Must be nice to be Jeremy Lin right now.
I don’t think I have seen this type of rags to riches story happen so fast in any sport. Unless you were a die hard NBA fan, you had no clue who Jeremy Lin was two weeks ago, but now is there anyone who doesn’t know who he is?
He was staying on his brother’s couch, now he is being offered Penthouse Suites. Amazing.
Seemingly everyone wants to cash in on the Jeremy Lin hysteria. Today, we get word that Edward Mermelstein, a New York real estate developer, is offering Lin a free one bedroom apartment in the city.
“As a New Yorker, its very rare that someone like Jeremy Lin comes along to electrify this city, and this humble young man has excited all of NYC – and we love his energy. He’s a hard working passionate young man – and as a NY Knick, and Harvard graduate I am sure its not long until he’ll have his own place to stay – but in the meantime I’d be honored to offer him an apartment for his use. Every father tells his son if you go to Harvard, I will let you play ball – well Lin’s got it all and we have lots of respect for him.”