Jeremy Lin held the NBA’s full attention for only a couple months, but his professional basketball career lasted for so much longer. That career officially ended on Saturday.

The former New York Knicks guard announced his retirement on Instagram after nine years in the NBA and six more years playing overseas. 

Lin’s full statement:

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 everytime I touched a basketball.

So many people have sacrificed and poured into my journey, more than I could ever repay. Thank you all for believing in me, for walking with me, for celebrating my highs and picking me up in my lows. This is a ride I never wanted to end but I know it’s time. I will forever miss playing basketball in front of you all but our time will go beyond just playing. Here’s to what’s ahead.

It’s hard to overstate how much of a phenomenon “Linsanity” was when he started breaking out for the Knicks. A guard who went undrafted out of Harvard, who got waived by both the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, who at one point went over to play in China, suddenly looked like one of the NBA’s premier scorers.

It was the sort of story built for the early days of Twitter, with users buzzing as Lin dropped 25 points on the New Jersey Nets, 28 points on the Utah Jazz and 23 points plus 10 assists on the Washington Wizards. No one knew if he was for real going into his big test, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers 

Lin showed up and posted a career-high and career-defining 38 points in front of a joyous Madison Square Garden. 

Lin kept going after that, with the NBA scrambling to add him to the All-Star weekend’s Rising Stars challenge. However, the momentum started fading after that. Carmelo Anthony returned from injury and took back his time as primary ball-handler. Mike Woodson replaced Mike D’Antoni as head coach and called an offense that didn’t cater to Lin’s strength as well. And finally, a knee surgery ended his season in March.

Lin remained one of the NBA’s most well-known players after that, but never found the same success. Instead, he spent the rest of his career as a solid journeyman and back-up point guard. When he won a title with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, he became the first Asian-American champion in NBA history.

That wound up being Lin’s final NBA playing time. He got some run in the G League, but spent much more of his time playing in China and Taiwan. His final season saw him win MVP and a title in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League with the New Taipei Kings.

There are truly no career arcs that match Lin’s, and he remains an icon for both a good chunk of the Knicks fanbase and the Asian-American community. His success as an Asian player prompted some soul-searching in the basketball world on how a player with his talents — even if he ended up just being a solid bench guard — could be completely passed over in the draft process and his first year and change in the league, with then-NBA commissioner David Stern conceding that his race may have played a role in him going undrafted.

Lin still broke through, and made nearly every basketball fan know his name.

Jeremy Lin held the NBA’s full attention for only a couple months, but his professional basketball career lasted for so much longer. That career officially ended on Saturday.

The former New York Knicks guard announced his retirement on Instagram after nine years in the NBA and six more years playing overseas. 

Lin’s full statement:

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 everytime I touched a basketball.

So many people have sacrificed and poured into my journey, more than I could ever repay. Thank you all for believing in me, for walking with me, for celebrating my highs and picking me up in my lows. This is a ride I never wanted to end but I know it’s time. I will forever miss playing basketball in front of you all but our time will go beyond just playing. Here’s to what’s ahead.

It’s hard to overstate how much of a phenomenon “Linsanity” was when he started breaking out for the Knicks. A guard who went undrafted out of Harvard, who got waived by both the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, who at one point went over to play in China, suddenly looked like one of the NBA’s premier scorers.

It was the sort of story built for the early days of Twitter, with users buzzing as Lin dropped 25 points on the New Jersey Nets, 28 points on the Utah Jazz and 23 points plus 10 assists on the Washington Wizards. No one knew if he was for real going into his big test, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers 

Lin showed up and posted a career-high and career-defining 38 points in front of a joyous Madison Square Garden. 

Lin kept going after that, with the NBA scrambling to add him to the All-Star weekend’s Rising Stars challenge. However, the momentum started fading after that. Carmelo Anthony returned from injury and took back his time as primary ball-handler. Mike Woodson replaced Mike D’Antoni as head coach and called an offense that didn’t cater to Lin’s strength as well. And finally, a knee surgery ended his season in March.

Lin remained one of the NBA’s most well-known players after that, but never found the same success. Instead, he spent the rest of his career as a solid journeyman and back-up point guard. When he won a title with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, he became the first Asian-American champion in NBA history.

That wound up being Lin’s final NBA playing time. He got some run in the G League, but spent much more of his time playing in China and Taiwan. His final season saw him win MVP and a title in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League with the New Taipei Kings.

There are truly no career arcs that match Lin’s, and he remains an icon for both a good chunk of the Knicks fanbase and the Asian-American community. His success as an Asian player prompted some soul-searching in the basketball world on how a player with his talents — even if he ended up just being a solid bench guard — could be completely passed over in the draft process and his first year and change in the league, with then-NBA commissioner David Stern conceding that his race may have played a role in him going undrafted.

Lin still broke through, and made nearly every basketball fan know his name.

Arkansas head football coach Sam Pittman, along with wide receivers O’Mega Blake and CJ Brown, plus quarterback Taylen Green, defensive tackle Cam Ball and linebacker Xavian Sorey Jr. following the Razorbacks 52-7 win over Alabama A&M in the 2025 season opener.

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Louisville beats Eastern Kentucky 51-17 in Saturday’s season opener at L&N Stadium. Here’s what head coach Jeff Brohm, as well as players Miller Moss, Caullin Lacy, Jordan Guerad, and Clev Lubin, had to say postgame.

