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Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Lin Shu-how is a Taiwanese-American basketball player. He spent almost 10 years playing in the NBA (National Basketball Association) before moving to China to play with the CBA's Beijing Ducks. He unexpectedly led a winning turnaround for the New York Knicks in 2012, which generated a global following known as "Linsanity". And he won an NBA Championship ring with the Toronto Raptors in 2019.
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23 Aug 1988
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Glen Yang (left) dribbles past Jeremy Lin (middle) during his P League+ debut on Sunday. Photo: Kaohsiung 17Live Steelers

Yang calls Taiwan basketball clash with Jeremy Lin ‘dream come true’

Hong Kong’s Glen Yang makes first start for new Kaohsiung side and earns plaudits for his performance, despite finishing on losing side against Lin and the New Taipei Kings.

Jeremy Lin opts against retirement – but Taiwan return up in the air

Jeremy Lin hits 23 points but younger brother Joseph has last laugh

NBA

Ex-NBA star Lin wants ‘meaningful basketball’ with Taiwan team

The 34-year-old Jeremy Lin insists that he can help last-placed Kaohsiung 17Live Steelers ‘a lot’ with debut in Taiwanese P. League+ set for Sunday.

Jeremy Lin (centre), the former NBA basketball player, poses for photographs after joining Taiwan’s Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers basketball team during a press conference. Photo: AFP

No brother v brother as Taiwan Covid rules delay Jeremy Lin P League+ debut

Former NBA star to arrive in Taiwan on Saturday and will not be allowed to play for 7 days, meaning he will miss the February 11 clash with Joseph Lin’s league-leading New Taipei Kings.

Coronavirus pandemic

Ex-NBA star Jeremy Lin fined US$1,400 over China quarantine comments

Former NBA star Jeremy Lin, who now plays for the Loong Lions in China, made the ‘inappropriate’ remarks about where the team stayed ahead of a game.

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NBA

Jeremy Lin thanks fans as ‘Linsanity’ documentary screenings sell out

Former NBA champ says ‘New York, I’ll always have love for you’ as Tribeca Film Festival organisers add extra showings and seating for ‘38 at the Garden’ after rave reviews.

Former New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin drives to the basket as Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant defends at Madison Square Garden on February 10, 2012. Photo: EPA
NBA

Jeremy Lin ‘blown away’ as ‘38 at the Garden’ documentary debuts

Former NBA star attends Tribeca Film Festival world premiere of film revisiting his ‘Linsanity’ run at the New York Knicks in 2012.

NBA

10 years since ‘Linsanity’ – how Jeremy Lin went from couch-surfer to world-beater

The 33-year-old Beijing Ducks star calls his NBA peak a ‘lightning in a bottle’ moment and continues to be ‘shocked’ at its impact on Asian-American culture.

Chinese Basketball Association

Jeremy Lin condemns racist abuse of ex-NBA star Weems by Chinese fans

‘I’ve experienced first-hand what it’s like to be called a Chinaman in a place where I’m considered a foreigner,’ Beijing Ducks star says in support of American Sonny Weems.

Sonny Weems of Guangdong Southern Tigers drives to the basket against the Liaoning Flying Leopards during the 2020-2021 season of the Chinese Basketball Association. Photo: Xinhua/Sadat
Chinese Basketball Association

Tearful Jeremy Lin says he ‘couldn’t breathe’ in CBA games

‘My body was hurt, my heart was hurt,’ says the 33-year-old Beijing Ducks guard, citing breathing troubles and reflecting on ‘tough’ two years on and off the court.

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Jeremy Lin of the Beijing Ducks gets injured during the semi-final match against Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association on August 6, 2020. Photo: Xinhua/Zhu Zheng

Jeremy Lin returns to Beijing Ducks for 2021-22 CBA season

Former NBA star Jeremy Lin has signed a deal to play out the remainder of the 2021-22 Chinese Basketball Association season.

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Jeremy Lin says Zhang Weili ‘should win’ as UFC 268 rules Weibo

‘UFC 268’ clocks up 120 million reads while rematch topic sees 250 million views on Chinese social media as fans back Zhang.

