'Linsanity' Jeremy Lin Retires from Basketball

Ex-NBA basketball star Jeremy Lin announed his retirement on social media.

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00:00Taiwanese American basketball star Jeremy Lin has announced his retirement from the game.

00:06Lin made the announcement on social media saying that ending his 15-year basketball career was the hardest decision he has ever made.

00:14Lin made a name for himself while playing for the New York Knicks during the 2011-2012 season.

00:19A string of high-performance games saw the rise of the Linsanity cultural phenomenon.

00:24In 2019, Lin became the first Asian American player to win an NBA championship while playing for the Toronto Raptors.

00:32Lin most recently played in Taiwan with the New Taipei Kings.