Why Jeremy Lin Is Banned From The NBA

Jeremy Lin got banned from the NBA but why? #NBA
Linsanity was born, the most talked about celebrity in sports. But now Lin is out of the NBA playing in Taiwan because even though he wants to play in the NBA, he has been black listed, banned. After winning the chip with Toronto in 2019, Lin said he feels the “NBA has kind of given up on me,” What really happened to Jeremy Lin?
Lin was chosen California's player of the year in 2006 when he led his Palo Alto High School team to a state championship... but he didn’t get any athletic scholarship. Lin said, "Well, the obvious thing in my mind is that I was Asian American which, you know, is a whole different issue but I think that was a barrier."
And at Harvard University, he heard more racist slurs than in the NBA, one being “Hey! Can you even see the scoreboard with those eyes?” but the NBA would be worse for different reasons.
Lin didn’t get drafted but that didn’t stop him from overcoming his first obstacle, getting into the NBA. In 2010, he got on the Mavericks summer league and gave number 1 pick John Wall the work, 11 4th quarter points. Lin was a crowd favorite.
And Lin ran with it. Ultimately signed with the Warriors, but even with this excitement, Lin wouldn’t really get much of a chance. 29 games, 9.8 minutes a game behind a young Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis. He was more playing in the NBA D-league and then got waived.
He signed with the Rockets, but got waived again before the next season started. The Knicks gave him a shot in 2011, but again, more garbage time minutes, no responsibility. That was problem #2, no one had faith in Lin.
In his own words, “That was going to be it for me. My agent had actually called me before the game and said, ‘If you don’t play well, tonight will probably be your last game in the NBA.’ …
On January 28, 2012, the Knicks would lose, fail to reach 90 points for the 5th time in 7 games. Lin played 20 minutes, scoring 9 points and 6 assists and maybe that was enough because coach Mike D’Antoni looked for a spark and on February 4th, he would go to Lin off the bench in the first quarter, and by the second, Lin was balling out. He ended the game with 25 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds in a win. The next game, he dropped 28 points and 8 assists in another win. Dunking on the Wizards, playing on par with John Wall, and another win.
The Knicks would play the Lakers, and well Lin comes out firing, jumper after jumper, including the spin layup and Kobe was cooking Shumpert, you know the iconic. While Kobe was going off in the 4th quarter, Lin was right there with him and the crowd was going crazy. I remember watching this live and just losing my mind as my two favorite teams just going at it. Kobe ended the game with 34 points 10 boards, Lin with 38 points, 7 assists, and the win. Kobe knew who Lin was after this game and would eventually become teammates but we’ll get there. Lin still had an iconic game winner 2 games later against Toronto, the Knicks won 6 in a row.
But when Carmelo came back from injury was when the same problems resurfaced. Lin was a restricted free agent but the Knicks owner James Dolan said they would match up any offer up to a billion dollars.
In fact, Lin wanted to stay with the Knicks but they never even offered him a contract.
Two years later, the Rockets would trade Lin in a salary dump to the Lakers. Lin got his opportunity to play alongside Kobe. He then played a season for the Hornets in which he got solid minutes. ************************It was enough to sign a 3 year $36 million deal with the Nets, and it was exciting. But next season, Lin would rupture his patella tendon and be out for the season.
Now it’s been four years since Lin was seen in an NBA uniform... but why? But all this is caused by Problem #3, racism which is related to the dark secret I’m about to walk you through because to Lin, it caused his rock bottom.
You might think that with Lin’s injury history, maybe there’s some sort of justification, especially with hamstring issues and knee tears, but he played 74 games in last recent season. So, he got signed to the Warriors' G-League team for the 2020 season and proved once again that he could hoop at the next level, averaging 19.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists with the Santa Cruz Warriors, ****literally one of the best players in the G-League.
We’ve heard xenophobic comments throughout the past couple years. Statements that Giannis could never be the face of the league because no one can pronounce his name, calling Jokic a tub of lard. The NBA has an obsession for home grown athletes.
So while Linsanity was perhaps one of the best basketball stories in this century, Jeremy Lin became another heartbreaking story. In 2021, Lin said his chase back to the NBA was officially over and said "When I add all of that up, I would say race has a role to play in that, I just don't know how big. But, you know, my gut is that race definitely has a role to play.”

[@MJ2KALLDAY]

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[@ThriveAliveJoshua]

Come back!

[@diatribeeverything]

Actual hot take. He just isn't good enough to do things off ball and he just wants to be on the ball. There's just better heliocentric players around. Also, he decries racism waaay too much. Everyone gets trash talked. Teams didn't want him because he only knows how to play one way.

[@dmitch344]

@@diatribeeverything shitty fucking hot take averaging 25 poitns per game and 8 assists even with the ball a lot of the game is something 90% of players in the nba cant do there are teams with ball dominate players not even average 20 he should be able to get in those teams

[@dmitch344]

@@diatribeeverything asian players are viewed as not being able to be athletic or play any sport at the high level so even if he proves he can he cant get in

[@diatribeeverything]

@@dmitch344 damn! He averaged this over a large sample?! Wow, he's good! 🙄

[@raindog121]

What Kobe said was so sad, "If you go back and look he's probably always been really good but no one ever noticed"

[@davidgrove6210]

In an interview, Amare Stoudamire and Tyson Chandler have both said they wanted to continue the Linsanity run...but there was one player who wasn't having any of that. They both hinted it was Melo. In their words: Our team had good chemistry during Linsanity, but one of team mates didn't want none of that. There was some jealousy, so Linsanity ended

[@mamster233]

@@davidgrove6210 wow, is that really true? that's terrible! i always thought team mates look after each other

[@user-vg8tv1hp9c]

Kinda reminds me of the hate Caitlin Clark is getting. Different race so very hated for it. Only they can’t deny her since she’s one of the best

[@nolan1187]

nah I lost respect for Kobe after I saw how he played with Lin

[@davidgrove6210]

@@mamster233 they were interviews.. not just internet gossip

[@samjoseph3963]

I’m a black man and I enjoyed watching this young Asian brother play in a field that he deserved to be in the NBA and that he should’ve been supported by more people and I do believe racism was a factor in him not being there today so in case him, and or all the Asians read this just remember this is one brother that supports that Asian brother to play in any league he was playing. Thank you for the memories.

[@alexanderbanman9288]

Let's go fam.

[@wampastompastomp]

word up brother

[@pgroove163]

basketball is a game where racism should never exist.regardless of color or ethnicity or whatever

[@phenomAMD]

You are a good man, brother.

[@Macc504]

🙏🏾🙏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 we just wanna watch good damn basketball

[@BasketballStud99]

Being undermined by incompetent coaches and jealous teammates or opposing players, and being ridiculed by so called sports pundits and fans, Jeremy Lin was battling an impossible battle and ended up doing well.

[@ernestpwhirllly]

It seems odd because he would help the chineese market grow.

[@pepelepew1227]

blacks picking up their master's racism is totally funny

[@hammahdolo4502]

That shit about melo makes me rethink everything ik about him 😭

[@Charingen67]

@@hammahdolo4502 Melo selfish fr

[@nolan1187]

good point. This video should compared how his stats were better than other players in the league

[@EvLDJGetRite]

He lived in my mom's building at one point a little before he got with The Knicks. Me and my boy would see him shoot around at a basketball court by the building and would think he was just a regular dude shooting around - til we seen him on MSG during his first few games. Bugged us out lol.

[@blakefuechtmann]

The NBA is rigged. They don't let the best players play. A lot of it is planned and favoritism imo

[@blakefuechtmann]

Not saying Lin isn't good. Just saying my opinion

[@itnoked]

That’s wild lol…he took his chance though. No one will ever be able to take that away from him.

