Lin. Sanity.    • Blog Post by: Bao Phi   • July 21, 2012 -
10:58 AM   A few years ago, there was buzz about an Asian
American basketball player from Harvard named Jeremy Lin.  His
name bounced around mostly Asian American pop culture and news
sites, including my very own blog:   I remember thinking, I hope
he’s able to fulfill his dream and play some minutes on an NBA
team.   Fast-forward to now, the Summer after Linsanity when he
electrified the Nation, with terrific gutsy gameplay and one
hell of an underdog story, while earning the league minimum. 
This summer, as Lin became a free agent, an unexpected fiasco
emerged around what team and what contract he would be offered,
and in the recent weeks Lin has become the most debated and
visible Asian American public figure in my adult life.   During
the height of Linsanity in February and March, when those of us
basketball fans and Lin fans could scarcely believe what was
happening, Boston-based spoken word artist and activist (and
father of a darling set of tw