden-resolve-dispute.html|title=Time Warner and MSG Network End Their Cable Dispute|work=The New York Times|date=February 18, 2012|access-date=February 18, 2012|page=D5))</ref> The market capitalization of the [[Madison Square Garden Company]], the team's owner, rose by $250 million in February and $600 million by July 2012.((r|silver_07162012)) The Knicks quickly began selling replicas of Lin's No. 17 jerseys and T-shirts, and the sales and traffic for its online store increased more than 3,000%.<ref>((cite news|last=McCarthy |first=Michael |title=Lin carrying Knicks and creating a $14 million brand |date=February 14, 2012 |newspaper=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012-02-14/Lin-carrying-Knicks-and-creating-a-14-million-brand/53092494/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214224505/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012-02-14/Lin-carrying-Knicks-and-creating-a-14-million-brand/53092494/1 |archive-date=February 14, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Lin's jersey became the best-selling online in the league in the week of February 4, 2012, and the Knicks the best-selling team; the team began selling Lin merchandise on February 10, and one souvenir stand at Madison Square Garden sold out before the game started.((r|mahoney20120211)) His merchandise dominated the displays at Knicks stores, while those for the team's high-priced stars—Anthony, Stoudemire, and Chandler—were moved to the sale racks.<ref name=silver_07162012>((cite news|last=Silver |first=Nate |title=Keeping Lin Should Make Financial Sense for the Knicks |date=July 16, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/keeping-lin-should-make-financial-sense-for-the-knicks/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716174554/http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/keeping-lin-should-make-financial-sense-for-the-knicks/ |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref> He had the best selling jersey in the NBA in February and March. For the one-year period ending April 2012, Lin had the second highest selling jersey in the league behind [[Derrick Rose]].<ref>((cite news|last=Zwerling |first=Jared |title=Jeremy Lin No. 2 on NBA jersey sales list |date=April 26, 2012 |work=ESPNNewYork.com |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/17740/jeremy-lin-no-2-on-nba-jersey-sales-list |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615184520/http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/17740/jeremy-lin-no-2-on-nba-jersey-sales-list |archive-date=June 15, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news|date=April 26, 2012 |title=Derrick Rose, Jeremy Lin top sellers |publisher=ESPN |url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7857542/derrick-rose-chicago-bulls-jeremy-lin-new-york-knicks-top-nba-jersey-sales |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721150505/http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7857542/derrick-rose-chicago-bulls-jeremy-lin-new-york-knicks-top-nba-jersey-sales |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite news|last=Levinson |first=Mason |author2=Novy-Williams, Eben |title=Jeremy Lin Drives Sales of Knicks' Merchandise as MSG Shares Reach Record |date=February 13, 2012 |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-13/jeremy-lin-drives-knicks-sales-as-msg-shares-climb-to-record.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412005245/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-13/jeremy-lin-drives-knicks-sales-as-msg-shares-climb-to-record.html |archive-date=April 12, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Both [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] and [[Adidas]] introduced Lin-related athletic apparel, and expected that his fame would help sales in China.<ref name="brettman20120222">((cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/02/jeremy_lin_craze_big_news_at_n.html|title=Jeremy Lin craze is welcome news at Nike, Adidas|work=The Oregonian|date=February 22, 2012|access-date=February 23, 2012|author=Brettman, Allan))</ref> His popularity was attributed with growing the NBA's popularity there since [[Yao Ming]]'s retirement in the offseason; the audience for NBA games on television and online in China rose 39&nbsp;percent over the previous season.<ref>((cite news|title='Linsanity' a boon for NBA in China |date=February 17, 2012 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |url=http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7584905/new-york-knicks-jeremy-lin-spurring-growth-nba-china-yao-ming-happy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219144717/http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7584905/new-york-knicks-jeremy-lin-spurring-growth-nba-china-yao-ming-happy |archive-date=February 19, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

