Jeremy Lin

Ever since Jeremy Lin became a global sensation known as “Linsanity” in 2012, basketball fans in China have enthusiastically tracked this trailblazing Asian-American sports star’s every move.  Now, their dreams of having their idol play in their national league have come true. The former NBA champion announced on Tuesday that he had signed with the Beijing Ducks, a three-time championship team in the Chinese Basketball Association, or the CBA, China’s top league.  Lin thanked his NBA fans on Instagram and Twitter. Thanks to the NBA and everyone who's supported me the last 9 years! Will always cherish being able to rep Asians at the NBA level. Excited for the next step with the Beijing Ducks.

Jeremy Lin, currently an unrestricted free agent, says he’s considering playing in the Chinese Basketball Association. “Of course I am thinking about the CBA,” Lin told reporters in the Chinese megacity of Guangzhou on Friday. “I don’t know where I will be next year, so I don’t have expectations. I know what level I can play at, so if I don’t get that I won’t settle.” Lin, who left the Toronto Raptors this summer after winning the NBA championship with them, was speaking at a press conference to launch his role as a brand ambassador for Chinese sportswear brand Xtep.  He will be the pitchman fronting four models of basketball shoes featuring “Linsanity” stitching, which will be available in

Jeremy Lin has revealed he is finding his current period of free agency difficult in an interview in Taiwan. The NBA champion and committed Christian appeared on Taiwan’s Christian television channel Good TV’s The Waiting Game and he did not hold back on his feelings. “Free agency came around and this was the straw that broke the camel’s back,” Lin said in English. “Good luck translating it,” he said to the Mandarin translator. Lin has been an unrestricted free agent since leaving the Toronto Raptors after winning the NBA championship with them in early June. Since his breakout in 2012 in a phenomenon called “Linsanity,” Lin has repeatedly suffered from injuries. Despite being regarded as on