Jeremy Lin, a Taiwanese-American guard whose 2012 heroics with the New York Knicks brought "Linsanity" to the NBA, announced his retirement from professional basketball on social media.

The 37-year-old playmaker, who won an NBA title in 2019 with the Toronto Raptors, posted his news Saturday night on Instagram with a video of career highlights ending with a photo of himself and his family and the words "Happy retirement."

Lin, whose maternal grandmother is from China, concluded his career leading the New Taipei Kings to the Taiwan Professional Basketball League title in June with Lin taking season and finals Most Valuable Player awards.

"As athletes, we are always aware that the possibility of retirement is never far away. I’ve spent my 15-year career knowing that one day I would have t

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