[[File:Jeremy Lin cookies.jpg|thumb|upright|Cookies inspired by Lin were available in New York in March 2012]]
Within three weeks of his first game as a starter, at least seven [[e-book]]s were being published on Lin,<ref name="terdiman20120222">((cite news | url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57382795-52/linsanity-already-hitting-e-bookstores-near-you/ | title='Linsanity' already hitting e-bookstores near you |publisher=CNet | date=February 22, 2012 | access-date=February 22, 2012 | author=Terdiman, Daniel))</ref> and the [[Global Language Monitor]] declared that ''Linsanity'' had met its criteria to be considered an English-language word.<ref>((cite news |title='Lin-sanity' becomes part of the English language |date=February 23, 2012 |agency= ABS-CBN |url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/02/23/12/lin-sanity-becomes-part-english-language))</ref> He appeared on a second consecutive ''Sports Illustrated'' cover, the first New York-based team athlete<ref name="ap20120222">((cite magazine | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/nba/wires/02/22/2030.ap.bkn.lin.two.time.si.cover.boy.0151|title=Knicks' Jeremy Lin makes 2nd straight SI cover|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=February 22, 2012|agency=Associated Press|access-date=February 22, 2012))</ref> and the third NBA player in the magazine's history to do so.<ref>((cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/jeremy-lin-scores-second-straight-sports-illustrated-cover-183535272.html|title=Jeremy Lin scores his second straight Sports Illustrated cover, joining some lofty company|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|date=February 22, 2012|access-date=February 22, 2012|author=Dwyer, Kelly|archive-date=February 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222213518/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/jeremy-lin-scores-second-straight-sports-illustrated-cover-183535272.html|url-status=dead))</ref> New York City restaurants introduced new food and bar items in honor of Lin, and sales of [[Yanjing Beer]] rose.<ref>((cite news|last=Kayal |first=Michele |title=Jeremy Lin fever reaches into restaurants and bars |date=February 17, 2012 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The Seattle Times |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2017535413_apusfeafoodjeremylin.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419105110/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2017535413_apusfeafoodjeremylin.html |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |url-status=live ))</ref>((r|beck_07162012)) The city has about [[Demographics of New York City|450,000 residents of Chinese or Taiwanese descent]]—larger than the entire populations of NBA cities like [[Miami]], [[Atlanta]] or [[Cleveland]]—and viewing parties to watch Lin play flourished in [[Manhattan's Chinatown]].<ref name=beck_07162012>((cite news |last=Beck |first=Howard |title=For Fans of Knicks, Conflict Over Lin |date=July 17, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/sports/basketball/jeremy-lins-future-with-new-york-knicks-is-dividing-fans.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609025727/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/sports/basketball/jeremy-lins-future-with-new-york-knicks-is-dividing-fans.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all |archive-date=June 9, 2022 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref name=silver_07162012/> An airline advertised "Linsanely low prices",<ref name="manker20120221">((cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-02-21/news/ct-talk-jeremy-lin-spirit-airlines-0222-20120222_1_fares-spirit-airlines-promotions|title=Airline hopes to score with 'Linsanely low fares'|work=Chicago Tribune|date=February 21, 2012|access-date=February 22, 2012|author=Manker, Rob))</ref> bids for his [[rookie card]] exceeded $21,000 on [[eBay]],<ref name="cherner20120223">((cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/02/jeremy-lin-rookie-card-now-past-20000-in-bidding/1|title=Jeremy Lin rookie card now past $20,000 in bidding|work=USA Today|date=February 23, 2012|access-date=February 23, 2012|author=Cherner, Reid))</ref> and the press circulated rumors—denied by Lin—that he was dating [[Kim Kardashian]].<ref name="mccarthy20120220">((cite news|title=Jeremy Lin: I'm not dating divorced Kim Kardashian|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/02/jeremy-lin-no-im-not-dating-kim-kardashian-rachel-nichols-espn-abc-new-york-knicks-kris-humphries-new-jersey-nets-abc-good-morning-america/1|work=USA Today|date=February 20, 2012|access-date=February 22, 2012|author=McCarthy, Michael))</ref> ''[[Foreign Policy]]'' speculated on his potential impact on [[Sino-American relations]],<ref name="inboden20120222">((cite news|url=http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/02/22/jeremy_lin_and_us_china_relations|title=Jeremy Lin and U.S.-China relations|work=Foreign Policy|date=February 22, 2012|access-date=February 22, 2012|author=Inboden, Will|archive-date=August 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816054755/http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/02/22/jeremy_lin_and_us_china_relations|url-status=dead))</ref> and [[Jack Welch|Jack]] and [[Suzy Welch]] wrote that Lin's rise was a lesson to business leaders to not let bureaucracy stifle unproven talent.<ref>((cite news|last1=Welch |first1=Jack |author-link1=Jack Welch |last2=Welch |first2=Suzy |author-link2=Suzy Welch |title=Jeremy Lin: Lessons from the Lin-sanity |date=February 24, 2012 |work=Reuters |url=http://blogs.reuters.com/jack-and-suzy-welch/2012/02/24/jeremy-lin-lessons-from-the-lin-sanity |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301040105/http://blogs.reuters.com/jack-and-suzy-welch/2012/02/24/jeremy-lin-lessons-from-the-lin-sanity |archive-date=March 1, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Despite Lin's sudden fame, [[Sacramento Kings]] coach Keith Smart stated, "I knew [Lin] before he was Linmania. He's still the same humble guy. The guy has not changed a bit, which is real special for a young man."<ref name=mahoneyfeb>((cite news|last=Mahoney|first=Brian|title=Lin has 13 assists, Knicks run win streak to 7|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AmKEg.kk27SJy8vQydy6rBU5nYcB?gid=2012021518|access-date=February 16, 2012|newspaper=Yahoo! Sports|date=February 16, 2012))</ref>

