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Harvard Grad Gets a Shot in NBA

Jeremy Lin says he's not interested in labels

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 28, 2010 2:57 PM CDT

(Newser) – Jeremy Lin has landed his dream job, but it wasn’t easy. “Trying to make the NBA is one of the very few areas where a Harvard degree won’t necessarily help,” he tells the Washington Post. The 6-foot-3 guard signed with his... Read full story »

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