https://www.scmp.com/rss/258560/feed 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. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mike Chan Mike Chan Young basketball players from a Hong Kong secondary school will compete against the very best in the region when the NBA Rising Stars Invitational returns to Singapore in June. The as-yet unnamed local school will be chosen based on its strong basketball credentials and results. The tournament will feature 12 boys’ and 12 girls’ high-school teams aged 18 or under from across Asia-Pacific. NBA champion Jeremy Lin will headline the summer event and interact with the participants throughout the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3349994/hong-kong-school-invited-compete-nba-rising-stars-invitational-first-time?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3349994/hong-kong-school-invited-compete-nba-rising-stars-invitational-first-time?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:00:10 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Mandarin pop king Jay Chou will compete for an A$1 million (US$670,000) prize in the One Point Slam at the Australian Open, playing against top professionals such as world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff and Jannik Sinner. Chou announced on Monday that he would play in the event on Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday with a wild card. The One Point Slam, first held at last year’s Australian Open, pits 12 male and 12 female professional players against 24 amateurs – including... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3339720/mandarin-pop-star-jay-chou-take-top-tennis-pros-australian-open-slam-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3339720/mandarin-pop-star-jay-chou-take-top-tennis-pros-australian-open-slam-event?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:30:09 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After the closing two years of his glittering career felt like they belonged in a feel-good film, basketball superstar Jeremy Lin said the two weeks after his recent retirement proved “very hard”. Lin became a global phenomenon during his 2012 breakout season with the New York Knicks. Seven years later, with the Toronto Raptors, he became the first Asian-American to win an NBA title. The 37-year-old crowned his life on court by claiming the 2024 and 2025 Taiwanese titles for a New Taipei Kings... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3332041/nba-star-jeremy-lin-learning-live-without-buzz-looks-forward-new-challenges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3332041/nba-star-jeremy-lin-learning-live-without-buzz-looks-forward-new-challenges?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Nov 2025 11:00:10 +0000 Gloria Tso Gloria Tso With starring roles in two of the biggest blockbuster films of the past five years – first as a Marvel superhero, then as one of Mattel’s iconic toy dolls – Simu Liu has carved an enviable career out of reinventing stock characters. You might even say he is now as prevalent as a stock image – ironic given that, as fans of the Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and Barbie (2023) star know, long before finding fame in Hollywood, he modelled for stock photos just to get by. “A lot of... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3331755/how-simu-liu-went-stock-photo-model-starring-barbie-and-shang-chi-and-legend-ten-rings-interview?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3331755/how-simu-liu-went-stock-photo-model-starring-barbie-and-shang-chi-and-legend-ten-rings-interview?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 02:00:17 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu is scheduled to speak in a fireside chat on Friday during the third Family Business Summit in Hong Kong, as the city burnishes its role as the offshore fundraising hub and ‘superconnector’ between the Chinese mainland and the rest of the world. The speech is the highlight of the conference, curated by the South China Morning Post and Blue Pool Capital, with UBS as the presenting partner. The attendees – by invitation only – comprise about 150 private business... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3331821/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-speak-third-annual-confab-family-owned-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3331821/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-speak-third-annual-confab-family-owned-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:30:09 +0000 Wynna Wong Wynna Wong The NBA made a star-studded return to China on Friday, with singers, dancers, thousands of fans and a glittering array of celebrities cheering the league’s first game in the country for six years. A night long in the making began with a crowd of 11,317 at The Venetian Arena in Macau being treated to a show of illuminated lion dancers dressed in black, orange and purple, the colours of the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns. “Thank you for letting us back,” the Suns’ Dillon Brooks told the crowd in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3328603/phoenix-suns-shine-macau-nba-makes-star-studded-return-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3328603/phoenix-suns-shine-macau-nba-makes-star-studded-return-china?