Lin [[trademark]]ed the word ''Linsanity'' in 2012 to preempt strangers from profiting from his likeness.<ref name=torre_03272015>((cite news|last=Torre |first=Pablo S. |title=Isolation Play |date=March 27, 2015 |work=ESPN The Magazine |url=http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/12561636/inside-jeremy-lin-life-linsanity-new-york-knicks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409123826/http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/12561636/inside-jeremy-lin-life-linsanity-new-york-knicks |archive-date=April 9, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref> Two others had attempted to trademark the term in the first week of February, but the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]] ultimately registered the term to Lin.<ref>((cite news|last=Dwyer |first=Kelly |title=Jeremy Lin awarded the trademark to the word 'Linsanity,' but his next deal in New York will be complicated |date=May 30, 2012 |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/jeremy-lin-awarded-trademark-word-linsanity-next-deal-135054331.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212225646/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/jeremy-lin-awarded-trademark-word-linsanity-next-deal-135054331.html |archive-date=December 12, 2015 |url-status=live ))</ref> A [[documentary film]] about Lin, titled ''[[Linsanity (film)|Linsanity]]'', premiered on January 20, 2013, at the [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>((cite news |title=Linsanity Comes to CAAMFest Opening Night |date=January 31, 2013 |work=Asian Week |url=http://www.asianweek.com/2013/01/31/linsanity-comes-to-caamfest-opening-night/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207062813/http://www.asianweek.com/2013/01/31/linsanity-comes-to-caamfest-opening-night/ |archive-date=February 7, 2013 |url-status=dead ))</ref> It was shown at numerous [[film festival]]s before making its way into [[art house]]s.<ref>((cite news |last=Freedman |first=Samuel G. |title=Off the Court, a Film's Lens on Asian-American Faith |date=November 16, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/16/us/off-the-court-a-documentarys-lens-on-asian-american-christianity.html?_r=1& |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526023829/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/16/us/off-the-court-a-documentarys-lens-on-asian-american-christianity.html?_r=1& |archive-date=May 26, 2020 |url-status=live ))</ref>