All video is courtesy of the University of Louisville athletics.

As expected, Georgia dominated Marshall from the jump in the season-opener. While they didn’t manage to cover the 39.5-point betting line, Georgia left little doubt in its 45-7 win over the Thundering Herd.

As always though, Georgia had its share of wins, losses, and yes, even a bad beat in the season-opener.

Win: Fast start

How nice is it not to hear the phrase “slow start?” It was one of the few commonalities between seemingly all of Georgia’s games last season, and while they are through just one game, it’s nice to see that it hasn’t carried over.

The Bulldogs didn’t so much as trail the Thundering Herd, and that’s how it should be considering the 39.5-point line. The 0-0 tie on the scoreboard lasted just one drive. Following an opening three-and-out for Marshall, Georgia drove 70 yards in eight plays.

Dwight Phillips Jr., capped off the drive with a 17-yard touchdown run. Georgia followed it up with another scoring drive, spanning 72 yards in 11 plays, before Gunner Stockton found the end zone with a 13-yard run.

14-0, just like that. To put that in perspective the Bulldogs scored touchdowns on each of its first two drives only two times last season. Those both came in blowout wins over Tennessee Tech and UMass.

Loss: Second quarter snooze

Unlike much of last year, Georgia got off to a fast start. The defense forced two three-and-outs, while the offense found the endzone on each of its first two drives. But that is where the fast start ended, at least for Georgia’s offense.

Georgia would punt on three of their next four drives, all coming in the second quarter. One of those was a three-and-out where Georgia finished with -4 yards after a Dillon Bell run went backwards six yards.

That scoring drought would end with a late first-half field goal from Peyton Woodring. Yet, even that felt like a missed opportunity for Georgia on a two-minute drive where they reached the Marshall 35-yard-line in just four plays.

Bad beat: No shutout

Georgia’s defense was pitching a shutout for three full quarters. Then came the fourth quarter, where Marshall answered Georgia’s eight-play, 80-yard drive with one of their own. Facing the second-team Georgia defense, the Thundering Herd went 84 yards in seven plays ending the shutout.

A pair of explosive plays through the air saw Georgia’s defense lose its shutout. Marshall quarterback Zion Turner first found Antonio Harmon for a 34-yard gain. Then, a few plays later, it was a 44-yard pass from Turner to Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw that set Marshall up on the goal-line for the one-yard rushing touchdown.

Starters or second-string, Georgia expects to see its defense play up to the same standard. Giving up a touchdown in the fourth quarter after giving up some explosives through the air certainly wasn’t up to that standard.

As expected, Georgia dominated Marshall from the jump in the season-opener. While they didn’t manage to cover the 39.5-point betting line, Georgia left little doubt in its 45-7 win over the Thundering Herd.

As always though, Georgia had its share of wins, losses, and yes, even a bad beat in the season-opener.

Win: Fast start

How nice is it not to hear the phrase “slow start?” It was one of the few commonalities between seemingly all of Georgia’s games last season, and while they are through just one game, it’s nice to see that it hasn’t carried over.

The Bulldogs didn’t so much as trail the Thundering Herd, and that’s how it should be considering the 39.5-point line. The 0-0 tie on the scoreboard lasted just one drive. Following an opening three-and-out for Marshall, Georgia drove 70 yards in eight plays.

Dwight Phillips Jr., capped off the drive with a 17-yard touchdown run. Georgia followed it up with another scoring drive, spanning 72 yards in 11 plays, before Gunner Stockton found the end zone with a 13-yard run.

14-0, just like that. To put that in perspective the Bulldogs scored touchdowns on each of its first two drives only two times last season. Those both came in blowout wins over Tennessee Tech and UMass.

Loss: Second quarter snooze

Unlike much of last year, Georgia got off to a fast start. The defense forced two three-and-outs, while the offense found the endzone on each of its first two drives. But that is where the fast start ended, at least for Georgia’s offense.

Georgia would punt on three of their next four drives, all coming in the second quarter. One of those was a three-and-out where Georgia finished with -4 yards after a Dillon Bell run went backwards six yards.

That scoring drought would end with a late first-half field goal from Peyton Woodring. Yet, even that felt like a missed opportunity for Georgia on a two-minute drive where they reached the Marshall 35-yard-line in just four plays.

Bad beat: No shutout

Georgia’s defense was pitching a shutout for three full quarters. Then came the fourth quarter, where Marshall answered Georgia’s eight-play, 80-yard drive with one of their own. Facing the second-team Georgia defense, the Thundering Herd went 84 yards in seven plays ending the shutout.

A pair of explosive plays through the air saw Georgia’s defense lose its shutout. Marshall quarterback Zion Turner first found Antonio Harmon for a 34-yard gain. Then, a few plays later, it was a 44-yard pass from Turner to Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw that set Marshall up on the goal-line for the one-yard rushing touchdown.

Starters or second-string, Georgia expects to see its defense play up to the same standard. Giving up a touchdown in the fourth quarter after giving up some explosives through the air certainly wasn’t up to that standard.

CLEMSON, S.C. — LSU visits Clemson Saturday night in a clash of teams with College Football Playoff expectations and national title hopes. Can Clemson beat one of the SEC’s best teams? Can LSU snap a streak of five consecutive season-opening losses?

By:Andy Staples

By:Andy Staples

By:Andy Staples

By:Andy Staples

By:Andy Staples