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:59:31 +0000 Reuters Reuters Jeremy Lin has announced his retirement from professional basketball at the age of 37, doing so via Instagram on Saturday night. “I’ve spent my 15 year career knowing that one day I would have to walk away, and yet actually saying goodbye to basketball today has been the hardest decision I’ve ever made,” Lin said on his Instagram account. “It’s been the honor of a lifetime to compete against the fiercest competitors under the brightest lights and to challenge what the world thought was possible... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3323822/its-time-9-year-nba-veteran-jeremy-lin-retires-professional-basketball?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3323822/its-time-9-year-nba-veteran-jeremy-lin-retires-professional-basketball?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:00:11 +0000 Hong Kong basketball star Glen Yang outscored Jeremy Lin in his Taiwanese P League+ debut, but could not stop Kaohsiung 17Live Steelers from losing 92-81 to the New Taipei Kings at home on Sunday. A surprise starter, the 27-year-old Yang wasted no time introducing himself to local fans, chipping in 10 points in the first quarter to give the hosts a 29-27 lead. The Kings, however, never looked back after taking the lead early in the second quarter, and Yang, having notched up five personal fouls... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3243729/hong-kong-basketball-star-yang-takes-jeremy-lin-calls-taiwan-p-league-clash-dream-come-true?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3243729/hong-kong-basketball-star-yang-takes-jeremy-lin-calls-taiwan-p-league-clash-dream-come-true?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Dec 2023 04:50:59 +0000 Former NBA champion Jeremy Lin has decided to continue playing on for a 14th season after six weeks spent contemplating retirement. After his Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers side failed to reach the Taiwanese P League+ play-offs in May, the former New York Knicks star said he could not guarantee he would play next season, calling it a “year by year decision”. But 34-year-old Taiwanese-American Lin has decided to return to the court once more – though he is still uncertain in which league or for which... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3226358/jeremy-lin-opts-against-retirement-taiwan-return-still-air-former-nba-champ?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3226358/jeremy-lin-opts-against-retirement-taiwan-return-still-air-former-nba-champ?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jul 2023 07:00:20 +0000 Jeremy Lin poured in 23 points but it was younger brother Joseph who had the last laugh on an emotional night, when the Lin siblings went head-to-head for the first time in their professional careers on Tuesday. Joseph Lin’s league leading New Taipei Kings thrashed his older brother’s Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers 101-88 at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, as mum Shirley Lin watched on. After coming out on top, Joseph Lin, who had 10 points and 10 assists, said the pair had grown up... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3211899/jeremy-lin-hits-23-points-losing-cause-younger-brother-joseph-has-last-laugh-p-league-clash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3211899/jeremy-lin-hits-23-points-losing-cause-younger-brother-joseph-has-last-laugh-p-league-clash?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Mar 2023 02:11:02 +0000 Former NBA star Jeremy Lin said he was excited to lift the fortunes of his new “underdog” team in Taiwan, after the league’s last-placed Kaohsiung 17Live Steelers officially unveiled him on Wednesday. More than a decade after his seven-game NBA winning streak – dubbed “Linsanity” – shot him to global prominence, the 34-year-old will make his debut in the six-team Taiwanese P. League+ on February 12. Lin, born in the United States to Taiwanese immigrant parents, became the first Asian-American to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3209581/former-nba-star-jeremy-lin-wants-meaningful-basketball-he-looks-boost-underdog-taiwan-team?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3209581/former-nba-star-jeremy-lin-wants-meaningful-basketball-he-looks-boost-underdog-taiwan-team?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Feb 2023 03:00:11 +0000 Any hopes Taiwan basketball fans had of seeing brothers Jeremy and Joseph Lin go head-to-head in the P League+ next weekend vanished, after the former said he would not arrive on the self-ruled island until Saturday. With Taiwan mandating a seven-day gap between arriving and being able to play, it means the new Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers recruit will not be available until the day after the February 11 clash with Joseph’s league-leading New Taipei Kings. In making the announcement on his social... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3208885/oh-brother-jeremy-lin-miss-p-league-clash-sibling-joseph-over-taiwan-covid-rules?