[[Ben & Jerry's]] created a frozen yogurt in honor of Lin named "Taste the Lin-Sanity". It contained lychee honey swirls and fortune cookie pieces. The company later replaced the fortune cookies with [[waffle]] cookies and apologized to anyone offended by their Lin-Sanity flavor.<ref>((cite news|last=Rocheleau|first=Matt|title=Ben & Jerry's launches 'Lin-Sanity' flavor, takes out fortune cookie ingredient|date=February 24, 2012|newspaper=Boston Globe|url=http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/cambridge/2012/02/ben_jerrys_launches_limited-re.html |access-date=February 24, 2012 |quote='There seemed to be a bit of an initial backlash about it, but we obviously weren't looking to offend anybody and the majority of the feedback about it has been positive,' he said.))</ref><ref>((cite news|title=Ben & Jerry's sorry for fortune cookies|date=February 26, 2012|publisher=ESPN|url=http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7617213/ben-jerry-apologizes-lin-sanity-flavor|access-date=February 26, 2012|quote='We offer a heartfelt apology if anyone was offended by our handmade Lin-Sanity flavor', Ben & Jerry's said in a statement.))</ref>

In May 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]], the Knicks re-broadcast a week of Linsanity games on the [[MSG Network]]. Lin stated: "When I first got the call from my agent like, 'Hey, [the Knicks] want to do this,' I was floored. Because with COVID, right now, New York is going through one of the toughest times that it has seen in decades. It is a very, very tragic time. And the Knicks were like, 'Hey, we need to do something to uplift everybody.'"<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29124033/jeremy-lin-floored-knicks-week-linsanity-tv|title=Jeremy Lin 'floored' by Knicks' week of Linsanity TV|work=ESPN|date=May 1, 2020))</ref>

===Endorsements===
[[File:Jeremy Lin waving.jpg|thumb|Lin in 2017]]
Lin has turned down most of the sponsorship deals he has been offered. He stated that he declined tens of millions of dollars of endorsement opportunities during the peak of Linsanity. "I do think my purpose is to play basketball, play well, and play for the glory of God," he said. Lin called business outside of basketball "definitely secondary to my primary job".<ref name="bloomberg_09262014" />

He has endorsed the following brands during his career:
* [[Volvo]]<ref>((cite news|last=Shirouzu |first=Norihiko |title=Volvo, Jeremy Lin to Unveil Marketing Deal Today |date=March 20, 2012 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304724404577291660946498178 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706073044/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304724404577291660946498178.html |archive-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref>
* [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] (2010–2014)<ref name=shell/>
* Steiner Sports<ref>((cite news|last=Abbott |first=Henry |title=Jeremy Lin confronts critics |date=July 18, 2012 |publisher=ESPN |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/48018/jeremy-lin-confronts-critics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722043729/http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/48018/jeremy-lin-confronts-critics |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |url-status=live ))</ref>
* [[Adidas]] (2014–2019)<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-06/jeremy-lin-signs-adidas-endorsement-accord-after-nike-deal-ends.html|title=Jeremy Lin Signs Adidas Endorsement Accord After Nike Deal Ends|publisher=Bloomberg|date=January 6, 2014|access-date=July 13, 2014|first=Scott|last=Soshnick ))</ref><ref>((cite news |last1=Moon |first1=Louise |title=Xtep expands its sportswear portfolio into basketball shoes and apparel, signing on star Jeremy Lin as brand spokesman |url=https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3022097/xtep-expands-its-sportswear-portfolio-basketball-shoes-and |access-date=January 22, 2021 |publisher=South China Morning Post |date=August 9, 2019))</ref>
* [[Xtep]] (2019–2022)<ref>((cite press release|title=特步签约林书豪 共创篮球新事业|publisher=特步|date=August 9, 2019|url=https://www.xtep.com/news/show-6811.html|access-date=August 26, 2020|archive-date=August 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826142418/https://www.xtep.com/news/show-6811.html|url-status=live))</ref><ref>((cite news |last1=白 |first1=杨 |title=签下林书豪 特步进军篮球 |url=https://www.bbtnews.com.cn/2019/0809/315245.shtml |access-date=January 22, 2021 |publisher=北京商报 |date=August 9, 2019))</ref>
In November 2020, in partnership with Xtep, Lin released a signature shoe called Xtep JLin One, which was available in Asia.<ref>((Cite news|last=McCarriston|first=Shanna|date=November 6, 2020|title=LOOK: Jeremy Lin drops first signature shoe in Asia, 'JLIN ONE'|work=[[CBS Sports]]|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/look-jeremy-lin-drops-first-signature-shoe-in-asia-jlin-one/|access-date=April 21, 2021))</ref>

