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Linspired reveals the inside story of the remarkable and meteoric rise of Jeremy Lin, superstar of the New York Knicks the first Asian-American-born player of Chinese/Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA. Discover the journey of the underdog who beat the odds to reach his current stardom and catch the attention of the sports world with both his incredible basketball skills and his on and off-court example of faith, persistence, and hard work.After receiving no athletic scholarship offers out of high school and not being drafted by an NBA team after graduating from Harvard, Lin signed a deal with his hometown team of the Golden State Warriors. After only his first year of play he was waived by the Warriors, but he was picked up by the Houston Rockets. Again, he was let go, on Christmas Eve, 2011. In spite of this disappointment, Lin always remained positive and trusted that God had a plan for his life and talents. Soon after, Lin was picked up when the New York Knicks needed a...

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Linspired
the
Jeremy Lin
Story

Mike Yorkey
with Jesse Florea

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Seven, Six, Five, Four

Any child who has picked up a basketball dreams of one day hitting a game-winning, buzzer-beating shot. Jeremy Lin grew up with images of hoops glory running through his mind as he dribbled a basketball on his familys driveway in Palo Alto, California. Hed shoot for hours, counting down from ten and releasing the ball just before the buzzer sounded. Sometimes Jeremys shot would rip through the net with a beautiful swish. Other attempts would bounce off the rim and fall disappointingly to the pavement.

On those occasions, Jeremy would gather the ball, take his place on the driveway, and start the countdown again. His team just had to win.

Seven, Six, Five, Four

Even with all of Jeremys practice and dreaming, he never would have dared to imagine what took place on February 14, 2012.

Through a bizarre series of what can only be explained as God-ordained events, the twenty-three-year-old found himself starting as point guard for the New York Knicks. Just weeks before, Jeremy feared hed be cut by his third NBA team in two years. Now in a game against the Toronto Raptors, Jeremy held the ball at half court as the clock ticked down from eighteen seconds.

Tied at eighty-seven, Lin with the ball in his hands, the TSN announcer said as the crowd at Air Canada Center rose to its feet. Jeremy had helped erase a 17-point second-half deficit for the Knicks. Moments earlier his three-point play on a double-pump, feathery four-foot jumper and ensuing foul shot had knotted the game 8787.

With five seconds to go, Jeremy started dribbling toward Toronto point guard Jose Calderon. Jeremy moved the ball between his legs, spotted up about twenty-four feet from the basket, and launched a high-arching three-pointer.

Three, Two

Lin for the wiiin, the announcer shouted. Got it!

The crowd erupted as the ball swished through the hoop, giving the Knicks a 9087 victory. Jeremy nodded his head triumphantly and backpedaled down the court before getting chest-pumped by teammates pouring off the Knicks bench. With that shot, Jeremy clinched New Yorks sixth straight victory and took the worldwide Linsanity craze to another level.

After his long jumper was the difference in the Knicks 9087 victory over the - photo 3

After his long jumper was the difference in the Knicks 9087 victory over the Toronto Raptors on February 14, 2012, a joyful Jeremy points heavenward. Notice his wristband, which reads In Jesus Name I Play.

Even though the Knicks were playing a road game, the crowds reaction seemed more fitting for New Yorks Madison Square Garden. The hometown Raptors had lost, but the crowd stayed on its feet, cheering for the NBAs newest hero. Jeremys box score on the night: 27 points (12 of which came in the fourth quarter) and 11 assists. Toronto fans, just like basketball fans around the world, were caught up in a wave of excitement surrounding a player who quickly came to embody hard work, hustle, and a rock solid faith in God.

But what some people missed on that February evening was the fact that DAntoni chose not to take a timeout when New York got possession of the ball with less than twenty-four seconds left and the score tied. Conventional wisdom in the NBA says to call a timeout, draw up a play, and make sure the right players are on the court. Instead the coach put the ball in Jeremys hands and trusted him with the outcome.

Hes too good to call a timeout, DAntoni said to reporters after the game. It makes it easy to a coach to be able to trust your point guard. Hes smart enough, and I have faith in him.

No, DAntoni wasnt talking about Carmelo Anthonyperhaps the Knicks most clutch performer, who missed the game with an injury. The coachs words werent directed toward a wily veteran player whod been in last-second situations hundreds of times. And he wasnt even describing a top-five NBA draft pick who was destined for basketball stardom since middle school. He was talking about Jeremy Linwho was five feet, three inches in high school, failed to get drafted by any NBA team, and was making just his fifth start.

Obviously, Linsanity wasnt just sweeping the world; it was affecting his coach too.

In early February 2012, Jeremy was the last man coming off the Knicks bench during garbage time; by Valentines Day, his dribble drive through five Los Angeles Lakers graced the cover of Sports Illustrated, basketball pundits on ESPNs SportsCenter had run out of superlatives to describe him, and his number 17 Knicks jersey was the NBAs top seller.

He was called Lincredible, a balm of Liniment for the NBA. And he moved from anonymity to stardomeven pop icon statusquicker than an outlet pass to start a fast break.

Nobody was saying that Jeremy was the next Steve Nash, Magic Johnson, or Jerry West, but the fact that Jeremy even made it onto an NBA roster was noteworthy for several reasons:

1. At 6 feet, 3 inches, he wasnt tall for a game dominated by humongous athletes who can jump out of the gym.

2. He came from an Ivy League school; Harvard University, which last sent a player to the NBA in 1953the year before the league adopted a 24-second shot clock.

3. He was the first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to ever play in the NBA.

The uniqueness of his storyhis racial background, his Ivy League pedigree, and his undrafted statuscaught the worlds attention. But there was more to Jeremya deep reservoir of faith. Here was a polite, humble, and hard-working young man who understood that God had a purpose for his life, whatever that might be.

Jeremy sees himself as a Christian first and a basketball player second. In the midst of his wild, implausible journey with a leather basketball in his handshe was trusting God.

Im not exactly sure how it is all going to turn out, Jeremy had said after his rookie season, but I know for a fact that God has called me to be here now in the NBA. And this is the assignment that he has given me. I know I wouldnt be here if that wasnt the case. Just looking back, though, its been a huge miracle [that Im in the NBA]. I can see his fingerprints everywhere.

Gods hand was certainly guiding Jeremy during his first handful of starts for the Knicks, where the young point guard accomplished something that not even Michael JordanJeremys childhood herocould brag about.

Whos Responsible for the Linsanity?

On February 13, 2012, Jeremy Lin filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to own the term Linsanity. His filing came six days after a thirty-five-year-old Californian applied for a Linsanity trademark.

Despite not being the first to apply, Gary Krugman, a partner at the Washington-based law firm of Sughrue Mion, said Jeremys claim should trump the others.

Nobody can register a mark if it falsely suggests a connection with the person or an institution, Krugman said. I would guess that Jeremy Lin would be able to oppose on the grounds that Linsanity points uniquely and unmistakably to him.

If you havent seen them already, dont be surprised to find Linsanity bags, cups, T-shirts, and other products in a sporting goods store near you.

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