[@EvLDJGetRite]

@@itnokedhe brought excitement to the city. Dude is good in my book.

[@davidma6616]

"Bugged out" lol yup, this is a native NY-er right here lol

[@kevinkuo3415]

He went to Harvard, undrafted to NBA, he has all academic and athletic qualities that a real model should be.

[@teaaet1]

NBA elite execs know that they need to market the black thug image to get suburban kids to buy into that ideology in order to keep profits high. JL didn't fit into that marketing niche, so he was deemed bad for business. Definitely racial motives behind his exit from the NBA.

[@TJ-um8ce]

Which is exactly why they didn't draft him

[@Fredrique66]

And that's the 'problem' NBA doesn't want children to look up to people who will actually be successful in both academics and a sports profession

[@deanmcgee2787]

I didn’t know he was a model. I never saw him on the catwalk

[@mimo5853]

@@deanmcgee2787People can be many different types of models. Model athletes, model students, role models, fashion models…….. No every reference to “model” implies a runway fashion model. 🙄

[@dylan4652]

He was the player of the year in California in high school and had zero scholarship offers! That’s insane! I know kids that were just above average and got scholarship offers.

[@austinjt4264]

His last name is Lin. I'm not surprise he didn't get much offer. Chinese has always been hard upon, no matter we do. Even getting into University alone, we have to score 40% higher than everyone else just to get a shot.

[@Gilvids]

He aint black.

[@ytsux9259]

​@@RileyedSize? Lin was 6'4". 😂

[@mikopaq]

Linsane

[@sebfox2194]

​@@austinjt4264 Bro, how do you guys manage to score 120% to 130%? Just to get into a good uni.

[@cmack7281]

When Linsanity was at its peak, one day ESPN talked about Jeremy Lin for 45 minutes of it's hour broadcast. Couldn't believe it.

[@user-dm8kz8ul8h]

Ahhh yes Linsanity, where he averaged like 15 points over 3 games

[@BraydenKing-nz2gz]

@@user-dm8kz8ul8h? Look at the stats before you say some dumb shit lmao

[@amirwaldman]

@@user-dm8kz8ul8h so, youre here at youtube to respond without watching? 🤣

[@davidgrove6210]

MELO WAS PIIIIIIISSED

[@BedlamIsAbsolute]

Wow, this is the first nba documentary that actually interested me all the way through, great video. It's crazy to think about how many teams are squandering their chances to get a good point guard just because he's Asian.

[@luckyu521]

The fact that there are 1.3 million + view on this video in 6 days shows that Jeremy Lin can still draw a crowd!!!

[@rudyrudy3047]

The views got nothing to do with Lin is more of why he ain’t never going to play in the nba I don’t watch basketball and the reason I watch this video is to see why a basketball player was banned if it would’ve been another bench warmer it would’ve have the same view

[@rudyrudy3047]

The views got nothing to do with Lin is more of why he ain’t never going to play in the nba I don’t watch basketball and the reason I watch this video is to see why a basketball player was banned if it would’ve been another bench warmer it would’ve have the same view

[@YakuzaCookie]

@@rudyrudy3047 speak for yourself

[@davidsim2286]

@@rudyrudy3047 I don't think so Rudy, many of us here who click on basketball videos watch the NBA and Jeremy Lin is definitely the reason why I clicked

[@Ninjippo]

@@rudyrudy3047Jeremy Lin is probably the only player I would have clicked on this video for. He’s the only one that seemed to disappear for no reason

[@TeeJay_Fringe]

Watching this breaks my heart so bad. Idk if Jeremy Lin will ever see this comment, but as a little black boy growing up you were my favorite player when I was in highschool. I wanted to be like you, not like Mike or Kobe. You deserved better man. Edit : (since some of you are mentally handicapped) I’m not denying the greatness of MJ or Kobe they are the best of the best and some of my favorite players. I’m simply saying I looked up to J-Lin and respected and admired his journey from the mud to the top. He literally had to fight 10x as hard as everyone else for each shitty little opportunity he got…. Was Linsanity short lived? Yes… do we know what could have been? No… But he 100% deserved the money and partial fame he got because like Kobe Bryant said about Jeremy himself, he likely always had that great talent and potential, it was just never recognized and overlooked. 💯

[@niconiconii4561]

As a Chinese guy named Jeremy, every time I introduce myself to new people at the court they would exclaim "OH JEREMY LIN you must be good haha" and its very heartwarming. Nobody will forget him and what he brought to the NBA.

[@vinniechan]

The league is casually reverse racist. Listen to how some of the media would throw about terms like "white boy" and "European" as derogatory. We just have to be above that

[@Rucker1980]

Out of an inspiring week for the Knicks the guy was able to sign a huge contract and played about twice as long the average NBA career. He did alright

[@Larry_Sycamore]

Ghey

[@Larry_Sycamore]

@@niconiconii4561 So you have above average ballhandling skills but suck at every other conceivable aspect of basketball

[@MrSilverfish12]

I remember watching that MSG game with the Lakers and being pumped. I was genuinely heartbroken when I heard Lin had the meniscus tear, especially since Knicks were gonna go up against the Heat that year in the playoffs. I haven´t followed the NBA since 2014 but I still remember how awesome Linsanity was, great time to be a basketball fan.

[@BWTECH0521]

At the end of the day, he was more successful and made more money than 99% of us, and he put the money to many good causes. He is a success in my book. Still terrible what he went through, not given a fair chance, racism, etc. He did his absolute best with the cards that were dealt to him. Thank you Lin for one of the best NBA stories ever.

[@richatlarge462]

Exactly. He's 35, rich, and still doing what he loves (playing competitive basketball). Honestly he'd be warming the bench at his age in today's NBA.

[@andrewyuyoungearn2799]

absolutely

[@BrownGuyDoesLife]

It's really sad when you realize that Ben Simmons is still in the NBA but Jeremy Lin has no way back in 😢

[@nicbell8090]

bruh

[@derrickolejownik7600]

Ben Simmons been finessing the league for years now. I don’t get why they won’t give Lin a spot

[@exeterra4825]

Ben is still under contract. I wouldnt be surprised at all if his nba career is over when the contract is up

[@pinobluevogel6458]

Just take 25% of Ben Simmons salary and pay Lin with it, at least he plays basketball and isn't scared of taking a shot.

[@KT-mw2jt]

Ben Simmons just needs to talk to Giannis and ask him how he deals with all the bs cause they could literally be the same player Ben just a 🐱

[@thesuperherofanboy8376]

Jeremy will never know how much he meant to the Asian American community

[@GH-xy4zz]

Amen!!

[@Sizdothyx]

That's why they kept him out of the league.

[@nbayoungkob]

I'm glad he was removed, tired of his beta crying

[@Acc_Hugh]

another proven asian loser? whats there to prove? losing time n time again? just stay in china where he obviously shines very well without unfair disadvantage.

[@alltheworldsastage8597]

@@Sizdothyx yeah, it’s one big conspiracy 😂 knock it off

[@AL-rq4qs]

There is no room for racism in any sport, fans that scream racism slurs should be kick out of arena or penalize the arena with no games

[@danielevensen5539]

Damn, dude - this is a great video. Love your production and voice over. I'm working on upping my own game - I'm going to use you as a model. This is awesome.

[@wabdih]

As a Raptor fan, I was surprised at how the fans gave up on him. He averaged about 15 points before he was traded to us mid season. He had some bad games and that was it. For a guy like him, you gotta give him time because you don't just lose talent that quick

[@lu47kcml]

As a Taiwanese, who grew up same area as he, i thought he got whacky. Too whacky to turn back.

[@PhiloxenusTitanic]

They won the chip. They did the right thing. He wasn't good that year.

