41 Facts About Linsanity

Linsanity is the first Asian American to win an NBA championship, having done so with the Toronto Raptors in 2019.

Linsanity seldom played in his rookie season and received assignments to the NBA Development League.

Linsanity returned to the CBA and played with the Ducks before joining the Loong Lions.

Linsanity was raised in a Christian family in the Bay Area city of Palo Alto, California.

Linsanity worked with coaches to ensure his playing did not affect academics.

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Linsanity was criticized by her friends for letting Lin play so much basketball, but let him play the game he enjoyed.

Linsanity was named first-team All-State and Northern California Division II Player of the Year, and ended his senior year averaging 15.

Linsanity was one of 30 midseason candidates for the John R Wooden Award and one of 11 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award.

Linsanity graduated from Harvard in 2010 with a degree in economics and a 3.

Linsanity became the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA.

Linsanity received a standing ovation when he entered the game in the final minutes.

Linsanity competed in the NBA D-League Showcase and was named to the All-NBA D-League Showcase First Team on January 14,2011.

Linsanity increased his strength, doubling the weight he could squat and almost tripling the number of pull-ups that he could do.

Linsanity outscored the Lakers' Kobe Bryant, who had 34 points.

Linsanity did not do as well against the Miami Heat, shooting one for 11 from the field and committing eight turnovers.

Linsanity played in the Rising Stars Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend.

Linsanity was omitted from the original Rising Stars roster, but was added after his sudden ascent to stardom.

Linsanity was cheered in pregame introductions, but was booed after the game began.

Linsanity was selected instead to compete in the Skills Challenge during All-Star Weekend.

Linsanity's scoring, shooting percentage, and 3-point percentage improved after the All-Star break, and in February 2013, The New York Times reported that he was "fitting in well" with the Rockets.

Linsanity returned for the final game, coming off the bench for three points in 13 minutes.

Linsanity scored 21 points in a Game Five win that extended the Rockets' season.

Linsanity had been open to re-joining New York, but they were not interested, having drafted guard Jerian Grant to pair with veteran Jose Calderon at point guard.

Linsanity finished seventh in voting for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award.

Linsanity ended the injury-plagued season with a total of only 36 games played, averaging 14.

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Linsanity suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee and missed the remainder of the season.

Linsanity played a total of 27 minutes in the playoffs, becoming the first East Asian American as well as the first Harvard graduate to play in an NBA Finals.

Linsanity had offers to play in Russia, Israel, and the EuroLeague.

Linsanity was named a starter for the North in the CBA All-Star Game after receiving the most votes on his squad and the second most overall behind the South's Yi Jianlian.

Linsanity struggled when he returned to play, saying he felt "very tired—like I couldn't breathe".

Linsanity improved his outside shooting during his career and became a threat from three-point range.

Linsanity has been considered difficult to defend because of his ability to draw fouls.

Linsanity noted his reputation as a poor defender who lacked speed, while D'Antoni stated that Lin "was one of the quickest athletes we've ever worked out".

Linsanity was the first athlete from one of the four major sports leagues in the United States to produce content for the digital sports platform.

Linsanity's merchandise dominated the displays at Knicks stores, while those for the team's high-priced stars—Anthony, Stoudemire, and Chandler—were moved to the sale racks.

Linsanity appeared on a second consecutive Sports Illustrated cover, the first New York-based team athlete and the third NBA player in the magazine's history to do so.

Linsanity later replaced the fortune cookies with waffle cookies and apologized to anyone offended by their Lin-Sanity flavor.

Linsanity stated that he declined tens of millions of dollars of endorsement opportunities during the peak of Linsanity.

Linsanity took a few Mandarin classes while attending Harvard to try to improve.

Linsanity relocated to a luxury condo in White Plains, New York, after his Knicks contract became guaranteed.

Linsanity appeared in Free to Play, the 2014 documentary centered around the game, in which he described Dota 2 as a "way of life" that helped him better connect with his family and friends.