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human
ELI5: I don't know anything about Basketball.  How big of a deal is Jeremy Lin?

Any help appreciated.
gpt
He is pretty impressive - not just because of his race. Coming out of Harvard, not necessarily known for producing NBA superstars, he has shocked most people. He came off the bench to score the highest first 5 games of a person's career point total. Or, he has scored more points than has anyone else in their first 5 professional games. It will be interesting to see if his hype dies out, or if he can live up to it and continue to be a better than average player in the NBA.