Linsanity has gone international.
In his preseason debut with his new team, the Beijing Ducks, Jeremy Lin scored 40 points and brought down six rebounds in a loss to the Zhejiang Lions last week. It comes after a frustrating offseason for Lin, in which the 31-year-old bemoaned the lack of free-agency opportunities that ultimately led to him signing in the China Basketball Association in August.
“Every year it gets harder. In English, there’s a saying: Once you hit rock bottom, the only way is up. But … rock bottom just seems to getting more and more rock bottom for me,” Lin said in July during a tear-filled speech in Taiwan for GOOD TV, a Christian outlet.