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A star is born (and so is a story about Jeremy Lin without a pun in the headline)
February 16, 2012 - 12:57PM
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Jeremy Lin a slam-dunk for the Knicks
Already writing the NBA's best story, Jeremy Lin has now scripted a thrilling finish.
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The plot keeps thickening - all of it seemingly from Hollywood - and so do the puns.
At its core are the elements of a compelling underdog epic - rejection, persistence, setback, surprise, triumph and some luck.
Jeremy Lin was never offered an athletic scholarship, was never drafted by an NBA team, was dropped by the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets and was days away from being let go by the New York Knicks.
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A star is born ... New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin goes up for a basket. Photo: Reuters
But after star players Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony were unable to play in early February, the Knicks turned to Lin.
And he has responded in amazing fashion.
Lin, a 23-year-old Harvard University economics graduate, has produced the best five-game starting debut in modern NBA history.
Jeremy Lin ... open about his beliefs. Photo: AP
His averages of 23.3 points and 7.4 assists surpass those of such legends as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal.
"Linsanity" was born, and even Barack Obama, the President of the United States - a big basketball fan - was taking notice.
"He's the greatest story in sports right now," Knicks teammate Jared Jeffries said of Lin.
Jeremy Lin ... he's produced the best five-game starting debut in modern NBA history. Photo: Reuters
"He was five or six days from being cut and now he is a catalyst for a team that's playing as good as any in the NBA ... You can't ask any more of a kid coming into this situation."
Dismissed, overlooked and undervalued
The 191-centimetre son of two 168-centimetre engineers from Taiwan, Lin had been dismissed, overlooked and undervalued as a basketball player.
Merchandise galore ... Jeremy Lin items are proving popular. Photo: AP
A former editor of his high school paper, the As on his report card were as straight as the edge of a ruler.
Only six weeks ago, this came from Lin's Twitter: "Everytime i try to get into Madison Square Garden, the security guards ask me if im a trainer. LOL."
But he is having the last LOL.
Roar of approval ... Jeremy Lin has taken the NBA by storm. Photo: Reuters
Now he's a basketball rock star and NBA great O'Neal can't stop singing his praises.
"Linderrella story of the year," O'Neal tweeted.
"jeremy lin has lingle handedly played lensational lincredible I'm linpressed all he does is Lin Lin Lin."
Linsanity ... Jeremy Lin, in action for the Golden State Warriors. Photo: Getty Images
The success of Lin has spawned a seemingly unending number of Lin-puns, including Lintense, Linning, Lincredible, ThrillLin, Lin and a prayer, Super Lintendo, VaLintine's Day, Linderella and of course, Linsanity.
On February 20, Lin will be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, the US sports magazine announced yesterday.
"It's been pretty surreal," Lin said about his sudden fame.
Religious ... American football star Tim Tebow. Photo: Getty/AFP
"I'm just really trying to wake up every day and enjoy it, soak it all in; at the same time stay focused."
Wake up where? Usually, the couch in brother Josh's one-bedroom apartment on the Lower East Side of New York.
International fame
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New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin looks to pass against the Toronto Raptors during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Toronto. Photo: Reuters
On the web, fans can buy "Lin Your Face" and "LIN.Y.C." shirts from the site www.linsanity.com.
The domain names Linsanity.com, Lincredible.com, JeremyLin.com and TheJeremyLinShow.com have already been registered.
In Asia, Lin's popularity is the highest of any NBA player since the retirement of former Houston Rockets centre Yao Ming of China.
"Lin-Sanity: Coming from Behind to Score Five Wins in a Row", Taiwan's mass-circulation United Daily News roared across its front page after another successful weekend for Lin, the first US-born NBA player of Chinese descent.
"Hao the God: Writing a New York Legend", the Taipei-based China Times said, coining a nickname based on the basketball prodigy's Chinese name, Lin Shu-hao.
Taiwanese sports journalists have gone into overdrive to unveil new tidbits of Lin-ology, interviewing relatives in central Taiwan and excavating long-forgotten examples of academic work that got him into Harvard.
A star is born?
Lin is devout and open about his beliefs. He's NFL quarterback Tim Tebow in short pants. Except, Tebow was a first-round draft pick, while the NBA passed on Lin.
A star is born? This is a Linderella story that's made intriguing stops along the way.
From Taiwan to Palo Alto to Harvard to summer leagues and developmental teams and aborted stays with Golden State and Houston.
Now to Broadway.
Linsanity.
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