===Music===
Lin has collaborated with fellow Asian-American rapper [[MC Jin]] on the single "The First Opponent".<ref>((cite web|url=https://radiichina.com/raptor-to-rapper-jeremy-lin-jumps-in-the-booth-with-mc-jin/|title=Raptor to Rapper: Jeremy Lin Jumps In the Booth with MC Jin|publisher=Radii China|date=May 30, 2019|access-date=June 20, 2019))</ref> The music video was released on [[YouTube]] on May 28, 2019.

==Philanthropy==
In October 2016, Lin donated $1 million to [[Harvard University]] to support undergraduate financial aid and renovations to [[Lavietes Pavilion]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/10/gift-from-jeremy-lin-10-funds-financial-aid-and-lavietes-pavilion-renovation/|title=Gift from Jeremy Lin '10 funds financial aid and Lavietes Pavilion renovation|date=October 26, 2016|website=harvard.edu))</ref>

In February 2020, Lin donated ¥1 million (about $144,370) to help those affected by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3049735/david-beckham-sun-yang-and-jeremy-lin-among-stars-supporting-wuhan|title=David Beckham, Sun Yang and Jeremy Lin among stars supporting Wuhan virus fight|work=South China Morning Post|date=February 10, 2020))</ref> He also spoke out against the [[Xenophobia and racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic|racism related to the outbreak]], stating: "I've lived in China this past season and now being back on US soil, I'm saddened by the racist comments regarding the virus in China. There are real people suffering and real heroes working around the clock in service to others — please don't let your fear or ignorance rob you of seeing that. This world needs more compassion and empathy."<ref name=inquisitr/>

In April 2020, Lin donated $500,000 to the nonprofits [[Direct Relief]] and [[Feeding America]] to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; he also wrote an article for ''[[The Players' Tribune]]'' in which he pledged to match donations up to an additional $500,000 and encouraged unity, writing: "Again, at a time like this that requires ''everyone'' uniting to survive, COVID-19 shouldn't be about East vs. West, politics, race or anything other than helping as many people as we can survive."<ref>((cite web|url=https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-jeremy-lin-pledges-up-to-1-million-fight-coronavirus/|title=Jeremy Lin pledges up to $1 million to fight coronavirus|work=ClutchPoints|date=April 13, 2020))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/jeremy-lin-darkness-has-not-overcome-it|title=The Darkness Has Not Overcome It|work=The Players' Tribune|date=April 13, 2020|first=Jeremy|last=Lin))</ref>

In an NBA Together Virtual Roundtable held in May 2020, Lin further spoke out against anti-Asian racism, stating: "All it would take is 10 seconds to put yourself in the position of someone who is dealing with racism or somebody who is legitimately contemplating whether to go to the grocery store to get food for themselves or to not because they're afraid of being attacked. ... Sometimes the best thing you can do is to not post the hateful comment, or don't be a troll, or take a second to think about what you're saying or doing or if you know someone acting ignorant call them out. All these things are small steps in the right direction."<ref>((cite web|url=https://people.com/sports/jeremy-lin-addresses-anti-asian-sentiment-in-u-s-amid-covid-19-pandemic/|title=Jeremy Lin Addresses Anti-Asian Racism in U.S. amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Encourages Unity|work=People|date=May 13, 2020))</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:President Ma meets Jeremy Lin.jpg|thumb|left|Lin meets Taiwan president [[Ma Ying-jeou]] in 2010.]]
Mostly private about his personal life, Lin announced on social media in January 2023 that he and his wife got married about two years before.<ref>((Cite web |title=Jeremy Lin reveals he got married 'over a couple years ago' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/jeremy-lin-reveals-marriage-2-years-rcna66536 |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=NBC News |language=en))</ref> She is [[Filipinos|Filipino]].<ref>((cite news |author1=陳筱琳 |author2=陳怡誠 |title=林書豪賽後透露 老婆是菲律賓人 |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20231129005955-260403 |accessdate=2023-11-29 |publisher=中時新聞網 |date=2023-11-29 |quote=他回應：「菲律賓歌手AJ Rafael是我好朋友，我穿的是他的衣服品牌。我也覺得應該可以宣傳一下我老婆是菲律賓人，（之後到馬尼拉比賽）當然對我來說是非常有意義的一件事。」|lang=Chinese))</ref><ref>((cite news |author=Chao Yen-hsiang |title=Jeremy Lin shares connection with Philippines following EASL win |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202311300014 |access-date=2023-12-03 |work=Focus Taiwan |date=2023-11-30 |quote=Asked about his shirt, Lin said it was a product of a brand founded by his good friend AJ Rafael, a Filipino-American singer-songwriter."Also, I think I can share this with you today, my wife is a Filipino, so for me this is very meaningful."))</ref> His older brother, Joshua, studied dentistry at [[New York University]].<ref>((cite news|last=Back|first=Howard|title=From Ivy Halls to the Garden, Surprise Star Jolts the N.B.A.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-has-burst-from-nba-novelty-act-to-knicks-star.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 8, 2012|access-date=February 13, 2012))</ref>