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Chinese Basketball Association

Jeremy Lin watches Beijing Ducks after entering CBA bubble

‘I was so excited to see everyone training with the team on the first day!’ former NBA star tells social media ahead of court comeback.

Jeremy Lin in action for the Beijing Ducks during the CBA play-offs semi-finals match against the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese Basketball Association

Jeremy Lin back on court but set to miss start of CBA season

Former NBA star says 11 weeks away is the longest since he was five years old – but return too late for Beijing Ducks season tip-off this weekend

Jeremy Lin in action for the Beijing Ducks against the Guangdong Southern Tigers during the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association play-offs. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese Basketball Association

Jeremy Lin to play in China again as CBA confirms foreigner rules

Former NBA star rejoined Beijing Ducks this year, with Chinese Basketball Association teams now permitted to field four overseas players per game in reduced season.

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Coronavirus China

Jeremy Lin out of hospital, unclear if allowed to play CBA this season

‘I still don‘t know if CBA will have foreign aid this season,’ Lin tells social media followers after recovering from Covid-19 – ‘if so, I will try my best to play in front of the fans’.

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Chinese Basketball Association

Ex-NBA star Lin ‘feeling a lot better’ after Covid-19 positive in China

‘As soon as I test consistently negative I leave the Covid facility to restart my 14-day hotel quarantine,’ says former NBA star

Jeremy Lin in action for the Beijing Ducks during the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association. The former NBA star tested positive for Covid-19 on his return to China. Photo: Xinhua
Coronavirus pandemic

Former NBA star Jeremy Lin tests positive for Covid-19 in Shanghai

Basketball player has been vaccinated and had returned two negative tests, before he left the US and after he arrived in China.

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NBA

Atlanta Hawks ‘one of best NBA stories in years’, says Jeremy Lin

NBA champion praises former team after beating Milwaukee Bucks in play-offs, ‘especially after what the city went through earlier this year’.

Chinese Basketball Association

‘I have something great in Beijing’ – Lin explains Ducks return

‘Why so soon? With the visa situation, quarantine and the start of the season I had my deadline that I had to decide by,’ NBA champion Jeremy Lin tells fans.

Jeremy Lin in action for the Beijing Ducks in the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese Basketball Association

‘I’m back’ – Jeremy Lin returns to China with Beijing Ducks

‘Excited about the future,’ 32-year-old tells fans on Chinese social media after confirming return to Chinese Basketball Association next season after dream of NBA return ends.

Jeremy Lin in action for the Beijing Ducks in the 2019-20 Chinese Basketball Association season. Lin will be back next season. Photo: Xinhua
NBA

‘My identity is part of my superpower,’ says Jeremy Lin

The 32-year-old former Linsanity star also tells Harvard graduating class that ‘success is meaningless without community’ after missing out on NBA return.

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NBA

Lin ‘intends to keep playing’, NBA comeback not ruled out

The 32-year-old free-agent is ‘preparing for next season and evaluating his options’, according to The New York Times.

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NBA

Lin ‘not retiring from basketball’ after NBA snub, deciding what’s next

‘It wasn’t my official retirement,’ 32-year-old tells Trevor Noah in appearance on The Daily Show after social media post that hinted at calling time on basketball career.

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Former NBA player Jeremy Lin in action for the Beijing Ducks during the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association season. Photo: Xinhua
NBA

Opinion | Lin hints at NBA retirement but he’s no longer shy and retiring

No contract this season for Linsanity star - so what comes next for 32-year-old?

Jeremy Lin, in action for the Beijing Ducks during the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association season. After missing out on an NBA contract, Lin may return to play in China. Photo: Xinhua
NBA

‘No regrets,’ says Jeremy Lin after NBA snub

‘For reasons I’ll never fully know, that chance never materialised,’ says free agent, ‘but I proved I’m better than ever and an NBA player’.

NBA

Jeremy Lin back in New York – joins Naomi Osaka in Times Square advert

‘Linsanity’ star had breakout in NYC but with NBA career on pause he is leaning into AAPI community activism as fans ask what next?

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