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Linsanity

Moment · 2012 · Notable

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Jeremy Lin’s breakout run made his jersey the NBA Store’s No. 2 annual seller.

Jeremy Lin dribbling for the Knicks
CBS News / Associated Press
Lin drives against the Lakers, February 2012
NBC Sports
Lin at Madison Square Garden
CBS News
Lin on the Knicks bench
The Christian Science Monitor
Jeremy Lin at the TIME 100 gala on April 24, 2012. CC BY 3.0.
David Shankbone
Jeremy Lin passed against Sacramento at Madison Square Garden on February 15, 2012. CC BY 2.0.
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Jeremy Lin
Wikipedia

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How it works
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Numbers

Seed to peak proxy
13 days
Feb 4 ’12 to Feb 17 ’12
Platforms
7
Started on TV
Origin
Organic
Sports

Mechanics

  • UnderdogPrimary
  • Catchphrase
  • Identity badge
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

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Lin broke out against the Nets, and fans celebrated in a postgame thread. Twitter puns, YouTube highlights and Weibo attention followed. Jersey demand and TV ratings rose, while racist coverage drew criticism.

Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.

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Timeline (16)

  1. February 2012

    Jeremy Lin seed · Feb 4 ’12

    Lin scored 25 points off the bench as New York beat New Jersey 99-92.[1]

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  2. Seth Rosenthal / Posting and Toasting platform jump · Feb 5 ’12

    Rosenthal opened a postgame thread celebrating the Jeremy Lin game at 03:00 UTC, February 4 in New York.[2]

  3. NBC Sports press · Feb 5 ’12

    NBC Sports described Lin as the point guard the Knicks had needed.[3]

    Lin drives against the Lakers, February 2012

  1. platform jump · Feb 10 ’12

  2. platform jump · Feb 11 ’12

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Why it worked

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Origin
Organic
Sector
Sports
Region
US
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade B

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