Jeremy Lin, who took the NBA by storm in 2012 during a stretch of games for the New York Knicks that was dubbed "Linsanity," has announced his retirement from professional basketball.

Lin, who most recently has been playing professionally in Taiwan, made the announcement via Instagram on Saturday night.

"As athletes, we are always aware that the possibility of retirement is never far away," he wrote. "I've spent my 15 year career knowing that one day I would have to walk away, and yet actually saying goodbye to basketball today has been the hardest decision I've ever made.

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"It's been the honor of a lifetime to compete against the fiercest competitors under the brightest lights and to challenge what the world thou

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