Jeremy Lin expected to miss whole Brooklyn Nets season after suffering knee injury in NBA opener

The former Harvard guard was hoping for a stronger second season with the Nets. He was limited to 36 games last season, mostly because of a left hamstring injury, while Brooklyn finished with the NBA’s worst record.

“Jeremy worked tremendously hard during the off-season and in training camp and was excited for the prospects of the team this season,” general manager Sean Marks said on Thursday in a statement. “We feel awful that the injury will cost him the season, however our entire organisation will be there to support Jeremy in every way possible throughout his recovery. Jeremy remains an important part of this team and will continue to contribute in a leadership role.”

Lin scored 18 points before he was hurt while starting alongside fellow point guard D’Angelo Russell, the former number two pick acquired from the Lakers in an off-season trade. Coach Kenny Atkinson had planned to start games with both players, then split the playing time, so he had one of them on the floor as much as possible.

“Jeremy worked really hard to get back from injury, so we hope everything’s OK,” Atkinson said after the game. “You never want to see somebody go down, especially someone who worked so hard to come back.”