[@wabdih]

@@PhiloxenusTitanic he was good until he got traded to us. We were fine without him since we had guard depth, but he lost all playing time after like 10 games and suddenly everyone thought he was trash. Like I said he averaged 15 on Atlanta right before the trade to toronto

[@Jerrynyc424]

@@wabdihas a native New Yorker who lived Linsanity.. nyc was crazy for him in that 1 month.. come on with that he has more rings than harden and Cp3 lol… I’m a nba fan that’s very pragmatic…. I don’t love cp3… But cp3 is definitely top 3 PURE point guards of all time.. no need to put Carmelo, James harden and CP3 down cause they don’t have chips.. CP3 and Harden are first ballot hall of famers

[@pressvinyl4420]

He looked washed up. Once your athleticism fades you're on the clock - especially for guards. The NBA is too good and too competitive and much better players than Lin have aged out in their 20s.

[@monkeyluvr3]

Jeremy Lin has more championships than cp3

[@seif.boughanmi8956]

@@Zazaer24 Don't matter , a ring is a ring

[@Zazaer24]

@@seif.boughanmi8956no a ring ain’t a ring. Especially when the only reason he got it because of kawhi playing there for one season.

[@Zazaer24]

@@seif.boughanmi8956Also you know how many people got rings over him but they’re not in the hall of fame yet

[@pennyiesplus21]

@@Zazaer24Jeremy Lin>CP3😎

[@Zazaer24]

@@pennyiesplus21 bruh you’re most definitely a nba causal

[@FaisalQuadri22]

I am Asian American as well and I’ve dealt with racism my whole life. I cant help but put myself in Lins shoes and it’s just awful that a promising talent is clowned or overlooked based on their skin color or nationality. I’d love Lin back in the NBA dudes better than half the bums I see playing now that still have a roster spot. I’d take him on the bulls

[@sbuckle1171]

Lin is a testimony of grit and courage. And he probably was smarter than 99% of NBA. He’s a stud.

[@royaldeasis6910]

I'd like to see him on the Jazz !!!

[@richatlarge462]

Too old now - will be 36 next season. Won't be able to hold up his end on defense.

[@cedcec9433]

Racism is crazy just forget about it try your best prove your better than them

[@Mugetsu-xf8tn]

@@richatlarge462 defense? is there still defense in the today's NBA?

[@1398go]

“We need to be better”….cop out response to racism.

[@oriondragos5876]

He accomplished more during the Linsanity phase than over half the players in the league. How many players would have dreamed of having a run like that, being one of the top players for that brief time. That’s a helluva accomplishment

[@starbasef]

I was lucky to see him during a visit to NY. It was during "LInsanity". I bought a jersey and a coffee cup; still have them. I believe the fans will always remember him.

[@ryananderson5202]

Hahahaha!!! That game where everyone stuck to the side. And it was like a one on one game back and forth. That wasn't basketball. How did the game versus the miami heat go,????

[@dex_mandelbrot7105]

This dude went toe to toe with Kobe one night. One of the coolest moments in sports.

[@stevenspangler7587]

And won the night and the game. It's bullshit he's not in the league.

[@LastbutNotFirst]

i dont even watch basketball and i know the game where he took on kobe and won.

[@alvinsheczlek5243]

@@stevenspangler7587 that’s why the nba sucks. They’d rather protect their celebrities then give their fans good basketball.

[@grizzy3727]

.. and he and the Knicks defeated the Lakers.

[@kahsoon2460]

not toe to toe, Jeremy lin have higher score than kobe

[@Robert_Boucher_Jr]

Loved this video, editing, writing, attention to detail, and transitions……GREAT JOB my guy !!! 👏🏼

[@noybnoyb356]

I agree that race place some role, but it is more of the fact that Jeremy Lin is not the right type of Asian for NBA marketing. Knowing how the NBA wants to maintain its relationship with China, and China does not have a good relationship with Taiwan, which is where Lin's family is from, might also have something to do with why he is no longer in the NBA.

[@davidrice3337]

Why in the fuck would anyone support the NBA? These fuckers coming out of college can't even hit a fucking free throw

[@johnbalneg7889]

I think you have a good point. And big China is so petty as to involved itself in a regular guy from Taiwan…

[@ruchieru]

Not sure how much you can stand on this point because the CBA literally signed him. He literally played in China for a Chinese team.

[@RagedContinuum]

if that is the case then I'd say it's more about NBA being paranoid than China caring

[@ludai602]

@@ruchieru useful in China but not useful for China in USA

[@Jeff_2x]

It’s sad how Jermey Lin career turned out. He was mistreated through and through. Glad he was able to get a ring tho

[@stevenscummy1458]

Could have been worse if he never got his shot to play some minutes

[@Rey-gq2il]

So did the trainer.

[@daniell5740]

He was never good clown

[@ohdaUtube]

​@@daniell5740ok Karen

[@agemosinned]

@@daniell5740what are u talking about?

[@mattydubs3442]

It's so dumb that he didn't get called up to the Warriors in 2021 considering that other than Curry and Draymond they were below average

[@-onyx2626]

🎯

[@ry_an.]

he plays no defense

[@17thNO]

I gotta agree.

[@17thNO]

​@@ry_an.Neither does 80% of the NBA.

[@HappyTofu2424]

As an Asian and a Warriors fan, I was so freaking pissed that they didn't. He could have helped the bench that year, he played lights out in the G-league and was better than half of the roster. I didn't get it at all, it made sense from a basketball stand point and with the large Asian community in the Bay, made sense from a business stand point. It's just unfortunate, the NBA is very racist against Asians and that hurt him a lot.

[@godiegogo4798]

I used to grow up in 2012 thinking he was gonna be a HoF one day but seeing this really opened my eyes

[@aspoonfulofknowledge]

Enjoyed the video! Great job!

[@EbonySeraphim]

As a black software engineer, I can say Lin’s experience is truth. If you don’t “look” like someone in your industry, it’s an uphill battle. Parents, tell your kids this for their emotional preparation as they pick their profession. It matters a lot at some point if they intend on being more than “good” and recognized for it.

[@ki11a11hippies]

I hear you dude. I work with many talented black software engineers and have mad respect for the hill they had to climb to get respect. I know I've benefited from looking the part in working in software.

[@cesarmarroquin8818]

This!!! I’m Latino and a software engineer in DC. It’s crazy how much I had to go through to make it to mid-level to senior status. Yet a junior dev who is white is given a silver spoon all the way through. This is because bosses who are white see themselves in a white junior dev. It’s literally taught in psychology, how bosses will like more those that look like them. It’s sad.

[@dlpheonix]

Damn this hurts to read. I hope your in a good space with good colleagues.

[@VALIANTWEENUS]

Yeah, but you’re Black. In the West, ppl sympathize with you. All you have to do is play victim and ppl (especially leftists White ppl due to white guilt) will never criticize you or take disciplinary action for your incompetence in fear of being accused of racism.

[@sandyovals]

Have to agree with this. So much of my success in my chosen industry is because I look and act the part well. Don't get me wrong, I'm good at what I do, but I'm not blind to fact that I'm able to get my foot in the door because of the way I look and the way I speak.

[@brooKlynKiteflyer]

The Amount of blatant flagrant fouls that were not called during the tail end of Linsanity that lead to his season ending injury would tell you that the most of all NBA players wanted him gone. Heck, when J. Lin as a Rocket faced off against Carmelo Anthony's Knicks after he came back from the injury, C. Anthony blatantly smacked J. Lin's face multiple times while guarding him without any calls... Worst of all, he was to play with the certified Ball Hogs in C. Anthony, Hardee's and Kobe to stunt his growth of his game point of no return.

[@hellacooook]

what month and year was this?

