Jeremy Lin’s parents emigrated from Taiwan to the United States in the 1970s. He was born in Los Angeles in 1988. Jeremy showed an interest in basketball at an early age. His grandma moved to the US to look after him while his parents worked. She said little Jeremy started playing basketball when just a toddler. Jeremy’s father is an avid basketball fan and would often play with the boys [ Read More ]
American professional basketball player Jeremy Lin was not drafted in the 2010 NBA Draft. Played his rookie year with the Golden State Warriors. Played in the 2010 Vegas Summer League with the Dallas Mavericks, appearing in all five games and averaging 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.20 steals in 18.5 minutes. In line to become the 42nd Ivy League player to appear in an NBA Game, and the [ Read More ]
The first official game was played in the YMCA gymnasium on January 20, 1892 with nine players. The game ended at 1-0; the shot was made from 25 feet (7.6 m), on a court just half the size of a present-day Streetball or National Basketball Association (NBA) court. It all started in early December 1891 when James Naismith get orders from Dr. Luther Gulick, head of Physical Education at the [ Read More ]
