Linsanity will be part of the NBA Finals.
Jeremy Lin — the Knicks guard who captivated the city for about a month in February 2012 — is joining ESPN during his former team’s NBA Finals matchup with the Spurs, USA Today reported.
His role will start Wednesday with Game 1 in San Antonio.
Lin became an international superstar as he grabbed a stranglehold on the Knicks’ point guard job in 2012 before the return of Carmelo Anthony and numerous injuries limited his role.
“I always felt like Knicks fans deserve the best performances. They’re so passionate,” Lin told USA Today. “And as cool as it was for me to give good performances only for that stretch of time, I genuinely wish that I was able to do more. I genuinely wish I was able to stay longer, genuinely wish that I could have a lot more success and done things in the playoffs for the Knicks, but that never came to fruition.”
Lin explained that he had a three-day trial run with the network in March as a guest analyst on “NBA Today.”
“I think after those three days, the reception that we got from the fans as well as what I felt internally was definitely beyond what I expected,” Lin said. “So that was nice in the sense of like, oh, people had really appreciated the breakdown, but I also felt joy in being back in NBA basketball.”
Lin will join Scott Van Pelt on Wednesday for his debut, where he will watch his former team play in its first NBA Finals since 1999.
After Lin’s incredible 2012 Knicks run, which ended in the first round of the playoffs, he upset the team’s front office when managing his free agency.
The Knicks had the ability to match any contract offer that he signed, but he was offered and agreed to a contract with the Rockets that would have hurt the Knicks’ long-term flexibility.
Lin never again reached heights he did with the Knicks.
He averaged 25 points, 9.2 assists, and 3.6 rebounds during a wild seven-game win streak that also featured an iconic 38-point game against Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.
For Lin’s career, he averaged 11.6 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.8 rebounds.
Lin officially retired in August 2025 after playing a number of years overseas.