[@Rey-gq2il]

He was a good role player that's all.

[@jeortiz-luis4288]

he shouldn't have gone to LA then, don't lump kob with those losers

[@HogSZN]

​@@Rey-gq2ilso much better than a "role" player. Dude was legit nice but had the worst situations to play with

[@HtxRam]

He was a 6th man at best

[@TheRawfishking]

Awesome work bruddah, you get a 👍and earned a new Sub.

[@StevenRoseren]

Thank you for making this video.

[@letmethinkaboutit8982]

This is such a sad story. Poor Lin. I didn’t know his story but thank you for making this video to share it.

[@rokko_hates_japan]

is it sad? I'd rather live in Taiwan than around a bunch of basketball americans.

[@dennishoule2570]

Don’t worry about Lin he made millions I wish Toronto would take him back

[@nycitylifeandhistory]

Poor Lin made 65 MILLION in the NBA so please

[@klipchegaming]

this is not his story.....

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@rokko_hates_japan But China just told the US that they are going to take over Taiwan whether Taiwan want on the China juggernaut or not.

[@Borzah]

jeremy lin is the OG asian balller

[@finx1871]

Yao Ming is glaring at you right now lol

[@jonathantaone7363]

I would agree with Yao Ming but before that there was Yuta Tabuse. Japanese pg for the Phoenix Suns. Never made it. Also Wang Zhizhi (Chinese) was nice he came before Yao. Very few Asians make it to/in the NBA. That’s why baseball is my favorite sport! 😉

[@vamoneygroup]

Lin isn't OG. He is OVerrated

[@finx1871]

@@vamoneygroup doesn’t make difference if you feel he is overrated. That’s your personal opinion. He was still around way before Lin and that’s my only point

[@roahnosh]

w t f is with these 60 JL fans trying to rewrite history.

[@juliusa4583]

Man I feel bad for this dude, but at the end of the day he has chip, played at the highest level and he is still getting paid. Blessed…

[@jonhohensee3258]

I find it amazing that race could be a factor in the NBA today. As long as a body is effective and producing on the court why the heck would a coach or owner give a rip about race?

[@kermitefrog64]

He was an excellent player. He was worth watching no matter what team he played on for the NBA. What a loss. I think the NBA should be ashamed.

[@woodcutta6461]

He doesn't play defense. Jordan Poole, a younger, more talented, and higher paid player just got traded from the Warriors partly b/c he couldn't play a lick of defense. It doesn't matter if you put up 30 or 40 points in a game if you give up more.

[@AlmostDarkness]

Steph, Dirk, KD, Kyrie, Dame, Manu, Tony Parker, Chris Bosh, Melo, Harden etc? All of these players are extremely talented, have average or even bad defense, but have accomplishments equal or greater than lots of hall of fame level players.

[@howo357]

@@woodcutta6461have you seen harden play defense? Yet he’s a super star

[@natedawg1007]

@@woodcutta6461no one plays defense anymore? CP3 still plays Abe you could score on him at will. As long as you aren’t morbidly obese

[@BETTALIFE101]

Great player, he just had to take a back seat from playing with Kobe, Carmelo, and the bearded fue to jealousy.

[@MackNifisent]

Jeremy Lin handled the adversity like a champ. Sad to hear about all he has been through.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

He did, but he didn't have a lot of time to shine and prove everybody wrong. If anything, it is a sad story that many talented NBA prospects suffer, never getting to show their full potential. We are lucky we at least got to see it for a short burst.

[@notlookinforahug]

He was average and greenlit… what point guard on the planet can’t look good in Mikes system 😂 Race had everything to do with it… if he was black and hyped like that (had an elite country of Asians behind him) every yt person would be like “why is this guy hyped like this????!!!!” Foh

[@pinobluevogel6458]

@@notlookinforahug I would dare say, Dantoni's system does not work at all if you are not a good pointguard. His secret is to put as much secondary playmaking on the team as possible and have a supertalented guard to set it all up. That is why it worked really well with Nash, Harden and up to a certain point with Lin as well. (though not comparable to those other two) If you're interested, you should listen to the Thinking Basketball podcast with Mike Dantoni, where he explains the original concept and how it all started at the Phoenix Suns.

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Yeah he did handle it well

[@dnldmor08]

He cried like a baby about it then blamed racism.

[@racheltang9985]

Thank you for this video!!

[@Zenki8118]

Jeremy Lin would've helped Jimmy Butler in Miami back in 2020 & 2023. His skills would've been utilized in so many NBA teams. His fallout is just, insane.

[@jonfreeman9682]

I think Jeremy Lin would have played better in defense rather than point guard. And he's not the tallest player so what he should do is learn to be like Stephen Curry and become a sharp shooter extraordinaire in 3 point perimeter shots. So he can't carry the team but would work with with Butler or other superstar as a complement.

[@siriactuallysara]

As a long time Knicks fan. The worst thing that happened was Carmelo coming back and replacing Lin.

[@yifanfei8277]

Also the issues also lies with the owner of two NY franchises James Dolan, rangers and knicks…

[@juanfigueroa9148]

Camelo didn't come back and replaced Lin! Lin was exposed by LeBron and the heat and struggled until Woodson took over for deAntoni which saw Lin and the Knicks start being more efficient and go on a run. Too bad everyone was hurt in the playoffs

[@zeebartjavier1825]

Totally agree. Carmelo couldnt adjust his game to any team. Thats why he is not a champion.

[@juanfigueroa9148]

@@zeebartjavier1825 Camelo wasn't the same after the knee surgery

[@robwebnoid5763]

​@@juanfigueroa9148 ... Sure he was "exposed", but if you think about it, Lin was still a rookie (but a rookie making waves) & the Miami Heat were already a stacked team by then in 2012. Lebron, Dwayne & Chris were already 10-year NBA veterans at that point. So Jeremy was basically like a 2nd grader in elementary school being harassed by college sophomore kids. I can't remember who said it, but when asked what he thought about the Heat winning over that Knicks game, he said that the Heat wins over other teams anyway. And Dwayne Wade said in one interview that he said that Jeremy just needs to stay more focused & more aggressive or something like that.

[@paultan5065]

no matter what happened Linsanity was a phenom back then and deep inside what hurt him the most is he knows his worth, he was just ahead of his time. The NBA is not ready for him.

[@jgambe78]

What about his game makes him ahead of his time? Expound on that contention if you would please

[@kevinlakeman5043]

What utter and complete bs nonsense. I hope you're just being facetious here. He was almost a gimmick for tickets sales/ratings. He avgd. at best 14.6 PPG over just 35 games, 14.5 over 36. Two of his last 3 seasons he played a total of 37 games. His last season he put up a whopping 9.6PPG while shooting 29% from 3. That's why he's not in the NBA.

[@BENDANZHU]

the obvious reason is because he was asian.

[@everything...interesting]

​@@kevinlakeman5043i don't know the answer here, don't pay enough attention anymore, but 14.6 ppg and 9.6 ppg are not bad numbers. Lotta guys in the NBA don't put up those numbers.

[@markosibarra5122]

⁠@@kevinlakeman5043& somehow NBA still have Thanasis who scores 1.4 PPG with a whopping .435 shooting & fucking Garrett Temple who lasted for 14 years in the nba before he got waived recently says a lot about the NBA, pls tell us how’s these 2 is better than Lin 😂😂

[@steviebm6]

Thanks for the video, didn’t realize what went on behind the scene. Great player he didn’t get the respect and recognition he deserved.