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3208885/oh-brother-jeremy-lin-miss-p-league-clash-sibling-joseph-over-taiwan-covid-rules?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Feb 2023 11:00:09 +0000 Former NBA star Jeremy Lin, who plays for a Chinese team, was fined 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) for criticising quarantine facilities, China’s professional league and a news report said on Friday, as the government tries to stop protests against antivirus controls that are among the world’s most stringent. Also on Friday, more cities eased restrictions, allowing shopping malls, supermarkets and other businesses to reopen following protests last weekend in Shanghai and other areas in which some crowds... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3201910/ex-nba-star-jeremy-lin-fined-us1400-criticising-chinas-quarantine-facilities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3201910/ex-nba-star-jeremy-lin-fined-us1400-criticising-chinas-quarantine-facilities?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Dec 2022 14:33:21 +0000 Former NBA champion Jeremy Lin thanked his fans after a sold out run of screenings for his new documentary, 38 at the Garden. The film – which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival this week – proved so popular with fans that organisers even added extra showings and seating. Directed by Frank Chi, the short examines how Lin sparked a turnaround for the New York Knicks in the 2011-12 season by scoring 38 points against the Los Angeles Lakers, launching the “Linsanity” movement and bringing him... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3182147/jeremy-lin-thanks-fans-linsanity-documentary-screenings-sell-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3182147/jeremy-lin-thanks-fans-linsanity-documentary-screenings-sell-out?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:36:49 +0000 Former NBA star Jeremy Lin has admitted he was “blown away” after a documentary revisiting his “Linsanity” run at the New York Knicks debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival. The 33-year-old Taiwanese-American attended the world premiere of 38 at the Garden on Tuesday. The film’s title alludes to the night Lin kicked off the cultural phenomenon known as “Linsanity” by scoring 38 points against the Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden in 2012. “It’s about different groups of people coming... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3181805/jeremy-lin-blown-away-38-garden-documentary-debuts-tribeca-film?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3181805/jeremy-lin-blown-away-38-garden-documentary-debuts-tribeca-film?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:56:52 +0000 On February 10, 2012, an undrafted 23-year-old Taiwanese -American NBA rookie had the whole world on the edge of their seats as he dominated Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers. Filling in for a struggling New York Knicks, Jeremy Lin would proceed to go on a legendary two-week tear of the postseason finals in what will forever go down as the “Linsanity” era, a phenomenon that transcended sports. Still a largely unknown point guard, Lin had announced himself six days earlier after dropping 25... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3166548/jeremy-lin-reflects-hostile-relationship-linsanity-and-making?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3166548/jeremy-lin-reflects-hostile-relationship-linsanity-and-making?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:15:20 +0000 Jeremy Lin has condemned the Chinese basketball fans who racially abused American player Sonny Weems after a game last week. The 33-year-old Lin’s fellow former Toronto Raptors star Weems was subjected to repeated slurs as he exited the team bus after his Guangdong Southern Tigers side’s 102-90 defeat by Liaoning Flying Leopards, who secured top spot in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) standings with the victory. A video of the incident on January 13 went viral on China’s Twitter-like... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3163996/jeremy-lin-condemns-racist-abuse-ex-nba-star-sonny-weems-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3163996/jeremy-lin-condemns-racist-abuse-ex-nba-star-sonny-weems-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:03:56 +0000 Jeremy Lin was overcome with emotion after attempting to recount his on- and off-court troubles in a postgame interview last weekend. The 33-year-old Beijing Ducks guard has struggled for form since marking his CBA return last November, explaining he had breathing difficulties among other issues in the lead-up. Lin was hospitalised in Shanghai last September after contracting Covid-19 on his return to China from San Francisco in the summer, where he impressed in the NBA G-League for the Santa... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3163991/jeremy-lin-tears-after-finally-finding-beijing-ducks-form-he?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3163991/jeremy-lin-tears-after-finally-finding-beijing-ducks-form-he?