Jeremy Lin becomes the first Asian-American to win an NBA championship as Raptors take game six
- Fans on social media have fun as ‘Linsanity’ gets his hands on an NBA ring before greats like James Harden, Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook
- The California native, who is of Taiwanese descent, also becomes the first Harvard graduate to win a Finals
Jeremy Lin, who stormed into the league igniting “Linsanity” when he played for the New York Knicks, can now add basketball’s most coveted piece of hardware to his trophy case.
The Toronto Raptors won their first NBA title, the first for any Canadian team, and Jeremy Lin made history in the process.
Lin, 30, is a California native of Taiwanese descent and is now the first Asian-American to win an NBA ring. He played briefly at the end of game three when the Raptors were ahead, seeing 51 seconds of floor time.
With more than 1.7 million followers on Instagram, Lin has a huge presence on social media which comes from his days playing for the Knicks, when as a 23-year-old he took the basketball world by storm in the 2011-12 season.
Fans are already flooding social media with Lin tweets, with users having fun by noting that he beat a number of marquee players to winning a championship, including Russell Westbrook, Paul George, John Wall, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and James Harden.