[@anonymike8280]

Houston made him a starter for a full season when he was 24 years old. Averaged 13 and some points, six and some assists. Then he caught the injury bug. John Madden said of the NFL, it's a hard league to make and hard league to stay in. Madden knew of what he spoke, He had been a Hall of Fame coach and knew about the players who were down roster as well as the stars. The same is true of all the big four pro leagues and leagues everywhere. Lin played nine years in the NBA, long enough to prove himself. Today, he is 36 years old and has a reported net worth of $36 million. He is from Palo Alto, an epicenter of Sillcon Valley, I realize, $36 mil is just pin money around there. But it's still enough to be comfortable in your dotage on. You know. You know

[@Shadowjedi007]

Sad that there's racism in the NBA towards Lin. He is a living legend.

[@Synical02]

Legend? No

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@Synical02 He's a legend because he is still remembered far better than many who were in the NBA longer.

[@Synical02]

@@vernonfrance2974 Being memorable doesn't make you legendary If that's the case Draymond is more legendary than LeBron rn because of his antics Jeremy Lin didn't do anything legendary in his career In terms of pretty much anything statistical, or social. He has plenty of spotlight and did well for a small time and fizzled out quickly. It's like people have to force themselves to call the Asian players good because of prejudice in the NBA like it's not a problem in all associations; there's no excuse to their actions , but we're not gonna pretend Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming were "Legendary " I think both were above average players for like 2ish years then thats it. They were good for pushing culture forward and showed the league is for everyone and have the potential to reach stardom .

[@vernonfrance2974]

@@Synical02 I never heard of Draymond. That hardly makes him more memorable than LeBron. Almost everyone has heard of Lin in the USA and in China he is known much better than LeBron. China has many times the population of the USA. Or are you going to say Chinese opinions don't matter? He's given away millions of dollars for charity despite earning much less than many others. He graduated from Harvard as well. Harvard is considered one of the most well known universities in the world.

[@Synical02]

@@vernonfrance2974 wait your trolling You said Lin is known better than LeBron 🤣🤣 hell no Everything you've argued with are vapid statements irrelevant to his body of work and career in total He graduated at Harvard irrelevant. He donated money ; ok? most people in the NBA and did that and made businesses. Kyle KUZMA literally just donated to his school or YMCA I don't remember which. Steph is on a subway commercial are those talking points about a legendary career in basketball no. Those are personal adventures. You can say Jeremy Lin has led a legendary life hell yeah I'll agree, but I'm focused on his basketball body of work. Chinese opinion does matter, they do consume our content, but their feelings don't override the body of work, and furthermore this is an American sport so we dictate the culture.they have their own league and set of inspiration which is exactly why Yao Ming runs the Sharks. UK ,Russia , and Korea all have their own standards and basketball league . So if you wanna say he's legendary to Chinese opinion that's fine, but to body of work he's not and that factual. You have many people during lins time to measure legendary standards, and he doesn't match up.

[@BKizzle96]

It’s incredibly sad to me that he was forced out so fast. The dude could ball.

[@klipchegaming]

dude played in the league for 11 seasons...... you clowns can be convinced of anything if it is in a video and someone is claiming it to be true.

[@suparcamel5852]

@@klipchegaming Have you seen some of the 12-15th players on current rosters? There's literal bums sticking around even compared to a G league Lin.

[@klipchegaming]

and those bums are good taking that minimum contract....@@suparcamel5852

[@ThesGt]

@@klipchegamingwe saw him play and we know he can ball, does not mean he needs to be in the top 7 players of a lineup on all the team, but he is definetly much better than a lot of 10-15th players that a team has

[@edifiersemper]

@@klipchegaming 11 seasons? us clowns can at least count or fact check something on the internet.

[@KINGDOMSOLDIERS-mk9qg]

Love this vid. Great insight on the JEREMEY LIN Saga. It answered a lot of questions.

[@peterthehappywaiguoren]

I remember "Linsanity" in NYC during the the 11/12 season!

[@mmcquay73]

It's a damn shame how Lin was treated with all the trash players sitting on the bench on every team. Racism is real in the NBA and NO ONE addresses it!

[@qpeocn]

An asain pulls the race card, no one bats an eye. A black person pulls the race card, everyone bats an eye. Crazy how the world works huh ? 😂

[@RedHeadRGR]

ofc no one is talking about it because most of the players are black. for them, racism is exclusive only for black people.

[@anominous3895]

NBA Cares ®

[@rosaliaacosta5254]

It’s really sad because I bet the same people who complain about lack of diversity in the workplace are the same people who are saying that Jeremy Lin was just an average player and doesn’t belong in the NBA. 😢

[@berserkerkay]

I really miss lin being in the nba

[@loquannjones4542]

Me too

[@deltaforceUSAret]

He was garbage

[@robwebnoid5763]

Yup, it was a missed opportunity by Golden State in 2020-21 to potentially bring back the global hype of Linsanity to Jeremy's hometown. And to become a tag team with his former teammate Steph Curry. So instead they bring him into their minor league & then not even call him up. Who places a decade-long veteran into the minor league? And not just any player, but one who hyped up the world to watch a sport that they would not have watched that much at all. A player needs not only metrics & stats, but also motivation & inspiration, 2 unmeasurable things, to be able to play well again. He has since been doing well in the CBA, with no major injuries like he had in the NBA, so far.

[@nickotto-bernstein7267]

Literally was at that game agaisnt Kobe in NYC, only time I ever sat courtside in my life at age 12, I literally found myself in the video cheering, a moment I will remember for the rest of my life, shame he only had one year as an actual threat, wish he played more in New York and continued to dominate the way he did. I feel like after New York he just kept getting overshadowed and put in awkward situations and his ego from that one great year carried the rest of dismal career, truly unfortunate.

[@theretiredyogi4246]

Great presentation! I wonder why no team from Euroleague doesnt sign Lin...

[@eskimofo9i6]

I remember Linsanity vividly as a Asian American Sacramento Kings Fan. I bought League Pass just to see it happen. What a great time in the NBA. It was maddening the Knicks could not get a deal done. Thanks for this video

[@gerrylee1687]

NBA is a Black Lives Matter movement

[@kylenbelgium1472]

they can.. but they chose someone losing the love for the ball such as melo.

[@PainandSorrow]

I bought league pass during linsanity too! What a special time!

[@cesarp9396]

an Asian American*

[@alexlilano1931]

They were winning and making a ton of money. They rather lose money and lose games than have an Asian American as a starter. The NBA is pathetic.

[@LeoTraversaMusic]

I've been watching basketball since 1969 and Linsanity was one of the most incredible runs I've ever seen !

[@bball3048mmfr]

Better than Bill Russel's domination or Michael Jordan's individual exploits and his team's 6 titles?

[@hbomb3780]

Knicks fan back then,so i got to see how they blackballed JLin from up close. RACISM IS STRONG

[@makeitjim5570]

Jeremy Lin has more championships than carmelo anthony.

[@user-ly7tp8ff1p]

Linsanity is a knight’s tale. He produced when no one thought he could. His peeps love him. If I knew nothing else about him that would be enough. And after all he’s been through, he still tilts when he should withdraw. Given a small opportunity, he changed his stars.

[@yeti4269]

Basketball practice during that year was a wild time

[@t.valentino530]

Thank you for making this video! Jeremy Lin could win mvp in the NBA and it wouldn't matter because they didn't want him to shine. He was so underrated. I personally think Kobe and Carmelo didn't like the spotlight he was getting.

[@Tweek1n21]

It wild that Jeremy Lin got to the point that he was at but the drop off was insane from averaging 20 a game to being in Taiwan is wild

[@Rucker1980]

Only he never averaged 20 in his career

[@gamelove100]

​@@Rucker1980😂

[@gamelove100]

Jeremy Lin is overrated. He had one hot streak and fell off. He's a replaceable role player at best

[@user-pr6kl7do8q]

@@gamelove100 on drugs bro i seen a freakin 40 year old average 5 while on his falloff was averaging over 14 ppg thats more than solid

[@Kap_NYC]

@@gamelove100…..

