Of all the reminders that Jeremy Lin received about how much his life has changed in just a year, Christmas with the Rockets brought memories flooding back of a day he thought his career might be over after only the briefest hint of a start.
“I knew it was exactly a year ago on this day I got cut,” Lin said Tuesday. “It’s only been a year, man. It’s crazy. It’s ridiculous. It’s so different now. I’m so blessed to be here. A year ago, I thought, this could be it for me.”
The Rockets had hoped to keep Lin on the roster after 12 days of the lockout-delayed training camp, but needing a roster spot to add Samuel Dalembert and unable to find a trade to clear a roster spot, they released him.
“I got released on Christmas,” Lin said. “Christmas Eve they called me and said, ‘Just give us a sec. Stay in Houston until tomorrow because we’re going to try to keep you.’ About 1 o’clock in the afternoon on Christmas, my agent called me and said they couldn’t get anything done and I got waived. I took a flight home at like 5 p.m.”
Lin was celebrating the holiday with his family, but after the news from the Rockets, the day took a considerable turn.
“When we flew home, we couldn’t get on the same flight,” Lin said. “We were all on different flights. It was just a mess of a Christmas. The good thing is we were all together for the first part of the day. It was just a tough day in general. I was hoping to stay and not get cut.”
Considering all that happened since, Lin said “It really is crazy. I did think about it today. It’s only been a year.”
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