Jeremy Lin on Linsanity to NBA reject: ‘from most popular person on the planet to ashamed to go out’
- NBA champion tells of his journey from peak Linsanity era fame to Did Not Play and no contract offers last summer
- The 32-year-old is chasing another shot in the NBA after a year with the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association
Jeremy Lin has spoke of his journey from being “most popular person on the planet” during Linsanity to being too ashamed to leave his own home, in a show on Taiwan’s GOOD TV.
Lin returned to the Christian television station on Saturday night a year on from an interview where he said that he was at “rock bottom” during NBA free agency after receiving no offers from teams.
Now after a year in the Chinese Basketball Association with the Beijing Ducks Lin is preparing to find a new NBA team and return to the league and he spoke of the journey that got him there, Linsanity and the disappointments before leaving for China.
Referencing the rise in anxiety recorded in the US this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Black Lives Matter and natural disasters, the 32-year-old recalled a time when he was fearless.
“When I was young I was known for being brash, arrogant, bold and I remember when I was maybe 10 or 11 years old and I told my mum, ‘mom, I’m gonna make the NBA one day.’”