EVER VISIT a wax museum and pose with the wax celebrities? It's kind of a cheesy activity but it is kind of fun, too. I did the touristy thing in a recent New York visit.
LA Laker Jeremy Lin, who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, had a little fun with visitors to Madame Tussaud's at San Francisco's Fishermen's Wharf in the video above.
Even Lin, who isn't embarrassed being called a "jock," has had his difficulty overcoming
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the stereotype of Asian men. When asked why he didn't get a college basketball scholarship after leading his Palo Alto High School team to a state championship, Lin responded, "Well, the obvious thing in my mind is that I was Asian American which, you know, is a whole different issue, but ... I think that was a barrier."
He had good enough grades to be accepted at Harvard where he joined the team as a walk-on. He was first drafted by his hometown Golden State Warriors then traded to the New York Knicks where he warmed the bench.
An injury to the starting guard forced the coach to put in Lin and the rest is history: "Linsanity" was born.
Despite his box office attraction and the positive media that he generated, Jeremy was traded by the Knicks to the Houston Rockets the following season. As a Rocket, he blasted off at first but his playing time fizzled and soon found himself the odd man out - as a super sub, the sixth man.
During the off season this year, he was traded again to the Los Angeles Lakers where he was warmly welcomed by SoCal's Asian Americans. Expect to see a lot more Asian faces at the Staples Arena during the Lakers games' broadcasts this coming NBA season.
Take a look at Jeremy Lin's interview aired on "60 Minutes."
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