Jeremy Lin stepped into Madison Square Garden on Feb. 10, 2012, with the entire world’s gaze fixed on No. 24 in purple and gold. But by the final buzzer, it was Lin who owned the night, raining pull-up jumpers, slicing through defenders, and torching the Lakers with a career-high 38 points in a 92-85 Knicks win, even leaving Kobe Bryant visibly frustrated. That night gave birth to the global phenomenon known as “Linsanity.” And now, more than a decade later, the man who once lit up the Garden has officially hung up his sneakers, calling time on his professional basketball journey.

Jeremy Lin announced his decision to step away from the sport in a bilingual Instagram post on Saturday, “ As athletes, we are always aware that the possibility of retirement is never far away. I’ve spent my

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