[@kofiofosu9051]

I love Jeremy’s game. History will be kinder to him than present times. Mad skills, incredible will.

[@jonathanmann8036]

I don't think it will. Do you know who Wes Unseld or Thurl Bailey are? Most people don't and they were incredible. Jeremy really didn't have a career like that. Knicks fans may occasionally bring up Linsanity 15-20 years from now, but he won't be a name people remember.

[@OmniscientVirtuosity]

@@jonathanmann8036yes!!! What the fuck are you talking about? Only casuals don’t know who those dudes are.

[@Yungtalli850cl]

@@jonathanmann8036 Jeremy Lin wasn’t better than monte Ellis and was a. Defensive liability so this just a bunch of nonsense about some Chinese guy that should be running basketball in China making 50 million a year but he not accepted there so that ought to tell you something. He got a opportunity but got hurt every time it was time for him to deliver the goods.

[@brettmadill5340]

He played parts of 7 seasons in the NBA, that means he was absolutely one of the best ballers on earth. There's simply 200+ players who are more suitable in the NBA since 2018-2019.

[@artt.9874]

Good video. I hope eyes are opening.

[@yzchenwei]

I was like when are you going to dance and sing?

[@abrohamlincoln2232]

sad seeing the mix of injuries, no faith in him, never getting a chance, racism, and others jealousy destroy his career.

[@Marcus-kc9wc]

He got many chances. He was just injury prone and all the racism shit was an excuse.

[@Quentinthemudkip]

@@Marcus-kc9wcyes like all the black sob stories even tho they actually commit crimes unlike most Asians

[@yeahimquik]

@@Marcus-kc9wc me n you jus watched the same video, i swear niggas on these yt sections be straight bitchmade 👆

[@daniell5740]

They gave him a 4 year 125 million contract wtf u talking about

[@shmevanriceballz2857]

@@Marcus-kc9wcnaw they were straight racist. Did you even watch the video bud?

[@CaponeDevo]

Thank you for making this video to share this man’s story 👏🏽 it definitely deserved to be heard

[@karsonmabou2024]

Bro that armour word play got me dying ngl 😂😂😂

[@NeroTheAntiHiro]

Kobe vs Lin was such a gift from the Basketball Gods! That game, post-game talk, ESPN in the morning, ahhh good times!!

[@speachless88]

Jeremy Lin was a ball-heavy starting level caliber basketball guard in the NBA for many seasons. He shot a slightly below average 43%, 34% from three, and played with a lot of heart. He remained a viable part of an 8 man rotation late in his career, but with injuries and age teams looked to younger, more stable, and less expensive talent.

[@acevan98]

So age is the only knock on him? 33% is the leagues 3pt average. 42% is under the leagues aver of 46%, sure but it’s not that much. 8th man, yes he deserves that at least.

[@jgrefrath]

Do you think Lin would take a league minimum contract to come off the bench? I'd guess that it came down to younger, more stable, and less expensive talent as you describe. At this point in his career, Lin has no upside potential. He'd be a cog. Also, I don't know if his defense was good or bad, but poor or below average defense could be a reason that teams passed on him.

[@speachless88]

@@jgrefrath he was a slightly under average defensive player. Couple that with the fact that he was not incredibly efficient.. and he held the ball longer than most players. Think Harden, but less effective. It caused rifts with teammates at times with bigger egos. Lin just wanted to prove himself.

[@GeriatricHippo]

​@@acevan98at his role and position with his skill set and level of talent age is very much the problem. Non superstars that play into their golden years are usually specialists that can still bring a mismatch against certain schemes or players. Not a knock at him or his talent but Jeremy is not that guy. Every NBA team would rather take a risk on a high ceiling younger guard that may still make a leap in development. A potential high value low cost younger player is just much more enticing for a franchise than Lin. Shitty for him but that is just the way it is.

[@juanfigueroa9148]

​@@GeriatricHippoexactly!! Think of Derek rose of knicks who can still ball but is replaced by 2 young bucks with high potential in Quentin Grimes and Quickley

[@AndrewL31413]

It’s crazy to me that someone who was ranked one of the best players in California and won state didn’t get a single scholarship. He wasn’t even undersized at 6’2.

[@hiIam-un1po]

That's because he didn't have the right color of skin.

[@burningphoneix]

Not putting down Jeremy but 6'2" is undersized in the modern NBA

[@AndrewL31413]

@@burningphoneix he was 6’3 by the time he went to the NBA. 6’2-6’3 is average size of a PG in the NBA. But we are talking about NCAA. The only time I’ve ever seen a top ranked player of the state that accomplished a lot not get good offers is if they’re undersized. So a 6’3 forward or a 5’9 guard. Jeremy has a strong HS resume and won it all. To not get a offer is unheard of when we was the best player on the team that won state.

[@pleasantlyintense1511]

Also, he's not African American. He has no place in the NBA. He also can't cry racism because only African Americans experience racism. He should not exist

[@siryessirr1240]

@@AndrewL31413actually, for most of his career, he was put down as 6’4. So if anything, he was far from undersized.

[@SSGoatanks]

Lin was so underrated, it's really unfortunate that he had to deal with so much adversity and racism. He deserved better.

[@lvl5icedragon]

i dropped a like great video.

[@revengehyperx9807]

How u gon keep Dillion brooks in the nba but not Jeremy Lin 🤷

[@thaofficiall2thad420]

Dillion is a wing which is prized and he actually plays defense Lin is a liability scoring ain't everything same reason Carmelo had to retire could still put up numbers but is a HUGE LIABILITY 😅

[@stevenscummy1458]

Effective defenders in todays NBA are rare, that's the reason Gobert has his overpaid contract because what he does is rare in the modern era

[@mitchy2311]

He oldd

[@Jbeaming1]

Stop watching basketball

[@jj47k.]

Because brooks is overall better than Lin😂you people make Lin out to be this Superstar and as a knicks fan I rooted for him but based on how you stans are talking, he was definitely overrated.

[@Amyy447]

Jeremy Lin played in a league in Taiwan last season which was a huge phenomenal. He led a team with a record of two wins and seventeen losses to an eight-game winning streak and almost made it to the playoffs, we called it Linsanity 2.0 here... people here were crazy about him, treating him like a king. every game and his jersey were sold out. and fans lined up for his autographs outside the court for hours. in July, He said that he knew he wouldn't be able to be back in NBA, and he would like to devote one more year for a meaningful season to a special team. no matter in Taiwan or China. now every Taiwanese team brings a truck with tons of money at his door. However, As a Taiwanese, I do truly wish he can be back in the NBA again, I know that place is the place that could really make him happy.

[@AlphaCookies]

Americans love taiwan so much

[@Sunabozupunk]

​@@AlphaCookies Americans love taiwan so much to be cannon fodder for your proxy war, Yankees want Taiwan to become Ukraine. No reality is Americans hate asian. How they treat Eileen Gu and Jeremy Lin is proof of this, as is the racism of Asians in general in American history with Chinese or Japanese migrants.

[@VB-bs6wm]

lin is doo doo

[@stevenspangler7587]

Sadly, he will never make it back to the NBA. In case you missed it, the NBA is tied so tight into the Chinese market, I do not think they are allowed to say Taiwan. How would they ever be able to answer the question about where he's been without being able to say, what has apparently become the "T" word for the NBA. I wish it wasn't so, huge Jeremy Lin fan.

[@eugene188]

It's for the better. The racism has been exposed but nobody is talking about. He should just make it big and make his money elsewhere where people appreciate what he brings

[@trently89]

It's really sad how some people just get overlooked

[@colejones212]

Lin was a legitimate stud in the NBA! The nba was afraid of him. He beat the lakers and Kobe!!

