Jeremy Lin Accepts NBA Return Fate, Moves On From Dissipating Dream

Jeremy Lin was adamant about making an NBA return, but he has hardly had any luck.

With the NBA playoffs now underway, it appears “Linsanity” has accepted his fate and is moving forward with his basketball story.

JLin aired his sentiments on social media, something that most took as a sign that he was retiring from basketball.

But when he was asked to shed light on it, the 32-year-old expounded on the cryptic tweet and explained that it was not an official retirement statement but more about passing the torch.

“It wasn’t my official retirement, but it was definitely something where I’m kind of realizing that there’s not much else I can do to prove that I belong in the NBA,” Lin clarified.

“Every challenge that I’ve been given...I’ve done and I’ve performed well, so for me, it’s kind of realizing, hey, it doesn’t really matter what I do.”

However, it appears Lin is not entirely shutting the door on an NBA comeback. As he mentioned, all he can do is stay the course and hope that he gets that chance to play in the league again next season.

But along that is weighing his options of playing elsewhere. The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) is expected to be one of them, with several teams wanting the American-Asian to suit up for them.

Lin was curiously one of the G-League’s top scorers this past season with 19.8 points and 6.4 assists per contest.

However, no team took a chance on “Linsanity” with an abundance of talent available in the free-agent market.

Regardless, the one-time NBA champion is not losing hope.

One team where Lin could likely end up is the Beijing Ducks.

As he was embarking on his NBA return, it was the Ducks who tried to convince “Linsanity” to give up his intent and return to China instead.

In the CBA, Lin was one of the prominent figures averaging 22.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.6 assists.