Watch Jeremy Lin Lampoon His Own Viral Fame

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By Sam Laird2013-08-15 21:52:30 UTC

Not so long ago, Jeremy Lin was a un-famous basketball bro. One infamous bout of "Linsanity" later, however, he's one of the most famous basketball bros around.

The Houston Rockets point guard has some fun with that unlikely path to fame in this hit video he posted to his YouTube channel on Wednesday. Featuring cameos from fellow NBA stars Steve Nash and James Harden, the skit lightly mocks all the ways — real and imaginary — that Lin's friends think he's changed since blowing up online and on the court.

See also: The Jeremy Lin Meme Roundup [PICS]

Sports fans and Lin supporters are loving the video so far — it's racked up more than 350,000 views in just one day online. Check it out for yourself above, then let us know what you think in the comments.

And if you want to relive a bit of that magical time we'll forever know as Linsanity, check out these trips down memory lane: the time he first burst onto the sports scene; the time sports columnist Jason Whitlock had to apologize for a racist Twitter joke; the time hilarious images from his teenage Xanga blog resurfaced; the time a fan made an emotional parody song lamenting his departure from the New York Knicks; and the time he Skyped with a sad five-year-old Knicks fan.

Homepage image: Jeremy Lin, YouTube

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