In February 2012, the New York Knicks,
mired in a disappointing season and out of desperation, looked to the end of
their bench and found Jeremy Lin, an
undrafted free agent from Harvard. On the verge of seeing his lifelong NBA
dream vanish, Lin – at, or near what was believed to be his last chance as an
NBA professional, underwent a now-legendary run, obliterating stereotypes along
the way, and in the process birthed a global phenomenon known as
"LINSANITY" Basketball -- and the world – was never the same.
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| Photo courtesy of Solar Entertainment Corp. |
Solar
Entertainment Corporation
presents “LINSANITY”, a film that
chronicles the amazing journey of the American-Asian NBA superstar Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy Lin came from a humble background to
make an unbelievable run in the NBA. State high school champion, all-Ivy League
at Harvard, undrafted by the NBA and unwanted there: his story started long
before he landed on Broadway
A native of Palo Alto, CA, Lin is the NBA’s
first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. Overlooked after
his prep career ended, he is believed to be the only California Division II
Player of the Year to not receive a Division I scholarship. However, Harvard
University did take notice of Lin, and he helped pave the way for his Harvard
team to become nationally-ranked for the first time in its history along with
making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1946.
Undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft, he
was signed by his home town Golden State Warriors for the 2010-11 season. After
being cut by the Warriors, he was signed by the Houston Rockets, and ultimately
cut on Christmas Day in 2011. He was then picked up by the Knicks, and after
being inserted as a starter for the injury-laden team in February 2012. In the
course of just a few weeks, Lin went from benchwarmer to international icon, by
scoring a historic 136 points in his first five career starts. His magical run
included scoring 38 points against Kobe Bryant and the Lakers, 28 points on the
defending champion Dallas Mavericks, and 27 points and a last-second game winning
three-pointer against the Toronto Raptors. Heading into the 2012 off-season,
Lin was a restricted free agent and was ultimately signed by the Houston
Rockets.
Get
court-side seats to “Linsanity” as it opens on Oct 2
in cinemas nationwide.
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