Jeremy Lin, full name Jeremy Shu-How Lin and nicknamed Linsanity, is an American professional basketball player who was born on August 23, 1988, in Torrance, California. He attended school in Palo Alto, California, and then played college basketball at Harvard University before making his National Basketball Association debut on October 29, 2010. Listed as a point guard and shooting guard who shoots right-handed, at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds, he played nine NBA seasons between 2010 and 2019 with the Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors. Across 480 regular season games he averaged 11.6 points, 4.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds, and he is recorded as winning one NBA championship, in 2019, in the last season in which he played.
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Jeremy Lin was born in Torrance, California.
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NBA Debut: October 29, 2010
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NBA Debut: October 29, 2010
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