More on Harvard Hoops Star
Posted by tom | Feb 9, 2010You may remember the earlier post on Harvard Hoops Star Following Christ, more coverage at Harvard School Of Basketball.
What's most surprising? The possibility that he might become the first Asian-American draft pick in NBA history? The bigoted jeers he regularly hears at games (everything from "wonton soup" to "Open your eyes!")? The number of microphones and cameras of Chinese and Taiwanese outlets—five covered Harvard-Dartmouth on Jan. 9—that broadcast Crimson highlight packages, including interviews with his coach, Tommy Amaker?
Or is it the hysterically proud new fans, the ones filling gyms from Cambridge, Mass., to Santa Clara, Calif., toting signs and wearing customized T-shirts (WE LOVE YOU JEREMY!) more befitting a Jonas brother than a Taiwanese-American Ivy League point guard?
"The most surprising part," Jeremy Lin concludes, shaking his head and exhaling, "is pretty much everything. ..." -- Pablo S. Torre, February 1, 2010
Pray for Jeremy and his continued growth in Christ-likeness in the face of all the challenges he faces.
