'''Jeremy Lin''' is a basketball player for the [[Houston Rockets]] in the [[NBA]], after being the starting point guard for the [[New York Knicks]] during the 2011-2012 season. A [[Christian]] and Taiwanese-American, Lin was repeatedly overlooked by college and pro teams, but excelled when he finally had a chance to start and in a matter of days became one of the most popular players in the NBA.<ref>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/08/SP5G1N509O.DTL</ref> Lin wears a Christian wristband to emphasize his strong [[faith]], and is an outspoken supporter of [[Tim Tebow]].
Growing up in Palo Alto, [[California]], Lin excelled at basketball (as well as academics) in high school, but was not offered an athletic scholarship for college and wound up attending Harvard. Lin was named to the All-Ivy League First Team his Junior and Senior seasons.<ref>[http://www.biography.com/people/jeremy-lin-20759827] Biography.com</ref> After being again passed up by the NBA draft, and after being signed and cut by both the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, Lin ended up on the New York Knicks.
On February 4, 2012, outspoken Lin came off the bench [http://www.nba.com/games/20120204/NJNNYK/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore] but ended up playing nearly 36 minutes (of a 48 minute game) and leading the Knicks to victory, beginning what became a seven game winning streak for the then 8-17 squad. The next day he made his first career start, and led his team in scoring and assists as they won again despite the loss of star player Carmelo Anthony to injury. Lin has continued to excel and his team has continued to win, while his team has at times been without both Anthony and [[Amare Stoudemire]], their other highly paid star player.