Lin is an [[evangelical]] Protestant, and was a leader in [[Harvard University|Harvard]]'s Asian American Christian Fellowship during his time there.<ref name="InterVarsity">[http://www.intervarsity.org/studentsoul/item/jeremy-lin Jeremy Lin: Taking Harvard Basketball to New Levels] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322223905/http://www.intervarsity.org/studentsoul/item/jeremy-lin |date=March 22, 2010 )), [[InterVarsity Christian Fellowship|InterVarsity.org]], Published March 12, 2010; accessed February 15, 2012.</ref><ref name="Luo">Michael Luo, [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/sports/basketball/the-knicks-jeremy-lin-faith-pride-and-points.html Lin's Appeal: Faith, Pride, and Points], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 12, 2012, accessed February 15, 2012.</ref> He credited his NBA success to playing without pressure. "I've surrendered that to God. I'm not in a battle with what everybody else thinks anymore," said Lin.<ref name=thompson_02132012>((cite news|author=Thompson II, Marcus |title=Exclusive: Jeremy Lin says 'Lin-sanity' was triggered by a leap of faith |date=February 13, 2012 |newspaper=San Jose Mercury News |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/jeremy-lin/ci_19954877 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216010602/http://www.mercurynews.com/jeremy-lin/ci_19954877 |archive-date=February 16, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> He hopes to become a pastor who can head up non-profit organizations, either home or abroad,<ref name=hughes>((cite news|last=Hughes|first=Frank|title=Former Harvard standout Lin ready to prove himself with Warriors|publisher=SI.com|date=July 26, 2010|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/frank_hughes/07/26/jeremy.lin.warriors/index.html|access-date=October 23, 2010|quote=You do not hear too many NBA players talk like this, seeds of self-doubt occasionally sprouting. You also rarely hear this sentence: 'I compare myself to [Suns backup point guard] Goran Dragic.'))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nbadraft.net/jeremy-lin-interview|title=Jeremy Lin Interview|publisher=NBADraft.net|date=June 16, 2010|access-date=October 23, 2010|quote=I would be a pastor. It is something I think about doing when my playing days are over.))</ref> and has talked of working in inner-city communities to help with underprivileged children.<ref name=lin>((cite interview|last=Lin|first=Jeremy|interviewer=Michel Martin|title=Tell Me More|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123368990|work=[[National Public Radio]]|date=February 4, 2010|access-date=October 25, 2010|quote=I mean, I get Asian jokes and, you know, when other fans try to heckle us, I don't really hear from other players very much.))</ref>

