Linsanity Continues

The result against Miami Heats notwithstanding, the saga of Jeremy Lin continues: two more magazine covers featuring the Asian-American basketeer, this tim with Sports Illustrated and Time Magazine.

Linsanity

Jeremy Lin just got himself on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

With exploits like this: shooting the game-winning three-pointer with half a second before buzzer to help his team win against the Dallas Mavericks, the Linsanity is well deserved. 

Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin is an Asian-American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks. He first signed up with the Golden State Warriors, undrafted, for the 2010-2011 season. 


In his most recent game (Feb 11, 2012), Lin scored a career-high 38 points as Knicks defeated the Lakers. It was the Knick's first victory vs the Lakers since 2007.

Lin is a graduate of Harvard University.

Born: August 23, 1988, in Palo Alto, CA
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200 lbs


Notable Achievements:

• first NBA player of Chinese/Taiwanese descent
• first player in Ivy League history to record 1483 points, 487 rebounds and 225 steals