Jeremy Lin is providing commentary during the DOTA 2 championshi

Jeremy Lin is providing commentary during the DOTA 2 championships

By Chris Barnewall

@ChrisBarnewall on Aug 3, 2015, 4:18p 4

 

Jeremy Lin's a well known video game fan, and today he got to show his knowledge during the DOTA 2 championships.

 

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Jeremy Lin is a huge fan of video games, and it's no secret that he's confident about his gaming skills. Right now however, Lin's go to game is the increasingly popular DOTA 2. Don't know what DOTA 2 is? James Dator of SB Nation has a great explanation for anybody that's never played it.

Lin is such a big and well known fan that "The International", DOTA 2's championship tournament, invited Lin to provide commentary during the live stream taking place on Twitch.

Now there's an obvious worry when an NBA player like Lin goes into a setting as big as this. He's an NBA player first, and DOTA 2 is just a hobby for him. Many times, when a celebrity joins a panel of experts, the celebrity finds themselves being carried by everybody else and not providing much in terms of commentary. It's even worse when that person clearly doesn't know what they're talking about, or it's at an amateur level. It becomes awkward for the crew of commentators, and frustrating for viewers.

Lin however is not having that problem at all. One of the first questions he was asked was how much DOTA 2 he gets to play during the season. "About three times a week usually." was his response, and apparently that's when he's busy. During the offseason however, Lin is putting in the work that any hardcore DOTA fan is well aware of. Hours get lost looking at a computer screen, and emotions run high as victory slips away during crucial moments.

As of this writing, Lin is still on commentary, and he's doing a pretty decent job of providing his insight here and there. Not bad for an NBA player. After this, the Hornets should consider letting Lin host a tournament against Hornets fans. Then he can show just how good he really is.

The International DOTA 2 Championships can be watched here.

所有跟帖： 

• Lin不打NBA的話，可以有蠻多選擇的：） -wenxin01- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/03/2015 postreply 22:29:32

• 誠實地說，雖然他在IG上放了一個在當地練球的視頻， -雪花無聲- ♀ (372 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 05:17:29

• accelerate basketball, Charlotte based, where S. Curry trained -fkcom- ♂ (88 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 09:56:08

• 久坐，熬夜，很容易廢掉運動能力。 -蒙得- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 08:22:45

• 上夜店呢? 和久坐相比較, 哪個廢掉運動能力快? -NetMM- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 08:38:34

• 上夜店不像玩遊戲那樣容易沉迷，隨時坐隨時玩麵對機器讓人麻木。 -蒙得- ♂ (96 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 08:46:07

• 其實有個同居女朋友的話更加容易廢掉運動能力。 -蒙得- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 08:48:30

• 不覺得廢啥，陰陽平衡，該找了。 -4ever888- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 09:36:29

• 我不敢沾遊戲，我玩什麽都上癮。我比較拿手的是挖地雷，嘿嘿。145個雷，還是有一定技術含量的 -板凳球迷- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 08:22:10

• 林把一項愛好也做得很好，性格使然。休賽期，林至少每天早上6-10訓練。其他時間的訓練不確定。 -redyellowrose- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 08:37:25

• 說這些婆婆媽媽的事，挺無聊的。 -redyellowrose- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 08:44:19

• 不可能4個小時連續訓練每天。一般都是2個小時的身體訓練，放鬆按摩吃飯，下午時2-3個小時的技術訓練，晚上泡吧打遊戲 -jiangwen999- ♂ (301 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 09:24:22

• 各位虎媽狼爸，還有神馬規定和期望嗎？ -xman1668- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 08:46:41

• 以前我也打遊戲, 被送去醫院. -NetMM- ♀ (514 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 08:55:04

• 打遊戲是很好的休息 -baydad- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 09:21:21

• 俺點的讚！嘛也是雙刃劍。用好了就是利器，包括吃飯。嗬嗬！ -求自己- ♂ (54 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 09:41:54

• 男娃少有不喜遊戲的。女娃一定要理解吭：））） -khan05- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 11:51:00

• 女娃也喜歡打遊戲的。。。我女兒13個月就打任天堂了。。。 -baydad- ♂ (65 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 11:53:38

• 嘿嘿，不能一家子都想打遊戲，得有幹活的：）） -khan05- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 12:31:03

• 我幾乎對所有的遊戲提不起興趣，不夠刺激，從來玩不過5分鍾。 -talkatwxc- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 14:26:18

• 那我感肯定你沒試過所有的遊戲 -盤古之斧- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/04/2015 postreply 18:02:18