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:45:29 +0000 Former NBA star Jeremy Lin on Tuesday signed for Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) team Beijing Ducks, Xinhua reported, and is expected to play for the rest of the 2021-22 season. The 33 year-old Lin – who inspired the “Linsanity” craze with the New York Knicks during the 2011-12 season – is named in the club’s official line-up on the CBA website. “Playing basketball in China feels at home,” he was quoted as saying. “Thanks all fans for the support, and I am looking forward to the second and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3157922/former-nba-star-jeremy-lim-returns-beijing-ducks-2021-22-cba-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3157922/former-nba-star-jeremy-lim-returns-beijing-ducks-2021-22-cba-season?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Nov 2021 12:26:42 +0000 Zhang Weili’s split decision defeat by Rose Namajunas in their rematch for the strawweight title at UFC 268 dominated Chinese social media on Sunday, with hundreds of millions of reads on Weibo. Former NBA star Jeremy Lin, who is back with the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association, was among those to show support for the former UFC champion after her close loss in New York. “You are great! I personally think you should win 48-47 but I am not a referee,” Lin wrote in Chinese on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155183/jeremy-lin-says-zhang-weili-should-win-ufc?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155183/jeremy-lin-says-zhang-weili-should-win-ufc?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Nov 2021 10:17:34 +0000 Former NBA star Jeremy Lin watched his Beijing Ducks teammates for the first time this Chinese Basketball Association season ahead of his impending return to the court. The Ducks lost 105-86 to the Shanghai Sharks in the CBA on Sunday with Lin and injured teammate Fang Shuo looking on from the sidelines alongside team owner Qin Xiaowen. Lin has only just arrived in the CBA bubble in Zhuji, Zhejiang province, where the first part of the season is being played until November 14. The NBA champion... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3154406/jeremy-lin-watches-beijing-ducks-after-entering-cba-bubble?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3154406/jeremy-lin-watches-beijing-ducks-after-entering-cba-bubble?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:07:50 +0000 Former NBA star Jeremy Lin has returned to the basketball court after a prolonged absence following quarantine after returning to China but it has come too late to make the start of the Chinese Basketball Association season this weekend Lin, 33, re-signed for the CBA’s Beijing Ducks in the summer after failing to get an NBA contract last season. Now, after completing his mandatory quarantine on returning to China, the former New York Knicks star has returned to the court. “I go! I can’t go to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3152028/jeremy-lin-back-court-set-miss-start-chinese-basketball-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3152028/jeremy-lin-back-court-set-miss-start-chinese-basketball-season?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Oct 2021 04:35:50 +0000 Basketball fans will get to see Jeremy Lin in action for the Beijing Ducks next month after the Chinese Basketball Association confirmed that foreigners will be allowed to play this season. The subject had been one of contention between teams with star foreigners and those who had chosen to cut them loose amid Covid-19 financial difficulties. Lin had rejoined the Beijing Ducks, the team he played for during the coronavirus-impacted 2019-20 season, with no confirmation on whether overseas players... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3150542/ex-nba-star-jeremy-lin-play-china-again-cba-confirms-foreigner-rules?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3150542/ex-nba-star-jeremy-lin-play-china-again-cba-confirms-foreigner-rules?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Sep 2021 05:42:56 +0000 Former NBA star Jeremy Lin is out of hospital in Shanghai after contracting Covid-19, but the 33-year-old has admitted he does not know if he will be allowed to play in the Chinese Basketball Association this season. “Yayyyyyyyyyy!! I was discharged today! Thank you for all the brave doctors and nurses. I am so touched that I recovered to health today, very healthy,” Lin wrote in Chinese on his Weibo account. “Just arrived at the hotel and began to isolate. I want to have a good meal,” he added... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3147417/cba-jeremy-lin-exits-hospital-after-covid-19-unclear-if-he-can?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3147417/cba-jeremy-lin-exits-hospital-after-covid-19-unclear-if-he-can?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Sep 2021 04:28:50 +0000 Former NBA star Jeremy Lin has updated his fans on his progress after testing positive for Covid-19 on his return to China from the US, saying that he hopes to return to hotel quarantine soon. Lin flew to Shanghai from San Francisco earlier this month and tested positive on his third day of quarantine despite being double vaccinated and having two negative tests prior to departure. “Whatuppp everyone,” Lin wrote in an Instagram post. “Its been a bit. Im feeling a lot better and am continuing to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3145427/ex-nba-star-jeremy-lin-feeling-lot-better-after-covid-19-positive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3145427/ex-nba-star-jeremy-lin-feeling-lot-better-after-covid-19-positive?