Jeremy Lin talks everything basketball, All-Star weekend and Lunar New Year

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Many NBA stars and legends are in the Bay Area for All-Star weekend including a hometown boy made good, a true underdog hero and role model.

Jeremy Lin grew up in Palo Alto with a passion for basketball, received no college scholarships, went undrafted out of college, and got signed by his home team the Warriors only to be cut... ending up on the Knicks.

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When he finally got a chance to play in 2012 with the team in the dumps... Lin shined... sparking a seven-game winning streak, in which he beat the Lakers and outscored Kobe Bryant.

That was the start of what became known as "Linsanity."

Lin joined ABC7's 3 p.m. News to talk about everything basketball, All-Star weekend and Lunar New Year.

Watch the full interview in the media player above.