Jeremy Lin’s Retirement Shocker: What’s Next After the End of an Unforgettable NBA Journey?

Lin’s full statement:

Jeremy Lin held the NBA’s full attention for only a couple months, but his professional basketball career lasted for so much longer. That career officially ended on Saturday.Advertisement

As athletes, we are always aware that the possibility of retirement is never far away. I’ve spent my 15 year career knowing that one day I would have to walk away, and yet actually saying goodbye to basketball today has been the hardest decision I’ve ever made.

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Lin still broke through, and made nearly every basketball fan know his name.

AdvertisementIt’s hard to overstate how much of a phenomenon “Linsanity” was when he started breaking out for the Knicks. A guard who went undrafted out of Harvard, who got waived by both the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, who at one point went over to play in China, suddenly looked like one of the NBA’s premier scorers.

It’s hard to overstate how much of a phenomenon “Linsanity” was when he started breaking out for the Knicks. A guard who went undrafted out of Harvard, who got waived by both the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, who at one point went over to play in China, suddenly looked like one of the NBA’s premier scorers.

It’s hard to overstate how much of a phenomenon “Linsanity” was when he started breaking out for the Knicks. A guard who went undrafted out of Harvard, who got waived by both the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, who at one point went over to play in China, suddenly looked like one of the NBA’s premier scorers.

Lin kept going after that, with the NBA scrambling to add him to the All-Star weekend’s Rising Stars challenge. However, the momentum started fading after that. Carmelo Anthony returned from injury and took back his time as primary ball-handler. Mike Woodson replaced Mike D’Antoni as head coach and called an offense that didn’t cater to Lin’s strength as well. And finally, a knee surgery ended his season in March.