OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jeremy Lin returns to a site that predates "Linsanity" when he leads the Brooklyn Nets against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.
Lin, who grew up in the San Jose suburb of Palo Alto, began his NBA career quietly as a member of the Warriors after going undrafted out of Harvard in 2010.
His 29-game stint with Golden State, interrupted three times by assignments to the NBA Developmental League, ended when he was waived in December 2011, having averaged 2.6 points and 1.4 assists.
Lin was signed three days later by the Houston Rockets and cut loose again before "Linsanity" was born with his signing with the New York Knicks three days after Christmas in 2011.