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:01:51 +0000 Former NBA star Jeremy Lin has tested positive for Covid-19 on his third day of quarantine in Shanghai on Saturday, after flying in from the United States. It is not known whether the 32-year-old has the highly transmissible Delta variant. Lin said he had been vaccinated and had returned two negative tests – before he left the US and after he arrived in China – as he confirmed the news in Chinese and English on his Weibo and Instagram social media accounts. “After over a year away, I was excited... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3144215/former-nba-star-jeremy-lin-tests-positive-covid-19-shanghai-quarantine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3144215/former-nba-star-jeremy-lin-tests-positive-covid-19-shanghai-quarantine?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Aug 2021 06:19:19 +0000 Former NBA star Jeremy Lin has praised one of his former teams, the Atlanta Hawks, after they took a 1-0 lead over the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Hawks beat the Bucks 116-113 in game one and Lin clearly liked what he saw in the Trae Young-inspired win. “ATL Hawks has to be one of the best NBA stories in recent years!!” Lin wrote on Twitter. “Especially after what the city went through earlier this year,” he added, referencing the Atlanta area spa shootings in March,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3138615/jeremy-lin-says-atlanta-hawks-one-best-nba-stories-years-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3138615/jeremy-lin-says-atlanta-hawks-one-best-nba-stories-years-after?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:49:13 +0000 NBA veteran Jeremy Lin has explained his return to the Beijing Ducks, telling fans that the announcement came so soon because of Chinese visas and Covid-19 quarantine forcing the deadline for the decision. The nine-year NBA star confirmed that he was returning to the Chinese Basketball Association last week on his social media, before explaining the reason for his decision in a follow-up video. “Just excited to announce I’m signing with the Beijing Ducks this year and I know a lot of you guys... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3137204/nba-champion-jeremy-lin-explains-china-return-covid-19-visa-forced?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3137204/nba-champion-jeremy-lin-explains-china-return-covid-19-visa-forced?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jun 2021 06:28:46 +0000 NBA free agent Jeremy Lin is returning to China to play for the Beijing Ducks next season, a move he confirmed on social media. “Beijing Shougang, I’m back!” the 32-year old told fans in Chinese on Weibo. Shougang are the owners of the Chinese Basketball Association’s Ducks. He also told fans that “we will meet soon”. Lin, who had attempted to make an NBA comeback this season after spending the 2019-20 season in the Chinese Basketball Association with the Ducks, penned a lengthier message on his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3137053/after-nba-snub-jeremy-lin-returns-china-beijing-ducks-no-regrets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3137053/after-nba-snub-jeremy-lin-returns-china-beijing-ducks-no-regrets?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jun 2021 03:24:30 +0000 Basketball free-agent Jeremy Lin told Harvard’s graduating class that his identity as the “Asian-American basketball player” is part of his “superpower” at Class Day this week. “I’ve come to understand that my identity is part of my superpower,” the NBA champion told his alma mater’s class of 2021 on Wednesday in a video that he later shared to his Instagram account. “Even though I will always be more than an Asian-American basketball player, just as each of you are more than your backgrounds,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3135336/nba-star-jeremy-lin-says-asian-american-identity-part-his?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3135336/nba-star-jeremy-lin-says-asian-american-identity-part-his?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 May 2021 12:49:41 +0000 Former NBA star Jeremy Lin has no intention of calling time on his basketball career and is weighing up where to play next, not ruling out one last shot at an NBA comeback. The New York Times basketball reporter Marc Stein tweeted that Lin had told the newspaper that “plans to keep playing and is preparing for next season and evaluating his options”. Speculation over Lin’s basketball future had been fuelled by a cryptic post from the 32-year-old on social media last week after his bid to make an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3134725/nba-free-agent-jeremy-lin-intends-keep-playing-another-comeback?