NBA: Jeremy Lin ‘not chasing Linsanity, money or proving people wrong’ with free agency hopes
- ‘I will be waiting for free agency and preparing myself for the NBA – and continuing my greatest dream,’ says former New York Knicks star
- The 32-year-old tells of how he went from ‘rock bottom’ last year to getting his confidence back with the Beijing Ducks in single CBA season
“This isn’t about chasing the shadow of Linsanity. Or proving anyone right or wrong. Or about money, fame, reputation or power,” the 32-year-old wrote on Instagram after first revealing his decision to Chinese fans on Weibo.
Lin burst onto the scene in 2012 when he helped an injury-ravaged New York Knicks into play-off form in a period that came to be known as “Linsanity”.
The NBA champion, who won a ring with the Toronto Raptors before leaving the league, wrote of the difficulty of his decision in what he called his “realist caption ever”.
“We love to tell kids to dream big but we don’t often talk about the fears they might face. Truth is, fear is a BEAST. It snuck up on me. Through all my career failures, setbacks and injuries. Through the pain of being traded, cut and having no offers.