Jeremy Lin, a Palo Alto native, retired from basketball at age 37 after a 15-year professional career and posted about the decision on Instagram. Lin began as an undrafted free agent with the Golden State Warriors in 2010, played 29 games, and was released in 2011. Lin revived his NBA career during a two-week stretch with the New York Knicks in 2011-12, averaging 25 points and 9.2 assists while leading the team to an 8-1 record. He scored 38 points against the Lakers and hit a buzzer-beater in Toronto, earning the nickname Linsanity and national magazine covers. Lin most recently played for the New Taipei Kings in Taiwan and became a serviceable NBA veteran despite never fully recapturing his Knicks peak.
As athletes, we are always aware that the possibility of retirement is never far away. I've spent my 15 year career knowing that one day I would have to walk away, and yet actually saying goodbye to basketball today has been the hardest decision I've ever made,
It's been the honor of a lifetime to compete against the fiercest competitors under the brightest lights and to challenge what the world thought was possible for someone who looks like me. I've lived out my wildest childhood dreams to play in front of fans all around the world. I will forever be the kid who felt fully alive every time I touched a basketball.
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