(ThyBlackMan.com) Jeremy Lin is an NBA star whose rise to stardom has not been as smooth as one would expect. He was born on August 23, 1988 in the City of Torrance. His father and mother were immigrants to the United States from Taiwan; they are both 5 feet and 6 inches tall. He is said to have gotten his height from his maternal grandmother’s family. His maternal grandfather was 6.0 feet tall
A self confessed Christian with a Christian background, he started playing basketball as a kid when his father taught him and his two other brothers how to play. Jeremy Lin‘s mother then helped fo
rm a National Junior Basketball Ball program where they lived in Palo Alto. She worked with coaches to ensure that Lin’s academic performance was not affected.
Jeremy Lin started shining when he was captain in high school, he led Palo Alto to win a 32-1 record. He also led his team to drub Mater Dei, which was ranked nationally, 51-47, when they played for the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division state title. He awarded the Division II player of the Year of California. He averaged 15.1 points, 7.1 assists, 5.0 steals, and 6.2 rebounds.
He had never got an athletic scholarship to college. This was attributed mainly to his ethnicity. He ended joining Harvard. He played so well that he was in the first Ivy League team in his last two years in college.
After college, he still had difficult being picked by the top NBA teams, until the New York Knicks picked him. He spent several games on the bench before he took the world by storm on February 2012. During a match against Brooklyn Nets, he scored 25 points, sending his team to victory.
In a match against Los Angeles Lakers, Jeremy Lin earned more points than the Legendary Kobe Bryant. In less than two week he changed from an unknown athlete to an international NBA star. He appeared in several magazines and a replica of his No. 17 Jersey became a top seller.
Jeremy Lin signed a 3 year/ $36 million contract with Brooklyn Nets. Average salary 12,766,667 per year.
Staff Writer; L.J. Poole