Lin said that he understands [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]], though he could use some help speaking it;<ref name=nbastar>((cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARFmtP8tzms |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/ARFmtP8tzms |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |url-status=live|title=NBA Star: Manny Beats Mosley|publisher=ESNEWS|access-date=March 8, 2011))((cbignore))</ref> he can also read and write a little. He took a few Mandarin classes while attending Harvard to try to improve.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nbadraft.net/jeremy-lin-interview|title=Jeremy Lin Interview|publisher=NBADraft.net|date=June 16, 2010|access-date=March 8, 2011))</ref> After joining the Knicks in 2012, Lin slept on a couch in his brother's one-bedroom apartment on the [[Lower East Side]] of [[Manhattan]], New York City.<ref>((cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/sports/basketball/jeremy-lin-has-burst-from-nba-novelty-act-to-knicks-star.html|title=From Ivy Halls to the Garden, Surprise Star Jolts the N.B.A.|author=Howard Beck|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 8, 2012|access-date =February 16, 2012))</ref>  He relocated to a luxury condo in [[White Plains, New York]], after his Knicks contract became guaranteed.<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31751_162-57378577-10391697/jeremy-lin-moves-from-couch-to-condo/ |date= February 15, 2012|title=Jeremy Lin moves from couch to condo |author= Bailey Johnson|publisher=CBS News|access-date =February 16, 2012))</ref>

Lin is a fan of the video game ''[[Dota 2]]'', having played the first game in the series, ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'', since his sophomore year of high school. He appeared in ''[[Free to Play (film)|Free to Play]]'', the 2014 documentary centered around the game, in which he described ''Dota 2'' as a "way of life" that helped him better connect with his family and friends.<ref>((cite web|last=Breslau|first=Rod|url=http://www.ongamers.com/articles/nba-s-jeremy-lin-dota-2-is-more-than-just-a-game/1100-1143|title=NBA's Jeremy Lin: "Dota 2 is more than just a game"|date=April 4, 2014|publisher=[[onGamers]]|access-date=April 4, 2014|archive-date=April 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406154206/http://www.ongamers.com/articles/nba-s-jeremy-lin-dota-2-is-more-than-just-a-game/1100-1143|url-status=dead))</ref> In 2016, Lin formed his own professional ''Dota 2'' team, known as [[J.Storm]].<ref>((cite web|last1=Van Allen|first1=Eric|title=Jeremy Lin endorses new Dota 2 team VGJ|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/17579673/jeremy-lin-endorse-new-dota-2-team-vgj|website=ESPN|date=September 18, 2016|access-date=October 5, 2016))</ref><ref>((cite news |last1=Lin |first1=Jeremy |title=Esports vs. pro sports: Jeremy Lin is betting on both |url=https://qz.com/1438337/esports-vs-pro-sports-jeremy-lin-is-betting-on-both/ |access-date=October 31, 2018 |work=[[Quartz (publication)]] |date=October 31, 2018))</ref>

==Discography==
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! colspan="1" scope="col" | Peak chart position
! rowspan="2" |Album
|-
!  <small>[[Billboard Charts|CHN<br />V Chart]]</small><br /><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/china-v-chart|title=China V Chart|publisher=Billboard))
*((cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-china-social-chart|title="The First Opponent" charting|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]))</ref>
|-
! colspan="7" |Collaborations
|-
! scope="row" |"The First Opponent" <small>(with [[MC Jin]])</small>
| 2019
| 13
| ((N/a|Non-album single))
|-
| colspan="7" style="font-size:10pt; text-align:center;" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
|}

==Notes==
((notelist))

==References==
((Reflist))

==Further reading==
* ((cite book|last=Dalrymple|first=Timothy|title=Jeremy Lin: The Reason for the Linsanity|year=2012|publisher=Center Street|isbn=978-1455523948))
* ((cite book|last=Yorkey|first=Mike|title=Linspired: The Remarkable Rise of Jeremy Lin|year=2012|publisher=[[Zondervan]]|isbn=978-0-310-32068-5|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/linspiredremarka0000york))

==External links==
((Commons category|Jeremy Lin))
* ((Official website|http://www.jlin7.com/))
*((basketballstats))
* [https://teamvgj.co/ Lin's ''Dota 2'' organization] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101222039/https://teamvgj.co/ |date=January 1, 2019 ))

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