Linsanity
Film Reviewed by Kam Williams

Linsanity (2013)Linsanity

In Theaters: Oct 4, 2013 Limited

Rated: PG
Running time: 1 hr. 28 min.
In English and Mandarin with subtitles
Distributor: Ketchup Entertainment
Documentary, Sports & Fitness
Directed By: Evan Jackson Leong , Evan Leong
Ketchup Entertainment

Reviewed by Kam Williams
Excellent (4 Stars out of 4)

Hoop Dreams Documentary Chronicles Jeremy Lin’s Transformation into an Overnight NBA Sensation Jeremy Lin came very close to abandoning his lifelong dream of playing in the NBA after a couple of unremarkable seasons spent mostly in the developmental league as an undrafted free agent. He had been released by both Golden State and Houston after brief stints, but was picked up by the New York Knicks in December of 2011 when the team was suddenly in need of a backup point guard due to an injury.

Still, at fourth on the depth chart, it looked very unlikely that Lin would ever get to play except during garbage time when the outcome of a contest was no longer in doubt. But he did get a chance in a February 4th game against the then New Jersey Nets where he made the most of the opportunity, scoring a surprising 25 points, grabbing 5 rebounds and making 7 assists.

Jeremy Shu-How Lin

Furthermore, he went on to prove that feat was no fluke, as he averaged over 20 points per game while leading New York on a 13-game winning streak. As a Harvard grad and the only Asian-American in the NBA, Jeremy caused quite a stir as fans flocked in droves to Madison Square Garden to see the Knicks’ new sensation.

Directed by Evan Jackson Leong, Linsanity chronicles the Palo Alto product’s path from high school standout to Harvard Ivy League star to obscure journeyman in the pros until miraculously becoming a household name virtually overnight. An Evangelical Christian, Jeremy freely credits the Lord for his unprecedented emergence in the NBA, saying “I know that God orchestrated this… There was just too much out of my control.”

A moving biopic about a humble underdog who surmounted overwhelming odds with the help of family, friends and a strong faith.

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