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3134725/nba-free-agent-jeremy-lin-intends-keep-playing-another-comeback?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 May 2021 05:02:41 +0000 Jeremy Lin might not be playing in the NBA any time soon but he has moved to end speculation that his recent post on social media meant he has walked away from basketball. Lin told The Daily Show host Trevor Noah that on Thursday as he explained a social media post confirming that he had missed out on an NBA contract this season. “It wasn’t my official retirement but it was definitely something where I am kind of realising that there’s not much else I can do to prove that I belong in the NBA,”... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3134293/jeremy-lin-not-retiring-basketball-after-nba-snub-deciding-whats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3134293/jeremy-lin-not-retiring-basketball-after-nba-snub-deciding-whats?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 May 2021 03:21:33 +0000 So what now for Jeremy Lin? The deadline for an NBA team to sign him has come and gone. That was on May 16, the end of the regular season. “In my mind was an imaginary circle around this date for an NBA call-up,” Lin said in a thoughtful post on social media explaining his feelings after missing out on another shot in the big league this season. Now that date has a cross through it and Lin has hinted that he might even retire, given his message to those he has opened the door for. “To the next... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3134086/jeremy-lin-hints-nba-retirement-hes-no-longer-shy-and-retiring?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3134086/jeremy-lin-hints-nba-retirement-hes-no-longer-shy-and-retiring?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 May 2021 12:02:50 +0000 Free agent Jeremy Lin said he had “no regrets” over his attempted NBA comeback despite missing out on a contract this season, telling of his disappointment in an emotional post on social media. The end of the regular season last Sunday was the deadline for Lin to sign and that date came and went without an offer. “May 16th. In my mind was an imaginary circle around this date for an NBA call-up. The final deadline,” Lin wrote on Twitter and Instagram. “After a year in the CBA where I overcame... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3133993/jeremy-lin-has-no-regrets-nba-comeback-attempt-despite-snub?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3133993/jeremy-lin-has-no-regrets-nba-comeback-attempt-despite-snub?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 May 2021 02:53:23 +0000 NBA free agent Jeremy Lin has returned to New York City, where he played for the Knicks during his breakout “Linsanity” period in 2012. But sadly for Knicks fans it is not to return to Madison Square Garden but as part of a huge advertising campaign for The Asian-American Foundation- supported “See Us Unite” campaign. Lin joined other high profile Asian Americans such as world No 2 tennis player Naomi Osaka on electronic billboards in Times Square over the weekend ahead of Friday’s See Us Unite... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3133894/jeremy-lin-back-new-york-joins-naomi-osaka-times-square-ad-asian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3133894/jeremy-lin-back-new-york-joins-naomi-osaka-times-square-ad-asian?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 May 2021 08:19:32 +0000 NBA free agent Jeremy Lin is in contact with several Chinese Basketball Association teams and may return to China to play, according to his business associate. Chinese media reported that Li Qun, general manager of the Jeremy Lin-Li Qun Basketball League, said Lin would return to China this summer but could be back to play longer term. “Jeremy will come to China this summer,” Li said. “He will participate in the recording of some variety shows and will also participate in our star game. Although... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3133806/jeremy-lin-contact-chinese-basketball-association-teams-reports?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3133806/jeremy-lin-contact-chinese-basketball-association-teams-reports?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 May 2021 10:24:04 +0000 Sports stars Jeremy Lin and Tiger Woods were named among the prominent Asian-Americans to be overlooked in a recent US survey that found 42 per cent of Americans could not name a single well-known Asian-American. Some of those polled named Asian actors in international films or deceased celebrities instead of living Asian-Americans, with both Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan polling more than the “Linsanity” star and 15-time major winning golfer. The survey was conducted by LAAUNCH – Leading Asian... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3133620/jeremy-lin-and-tiger-woods-overlooked-laaunch-survey-finds-42?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3133620/jeremy-lin-and-tiger-woods-overlooked-laaunch-survey-finds-42?