[@PacoTuesdays]

The fact he suffered from anxiety from the pressure of constantly knowing he had to perform before Mental Health was taken seriously in sports I feel he didn’t get those chances a lot of players get now the nba failed jermey lin he’s one of the most inspiring athletes I’m so bless I got to see Linsanity live and in effect I hope we get more Asians in the league in the future and his journey is a model for future Asian players to succeed

[@mettagoode7276]

Every athlete has anxiety … especially the ones the fans really come to see

[@kindabad9144]

@@mettagoode7276but bro literally had to play extremely play even to just get attention or stay in NBA

[@mettagoode7276]

@@kindabad9144 who doesn’t have to do that already ?

[@mettagoode7276]

@@kindabad9144 a plethora of humans with hall of fame careers can’t get in the league but you telling me Jeremy should be in the league ? You know how many players show a flash of what if’s but it just stay at a what if … Jeremey is not the 1st athlete to win a national highschool championship and not really do anything in the nba …. So many other athletes do the same thing as Lin or even way better

[@BeardOfPower7]

Let's hope they have a better model come up soon.

[@yurrr4592]

As a Taiwanese Canadian it was inspirational seeing a Taiwanese American in the nba I happened to got very lucky to see the game where he hit the game winner on my raptors!

[@notlookinforahug]

He was so overrated. All about money and the Asians dollar

[@R1L6N]

@@notlookinforahug clout chasing clown right here

[@mwangikimani3970]

Taiwanese Canadian? Aren't you just Chinese Canadian. Isn't Taiwan a province of China?

[@eFrog27]

@@mwangikimani3970aiwan isn’t China. It’s like saying Samoa is America

[@user-ok6tf4tl5k]

@@eFrog27merican Samoa is an American territory. So-called Taiwan is ruled by ROC, do you know what that C stands for? 😂 Do you know how many provinces ROC control or partially control now, and of those partially controlled provinces, what is the percentage controlled by PRC aka mainland China?

[@cooldudep]

Knicks had that golden moment fall on their laps and just stood up to leave it in the dirt. Sad.

[@bjmartin1215]

I am a big Knicks fan. When I saw his name on the roster, I studied some of his college film. I remember saying "this guy looks like he's pretty good!" So, some of us did see his skills.

[@mslessgo930]

Both Melo and Harden are very ball dominant. They don't facilitate ball movement or really lead. A few of the many reasons why Melo never got a ring and Harden still doesn't have one. Lin could've had the same success Jamal Murray is having if he played in a system with unselfish players and a good coach.

[@sterlingayu]

That’s why any teams that hv either one of them on their starting lineup would nvr win a chip.

[@s4xtt]

He should have gone to the spurs or heat, too bad when he was in GSW it was before the rise of the splash brothers

[@monkeymoo87]

Harden would've won with Brooklyn if not for injuries. Harden is a top 3 guard in terms of assists so I don't see how he doesn't "facilitate ball movement"

[@mslessgo930]

@@monkeymoo87 Harden takes a high percentage of shots. "Stat" wise sure he is a top 5 sg with most assists. When I actually *watch* Harden to me he'd be better if he created *more* scoring opportunities for his team aka be a better play maker. If you would've said Houston maybe. Not Brooklyn. They got swept because he gave up and KD and Kyrie couldn't adjust from playing iso. CP3 and D'Antoni set that Rockets team up to make great plays.

[@motivationontop6587]

Harden was okay, melo been around a long time, he deserves a ring

[@zebertbrown1517]

I've long wondered what happened to Jeremy Lin, and now I know. Shameful. He really should be playing in the NBA.

[@ctaylor8003]

He isn't even a starter on his CBA team. Bit of a stretch to say he should be playing in the NBA

[@penemuelwatcher2378]

For me, that's the wrong approach... I mean, Why the NBA? Why should it always be the NBA? I mean I get it... the money is way better, but it's not like other leagues are dirt poor or anything.

[@skykrak108]

NBA just missed an opportunity for sky rocket high ratings in China and the whole Asia, which has more than half of the world population..

[@Lora-G]

I still miss his play. He was a ground breaker. It's hard to be the first of anything😢

[@thonyarrieche]

I used to love giving this guy a spot in my 2k teams. It was always fun to watch him develop and play better every time

[@ParzivalHB]

In the short time Lin had the spot line in the NBA he made it a better a place and proved leadership didn’t come with a huge ego. Imagine how much more he would have accomplished if he actually was given the same credit and opportunities as his colleagues. 🤯

[@bryanrobinson217]

I lived in Taiwan and Lin is a hero there, they only showed Hornets games just like they use to only showed OKC games here in NZ for Steven Adams. Sad part of this story is he is an American not international..

[@henrybarrientos3373]

Great Channel. Dude, i remember watching his game. I remember we were rooting for him just because he was chinese playing basketball🏀 .

[@rellyrell043]

As a black guy I feel bad for him because he really did have some skill that the NBA failed to show case, good for him keeping a positive attitude thru all the BS.

[@Deeno282]

I feel bad too that all you black racist just wouldn't let the guy play 😂 it's always the black that yell racist slurs.

[@vamoneygroup]

One way to tell who is a bot. They lead with a racial identity.

[@dahoo-needledrop]

@@vamoneygroupas an Asian, I think that’s bs. 6 year old bot gotta be a veteran bot

[@pasigiri]

"It's so hard when you don't look the part. You have to do everything right when you don't look the part, and even then, that might not be enough. There is NO room for error." - Lin ... you remember what you said.

[@purpleirklegrovestreet]

I wonder why yao ming never said this, oh right… He was actually good

[@zeothesnowwolf2937]

​@purpleirklegrovestreet Yao was over 7ft. If you're over 7ft that means almost no one can guard you. Lin is smaller so he has to adapt. If you're a freak of nature like Yao, Giannis, Joel, etc. You pretty much need to have basic game and your height will carry you

[@purpleirklegrovestreet]

@@zeothesnowwolf2937 spoken like someone who has never sniffed a court with higher level players. If u could become 7 foot right now, u would get destroyed by every single 7 footer in the league. Their height doesnt carry them, their skill does. Such a casual. U say lin had to “adapt” so does every other 6’3 and under gaurd🤦‍♀️ like Russ, Curry, Kyrie. Except they adapt much faster because… wait for it wait for it-Theyre star players. Lin was a fringe starter at his peak and role player for most of his career. The only reason he stayed in the nba for as long as he did was politics, yet people are now trying to spin it as racism instead of acknowledging he wasnt good…

[@zeothesnowwolf2937]

@@purpleirklegrovestreet oh wow you called me a casual I'm so hurt. You act like 7ft players are common when they aren't. And how convenient that the players that are 7ft and over are some of the best in the league

[@purpleirklegrovestreet]

@@zeothesnowwolf2937 i never said they were common lmao. And there are more role player and rim running 7 footers in the league than stars, why isn’t everyone that is 7 foot dominating the nba? Why doesnt their height “carry them” as u said, why does it only “carry” certain players? The answer is the skill difference, but u are so lacking in common sense that u truly believe these 7 footers get “carried by their height.” The taller u are, the bigger ur hands are, the bigger ur feet are and the longer ur arms are are all factors that make playing at 7 foot HARDER than at league average height. Just stop before i lose more braincells going back and forth with u, ur argument sucks and literally has nothing to do with my original comment💀. Sounds like ur just mad ur short😂

[@United-States-Intelligence]

I love the part where you explained how he was “banned” from the NBA instead you yapped about racism…

[@RadioHumanMusic]

Thanks for putting this piece together. It's a must watch. JL's awesome 38-pt. game against the Lakers 2-10-12 occurred on my birthday so there's a fond memory there as a lifelong b-ball fan. But I was hooked the weeks before that when without Melo (who never came close to a 7-game winning streak as the centerpiece of the failing NYK) and A. Stoudemire, when the Knicks went off with Lin leading the way. The racist component in his story is nothing but tragic. Not 'looking the part' hits home for me in my field, so there's another connector. But the main thing on a deep psychological level is the fact that he had to deal as second fiddle esp. with Anthony and Harden, and maybe a bit with Kobe...and they were all at least slightly jealous of Lin for no other reason than his superior humility and intelligence + allegiance to his personal religious ethic.... which doesn't mean much to the profit-centered bling-heavy 'is he brandable?' corporate world, where pure humanity is about #47 on the list of desired traits. Lin has made bank even in his NBA exile, so he's not struggling as far as lifestyle...but I have a feeling we are not finished seeing something amazing from him...the constant personal rejection has created an internal beast that still has something to say and do, and will be released as a positive. I believe in this man and his power of overcoming all the shots to his gut with something magnificent. He deserves apologies from a lot of people.

