Macau gets a miniature dose of ‘Linsanity’ as Joseph Lin stars at Super 8 basketball tournament
Fubon Braves star, the younger brother of NBA star Jeremy Lin, is looking to make his own mark in Asia
Studio City Macau launched a new Asian basketball tournament, the Super 8, with the usual fanfare on Wednesday.
Once all the formalities were out of the way, all eyes were glued to one man: Fubon Braves star Joseph Lin – better known as the brother of NBA star Jeremy Lin.
“He knows that we’re playing,” Lin politely answered when asked if Jeremy, 29, had offered him any advice on playing Chinese teams.
The elder Lin, who played in the 2011 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) off-season, spawned a global craze known as “Linsanity” in 2012 when he sparked a seven-game winning streak and helped guide the New York Knicks to their first play-off victory since 2001.
Having struggled for minutes, Jeremy Lin received a shock promotion to the starting line-up late in the season and began scoring more than 20 points a game, landing magazine covers on Sports Illustrated and Time.