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 May 2021 10:03:05 +0000 NBA free agent Jeremy Lin said he has “more than proved” his ability as an NBA player despite not yet signing a contract with a team this season. “In my current situation, where I feel I’m still being asked to prove myself, it’s very public knowledge what I did in the G league,” Lin told the fan-run JeremyLin.net website. “I more than proved that I was a top player – that I’m an NBA player – and that I could do things that people didn’t know I could do. And that is very obvious unless you’re... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3133190/jeremy-lin-tells-fans-i-more-proved-i-was-nba-player-play-deadline?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3133190/jeremy-lin-tells-fans-i-more-proved-i-was-nba-player-play-deadline?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 May 2021 10:00:10 +0000 NBA champion Jeremy Lin’s breakout “Linsanity” period of 2012 almost never happened, according to his former New York Knicks teammate Jared Jeffries. Speaking to The Athletic’s Shattered: Hope, Heartbreak and the New York Knicks podcast, Jeffries told host Chuck D how close Lin was to getting cut from the NBA in an episode that focuses on Lin’s breakout. “Me and [then Knicks coach] Mike D’Antoni even talked about it,” Jeffries recalled, saying that it felt like their season was over with their... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3132299/new-york-knicks-were-close-cutting-jeremy-lin-linsanity-almost?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3132299/new-york-knicks-were-close-cutting-jeremy-lin-linsanity-almost?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 May 2021 04:44:36 +0000 Harvard has announced that alumnus Jeremy Lin will speak at their Class Day later this month, with some of the basketball player’s fans wondering what this means for his NBA comeback dreams this season. The Ivy League college said that Lin would be returning on May 26 to speak to the graduating class after being selected to speak by the Class of 2021. “A globally known, pioneering athlete whose explosive rise to fame and inspirational achievement on the basketball court brought greater... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3132207/jeremy-lins-return-harvard-class-day-sign-his-nba-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3132207/jeremy-lins-return-harvard-class-day-sign-his-nba-future?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 May 2021 08:54:58 +0000 Earlier this week Jeremy Lin was asked whether he would play in Europe and he intimated that he had unfinished business in Asia. He had already said as much when he promised Beijing Ducks fans he would return one day. First of all, he has unfinished business in the NBA and a little over three weeks for his dream of a return to the league this season to be realised. As of now, he has not been signed by any of the 30 NBA teams despite impressing in the G League. Definitely one of my favorite... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3130908/jeremy-lin-getting-colin-kaepernick-treatment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3130908/jeremy-lin-getting-colin-kaepernick-treatment?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Apr 2021 02:23:25 +0000 NBA champion Jeremy Lin has said that he is unapologetic if his activism will cost him the chance of a return to the league. Lin, who has been outspoken about the rise of anti-Asian violence and prejudice in the US, was on a Paley Impact round table, “Media’s Role in Combating Hate and Violence Towards Asians and Pacific Islanders”. “I’m going to be honest. In the situation that I’m in right now trying to get back to the NBA, it’s like, do I talk about this? “Do I talk about this activism... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3130766/jeremy-lin-unapologetic-if-asian-american-activism-costs-him-nba?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3130766/jeremy-lin-unapologetic-if-asian-american-activism-costs-him-nba?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Apr 2021 04:49:14 +0000 Sadly it appears Jeremy Lin’s NBA career is finally over. After 10 seasons with eight teams, Lin has a lot to look back on. Alongside the massive pandemonium that was “Linsanity” during his time with the New York Knicks in the 2011-12 season, when Lin was, as he said, “the most popular person on the planet”, the Taiwanese-American has much to be proud of. It all starts with the ring he won with the Toronto Raptors during the 2018-19 season. Lin didn’t play a lot that season, or much in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3130632/jeremy-lins-nba-dream-seems-over-so-does-he-head-back-cba-or?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3130632/jeremy-lins-nba-dream-seems-over-so-does-he-head-back-cba-or?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:00:16 +0000 Jeremy Lin has strongly indicated that he sees his playing career back in Asia after being quizzed about his next move on Wednesday. The 32-year-old was responding to a question about the potential of a move to play in Europe following his failure to be picked up by an NBA franchise following a campaign in its development G League. “I’ve definitely considered it but a big part of my story is growing up in America with parents and grandparents who were raised in Asia,” Lin said during a talk at... