Beijing Ducks swap out Jeremy Lin for Justin Hamilton for January’s CBA matches
- Fatigue and injuries have forced Beijing Ducks to move planned rotation a game ahead of schedule
- Lin, who was expected to sit January out, will still play in CBA All-Star Game in January
NBA champion Jeremy Lin is not expected to play for the Beijing Ducks until February after being swapped out for fellow overseas player Justin Hamilton.
Centre Hamilton will join Ekpe Udoh as the overseas players for the Ducks over the next month. Lin will now miss the eight regular season games scheduled ahead of Lunar New Year and is not expected to return to action until they play the Liaoning Leopards on February 1.
While Lin was scheduled to have January off as agreed between the three overseas players before the season began, the team announced that he will sit out the final game of the year on Tuesday when they play the Sichuan Blue Whales.
Fatigue and injuries to a number of players were the reasons cited by the Ducks in their online statement.