NBA player Jeremy Lin was handed his LA Lakers jersey with the number 17 on it at a press conference on Thursday. Lin had just flown into LA after a week’s visit to Taiwan.
LA Lakers General Manager gave him the number 17 as the number 7 is taken by Xavier Henry.
Lin said that he is excited about a “fresh start” with the LA Lakers. He also said it’s a good time to wear the number 17 since he wore that number while playing for the NY Knicks.
In 2012, Lin shot to fame while playing for the Knicks when he had a 7-game winning streak the media dubbed “Linsanity”. For the past two years, he has been with the Houston Rockets.
During the press conference, he showed off a little Chinese as he said that he is excited about joining the LA Lakers and believes it will be a good season this year.
After the press conference, Lin went to the Midnight Mission to help serve food and give gifts to over a thousand homeless people.
Lin also said he has heard about the airplane crash in Taiwan and will pray for the victims.