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3130549/jeremy-lin-hints-asia-return-after-nba-disappointment-strong-part?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3130549/jeremy-lin-hints-asia-return-after-nba-disappointment-strong-part?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Apr 2021 03:24:30 +0000 NBA free agent Jeremy Lin has responded to the news that he is the only G League top scorer to be without a team. “Just need an opportunity,” Lin wrote in a tweet quoting New York Times basketball reporter Marc Stein from earlier this week. Stein wrote that Lin is “the only player among the top 11 scorers from the @nbagleague bubble without an NBA contract or having spent at least some time in the league this season”. Lin also posted two bicep emojis and the hashtag “been ready”. Just need an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3129460/jeremy-lin-just-need-opportunity-says-nba-free-agent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3129460/jeremy-lin-just-need-opportunity-says-nba-free-agent?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:27:29 +0000 Free agent Jeremy Lin is the only member of the G League’s top 10 points per game scorers to not be signed to an NBA team this season. Lin, who is hoping to make an NBA comeback this season, played for the Santa Cruz Warriors in the G League, averaging 19.8 points per game in his nine appearances. His performances have led to calls for teams to sign the 32-year-old by his supporters. The Indiana Pacers extended Oshae Brissett’s stay with the team on Sunday, signing him to another 10-day... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3129205/nba-jeremy-lin-only-member-g-league-top-10-scorers-be-overlooked?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3129205/nba-jeremy-lin-only-member-g-league-top-10-scorers-be-overlooked?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:41:10 +0000 NBA free agent Jeremy Lin has told how his mother helped to fund his NBA dream the first time around, giving him two years to make the league after graduating from Harvard. Speaking to the Ellen DeGeneres Show, Lin explained that his mother Shirley made a huge financial sacrifice to allow him to pursue his dream of NBA stardom. “The craziest story is just that when I graduated from Harvard, I went to decide to pursue professional basketball,” Lin told DeGeneres. “My mom at that time knew I... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3128581/jeremy-lin-says-nba-dream-and-linsanity-was-funded-mothers-401k?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3128581/jeremy-lin-says-nba-dream-and-linsanity-was-funded-mothers-401k?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Apr 2021 06:09:04 +0000 There are many people who want Jeremy Lin’s dream of an NBA return to be realised this season with fans of several teams calling on their owners and coaches to sign the veteran free agent. The 32-year-old nine-year NBA veteran wants a 10th year and has said as much. “It’s waiting and seeing if a team felt like I deserve it or played well enough to be a part of their organisation,” he told the Post last month, of an NBA return. Lin fans have been vocal in calling for the former Beijing Ducks... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3128284/jeremy-lin-nba-return-warriors-nets-fans-call-signing-will-they?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3128284/jeremy-lin-nba-return-warriors-nets-fans-call-signing-will-they?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Apr 2021 22:00:17 +0000 NBA veteran Jeremy Lin has praised fellow Asian-American Johnny Juzang after the latter starred in the NCAA Final Four for UCLA. “EPIC game! Even tho the Zags won it I just wanna shoutout Johnny Juzang,” Lin wrote on Twitter after Juzang’s UCLA were downed by Gonzaga. “Thanks for reppin, you have a bright future.” Some observers are suggesting that future could see him drafted as high as the first round in the NBA Draft after his performances for the Bruins. Johnny Juzang played his heart... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3128259/thanks-reppin-jeremy-lin-tells-johnny-juzang-after-nba-prospects?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3128259/thanks-reppin-jeremy-lin-tells-johnny-juzang-after-nba-prospects?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Apr 2021 05:19:45 +0000 Jeremy Lin remembers growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area and being picked last to play basketball on the neighbourhood courts because of his race. “Every time we went to the court, we wouldn’t get picked,” said Lin, who was talking with his older brother Josh for a live Instagram web series about mental health, which invariably touched on racism. “When you get there, you get to go in line and then you’re in for the next game, but they would always try to bypass us or pick up somebody... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3126086/jeremy-lin-details-racism-he-experienced-childhood-he-opens-about?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3126086/jeremy-lin-details-racism-he-experienced-childhood-he-opens-about?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Mar 2021 03:31:00 +0000