A decade has passed, but the impact of the Insanity on NBA It was so strong that the memory of it is still fresh in the memory. Jeremy Lin shining with New York Knicks.
In a popular franchise like the Knicks but of so few hits in the 21st century, Jeremy Lin’s spectacular weeks with the big apple franchise have remained the same a short but unforgettable halo of light.
What was insanity? Jeremy Lin’s story with the New York Knicks
On December 25, 2011, Jeremy Lin went through the first day of the 2011-2012 season as someone who had been fired from the league the day before, cut by the Houston Rockets. Just a month and a half later, she was a superstar in New York City.
Lin, with less than 30 games of NBA experience and 23 yearsA Harvard graduate with a short stint in Asian basketball, he signed a deal with the New York Knicks to be the last campus guard, sort of a emergency player demoted by Baron Davis, Toney Douglas, Iman Shumpert and Mike Bibby
Faced with a series of losses for the Knicks and injuries and poor performances for the usual guards, coach Mike D’Antoni decided to give Lin a chance. And as if it were sports fiction with a clear motivational undertone, Jeremy immediately shone. He played a game of 25 points and 7 assists to beat the New Jersey Nets, another of 28 and 8 to beat the Utah Jazz, one of 23 and 10 in a win over the Washington Wizards and the grand coronation, a game of 38 points and 7 assists against the Los Angeles Lakers, in the face of Kobe Bryant at Madison Square Garden.
“I’ve never heard The Garden this loud.”
Jeremy Lin reflects on his career night 10 years ago today.
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– MSG networks (@MSG networks) February 10, 2022
The Knicks have won seven in a row. with Lin as a star and had an average 23.9 points, 9.2 assists and 2.4 steals with 50% from the field over a period of 19 days and 11 games (nine wins) in which the Knicks also had some of their stars, Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire, as victims. At Knicks ready to lose, they suddenly seemed invincible thanks to a Lin who played like an All-Star and who also won at the last second.
All the media in the world have talked about “Linsanity”, the NBA’s attention has been monopolized on him and there have even been requests for inclusion in the All-Star Game. After, Lin’s performance decreased slightly after three impressive weeks and by the end of March his season was over by one left knee injury that prevented him from participating in the playoffs. His campaign ended with an average of 14.6 points, 6.2 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, e 15 wins in 25 games as a starter.
Total, Lin has only played 35 games with the Knicks.: signed a $ 25 million three-year contract with Houston Rockets in mid-2012 that New York chose not to match. In 2014 he was transferred to Los Angeles Lakersin 2015 he signed as a free agent for Charlotte Hornetsin 2016 it did the same in Brooklyn networks and then it passed Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptorswhere he played his last NBA game in End of 2019 and became champion.
Lin never averaged more points or assists per game than he did in that season with the Knicks.despite having starting roles in Houston and Brooklyn, and a good amount of minutes in Charlotte and Lakers.
What’s new with Jeremy Lin?
Nowadays, Jeremy Lin He is without a team after playing a season with the Peking ducksone of the most successful teams in the Chinese league, the CBA. Lin has an average 13.4 points, 4.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds in 22 minutes per game with a success rate of 42.3% in field goals and 39.2% in triples.
Jeremy Lin’s documentary: when does it come out and where to see it?
“38 at the Garden”an original HBO documentary, will be released on Tuesday 11 October and can be seen from the application of HBO Max. participated in the prestigious tribe party and introduces Lin, his former New York Knicks teammates and Asian community personalities, with a focus on how that minority was represented by Lin’s performance.
The legacy of Linsanità.# 38 To the gardena @HBO original documentary chronicling the extraordinary rise of point guard Jeremy Lin (@ JLin7) during his historic 2012 season with the New York Knicks, he will debut on October 11 @HBOMax. pic.twitter.com/j39QKuwI0d
– HBO Documentaries (@HBODocs) September 20, 2022
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