Linsanity struck the downtown party scene late Wednesday night, but Jeremy Lin himself couldn’t have been more low-key.
The Harvard-schooled Knick partied in the most modest fashion after helping the team trounce the Sacramento Kings 100-85 at MSG.
In contrast to many ballers’ models-and-bottles antics, Lin’s night out after the game included bringing his parents, having just one Bud Light, avoiding crowds of admiring women, and a paparazzi-free escape.
After Wednesday’s game — attended by stars including Mike Tyson, Mary J. Blige, Whoopi Goldberg and Al Gore — Lin celebrated his dad, Gie-Ming’s birthday with his mom, Shirley, at Valbella on West 13th Street. Sources say the family, along with teammate Landry Fields, ordered “no alcohol,” and Jeremy stuck to water with his Dover sole special. But the party did load up on sweets, including a Napoleon birthday cake, chocolate soufflé, “lava cake” and creme brulee.
Lin then headed with Fields and Jared Jeffries to hot spot Avenue. Spies told us the 6-foot-3 guard, wearing a blue striped shirt and jeans, remained humble and shy. “He danced a little bit, but we did not see him to talk to any girls. He just hung with his teammates and some execs from the team,” they told us.
While the club sent over six bottles of Champagne, sources saw devout Christian Lin “holding the same Bud Light” all night. He seemed shy when any woman tried to catch his eye, or when waitresses brought out the bubbly with a sign that read, “All I Do Is Lin, #17,” a play on the DJ Khaled song, “All I Do Is Win.”
Lin snuck out a back door with Fields just after 2 a.m. We’re told Avenue doorkeeper Wass Stevens helped him slip out unnoticed to avoid waiting paparazzi.
Meanwhile, an auction package to meet Lin and get his Feb. 10 game-worn, autographed jersey last night soared to over $16,000 on Charitybuzz.com. Proceeds benefit the Garden of Dreams Foundation.