Jeremy Lin is getting a documentary about the magical 2-week stretch in his career where 'Linsanity' took over New York.
Jeremy Lin had one of the greatest stretches in NBA history after he led the New York Knicks to a 7-game winning streak in February 2012. Lin was a scrappy point guard that the Knicks were forced to play due to a lack of guard play on the roster, but Lin took all the opportunities he got and ran with it.
It started with a 25-point performance against the New Jersey Nets, in which he came off the bench. He started his first-ever NBA game in the next game after that against the Utah Jazz, where he scored 28 points and dished 8 assists. This hot streak would continue against teams like the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings, and Minnesota Timberwolves, along with famous wins against the Los Angeles Lakers and Toronto Raptors.
The momentum Lin had built would soon fizzle out, but he became a cult favorite in New York for playing some of the best basketball they had seen in the modern era. HBO will be making a documentary about the point guard and how New York accepted Linsanity as a cultural shift in basketball. Fans are excited about the documentary coming out.
Was Linsanity Overrated?
You had to be there to understand the importance of Linsanity. Many modern NBA fans joke about the 'Linsanity' era because of how small the sample size of success is. What Lin achieved with the Knicks is not about the overall player he is but the fact that he broke out from nowhere and started instantly challenging All-Star caliber players on the court.
Lin went head-to-head against Kobe Bryant and won and scored a sensational game-winner against the Toronto Raptors. What he achieved during Linsanity is that he re-energized one of the largest basketball cities in the world into loving the game again, especially after the Knicks spent years treading water.
This was a cultural moment in the NBA. While Lin would never be an All-Star guard in the NBA, he managed to have a very long career in the league and even became an NBA Champion as a backup point guard on the Toronto Raptors in 2019.
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