[@jonathannorris3209]

LMAO you are delusional and your comment is just like the it hr stans on this post. He isn't in the league anymore because he isn't good enough. And he never will be again. Father time is undefeated. And I'm 😂😂 at you saying Harden, Melo, and Kobe were jealous of him. He can't even come close to their talents and skill level. Smh

[@paulturner8550]

It’s funny how you mention racism and yet you use codified racist language in this long-winded attempt to revise lin’s true historical impact on the league. “Bling-heavy”? “Superior-intelligence”? We will let that slide, because the facts will easily irradiate your distorted sentiments. Lin’s first season: 10mpg, 2.6ppg, 38%fg, 20%3pt, In more than a quarter of the seasons worth of games played. The warriors do what any sensible organization would do with a young player and send him to the D-league. That’s not racism that is an opportunity. The following season, Lin has a 25-30 game span of greatness that earns him a 3-year 25 million in Houston the following hear. The same 35 game stretch that fans like yourself cling to for dear life. The facts are this: he averaged 14ppg 6assists and almost 4 turnovers a game (3.6). Serviceable, but nothing to ride home with. Opportunity number 2. Lin plays 82 games the first season with Rockets and averages 13ppg, 6asts, and 2.9 TOS Respectively, he ranked in the 23rd percentile in both ppg and asts, but ranked in the top 70th percentile in turnovers. I am not even going to mention his lack of defense because even super fans know how abysmal of a defender Lin was. Clearly his “superior intelligence” didn’t equate to a solid assist-to-turnover ratio, but the rockets gave Lin another opportunity the following season. With injury, terrible decision making along with the rise of James Hardens playmaking ability, Lin saw another significant dip in Ppg, asts, but his turnovers remained around the same at 2.5 per game. Finishing his career in Houston in the bottom percentile for starters in points, assists, efficiency, but finishing high in turnovers, among his peers. I can continue, but the trend remains the same: his scoring output (which was what Lin was known for) just did not merit him getting the minutes that fan boys like yourself though he deserved. He was an unreliable play maker, fickle on defense, and was injury prone. These are all factors that have plagued many players regardless of race, but I understand… when you are a stan you tend to disregard the facts and pull at any straw that is within arm’s reach. Lin has “microwave- ability” so to speak; he can string together a couple of spectacular shots. It is enjoyable to watch, but the truth of the matter is this: Lin was not as good as you thought he was. Sorry buddy.

[@TeamProU]

amen

[@TeamProU]

@@paulturner8550 you sound mad

[@carontorliak2760]

@@paulturner8550 except for the fact many current and past superstars initially had the same issues in their careers but no one gave a damn. J. Lin wasn't a scrub who just got lucky a few times with good games, he was great on many teams and had a net positive output. Many players are injury prone but they at least get multiple chances and even get to become the center of their team's offense. Klay has been having sub par performance after sub par performance this year and tbh even in the last 3 years, yet no one thinks we should get rid of Klay. While I understand he gets a lot of hate, Westbrook still gets on a team even though every team he gets on does not improve at all (miss me with the cuz he was an MVP), and he has just as bad a assist-turnover rate as Lin and similar defensive . There are countless others (and many who also never get a second chance and I am aware of that), but if you are for the NBA being a fair place where just playing well should be enough to get on the team, you are sadly mistaken. No one thinks Lin was the next Jordan or Kobe, he was a great player that was looked at as expendable. Yes for awhile people praised him more than he should have been and that is understandable; however, he was also completely forgotten when he started playing at a high level too. And now that he is playing well elsewhere and trying to get back into the league, it is fishy that no one has called him up even as a reserve to help with a team's performance - I mean the guy is an nba champion, he could help in some way (funny how he got one when both Harden and Anthony never did). To think that racism wasn't a factor when he was literally being discriminated on the court. If any white person said the n word to a black athlete on the court they would be kicked off the team immediately and a Stop Racism Campaign would start. I cannot corroborate if any player was jealous of Lin but it just seems fishy that this sort of thing where he played second/third fiddle happened on more than one team. I think just like Isaiah Thomas, Lin deserves another chance to play in the NBA again.

[@treayed]

GSW blew a key piece that could have made a difference is some lost series. That is crazy. Lin backing-up Steph keeps the defense having to focus scheme for the primary ball handler 100% of the time. Damn, just damn.

[@durieljohnson1123]

Yea the brought up nico mannion instead of him. And kelly oubre was the starting sg, which makes no sense jlin wouldve been a more fitting piece. Oubre started off the season like 10 percent from 3 or something crazy

[@youngrody2386]

Lin was also a crazy defender as well, guy could gaurd even Kobe and yet GSW never thought he was a good pick 😅

[@pinobluevogel6458]

Lin now would probably not work, but back in those days he could probably carry the offense while Steph sits. (exactly how they are probably going to use CP3 now) There could be an issue with him not fitting well in the Warrior's system though, I'm not sure. He's a smart guy, but maybe if he's used to doing his own thing, it can start conflicting with the system.

[@DjTIMEJD]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DjTIMEJD]

Monte Ellis >>>>> Jeremy Lin

[@Soysaucemoto]

I would have argued that he's laterally slow and bad defense 2 years ago. But now it's run and gun iso 5 out with no defense so he'd be perfect making plays and taking tough leaners. Can contribute to any team right now.

[@JoeAlvarez-kx9kx]

When he was touching the trophy 🏆 dude was like don’t touch it

[@Jeff_2x]

Linsanity is STILL one of the greatest phenoms in Sports History

[@powerbadpowerbad]

And the shortest. LOL.

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Yes it is

[@gumdeo]

Good times.

[@MrMikahT]

The unfortunate thing that’s not just an NBA issue but just people in general. It doesn’t matter how talented you are. It’s how you look, how you sound, if people can relate to you. It’s honestly really shitty, people can be really shallow creatures.

[@NYs9thwonder]

When shrink a human being down to a commodity for a brand, an advertisement, and product you get results like this.

[@yl7679]

That’s capitalism when everything is capitalized for profit including professional sports

[@matrixleader]

In other words it's like "affirmative action" in the NBA.

[@mrlove7097]

🙄🙄🙄

[@vladimirraphael444]

My brother coaches a middle school team and has an Asian starting point guard. He absolutely loves that kid.

[@ABC-79299]

no one talk abt how dangerous staying in the US will be. Let alone for the blacks. whites. And others. For sports wise drafting away from dangerous countries can save lives.

[@_neddy_teddy_8048]

you can say what you want about his talent or whatever but to me as a kid seeing an asian american role model playing the sport I loved was more than I could ever ask for