And now, thanks to NBA player Jeremy Lin, it’s about to get 0.00003 of a percent bigger. “Without question, my time at Harvard prepared me well for success both on and off the court,” said Lin. Lin is just the fourth player from Harvard to play in the NBA, and the first since 1954. He’s scheduled to make around $11.5 million this season after signing a three-year deal with Brooklyn in the offseason. Lin’s gift is couch-cushion change next to the record $400 million donated last year by hedge fund manager John Paulson to Harvard’s engineering school.

Source: Washington Post October 27, 2016 12:03 UTC