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Jeremy Lin’s rise to stardom can be compared to a winding up-hill climb rather than a straight shot to the top, but surely the ending is much sweeter when it’s reached via the road less traveled. Undrafted by thirty NBA teams, waived twice, sent down for a ‘tune-up’ in the NBDL, and finally given some burn after the New York Knicks exhausted all their PG options is as much as you can cram into the Jeremy Lin nutshell, but nobody could have predicted the Linsanity that spilled out once that hard shell was cracked open. Lin isn’t just playing ‘well’ – he’s putting up elite numbers that have opposing coaches scrambling for revised defensive game plans to contain the speedy guard, and so far, six out of six teams (and counting) have failed at that task.
Upon entering the NBA in 2010, Nike hand-picked the Taiwanese-American to join its roster of athletes, signing him to a three-year deal for his potential as an intercontinental ambassador for the game; Nike quickly employed his talents by touring him around Taiwan for basketball clinics and tapping his dribbling skills for this Nike Basketball Pro Drills video, which was likely recorded during the most recent off-season. Wearing the Nike Zoom Hyperfuse 2011, Lin shows off his ‘Lin-sane’ two-handed dribbling skills – something that Deron, Devin, Derek, John, Ricky, and Jose have witnessed firsthand – while speaking on the benefits of the tricky exercise. It’s likely that not even Nike anticipated the astounding heights of ‘Linsanity’, but this just goes to show that there are undiscovered superstars around the league waiting to burst into the scene. With Lin telling the most provocative rags-to-riches story in NBA history, is Linsanity enough to get Jeremy his own signature shoe, or even a PE version of his dependable Nike Zoom Hyperfuse 2011 Low? Check out Lin in this Pro Drills video below and let us know what you think.
TAGS: Jeremy Lin, Nike Zoom Hyperfuse 2011, Nike Zoom Hyperfuse 2011 Low
12 Responses to “Jeremy Lin x Nike Basketball Pro Drills”
February 15th, 2012 at 5:39 pm
JEREMY LIN IS GOD LIKE i picked up a jersey today and will prob rock with knicks 4s
February 15th, 2012 at 6:06 pm
im still mad at this bamma for burning my Wiz(i know who hasnt this year) specifically our pg young Wall. but the boy is ballin and the knicks now join OKC, Heat, and Lob city on my must watch rotation on league pass.
February 15th, 2012 at 6:16 pm
This dude is a beast! Much props to him. That shot last night was CLUTCH!
February 15th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
I'm from Toronto but I was goin for the Knicks only cuz of this mann
February 15th, 2012 at 8:47 pm
I hope that Lin doesn't let all of this attention get to his head, plays consistently well, and stays a humble guy
February 15th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Lin-Sanity…. c'mon I had to say it. Coach peck makes us do that same drill lol. Thats what you do if you play for an elite powerhouse like myself I must say. # water tower swagg gang # findlay prep
February 15th, 2012 at 11:02 pm
this kid is the truth. madd props to him.
February 16th, 2012 at 7:57 am
he is a terrible player
February 16th, 2012 at 11:41 am
FUCK YOU FLOYD GAYWEATHER
for hating on this dude
UGH YOLO
February 16th, 2012 at 1:36 pm
You best believe Nike is gonna capitalize off of Lin-Sanity. There's probably a sig shoe in development right now…they'd be dumb not to.
They better not put some pandering dragon icon or Chinese characters on that shit though….
February 16th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
You best believe Nike is gonna capitalize off of Lin-Sanity. There's probably a sig shoe in development right now…they'd be dumb not to.
February 17th, 2012 at 11:09 pm
LIN>>>>>>> haters